Business First Bancshares (BFST) Times Interest Earned (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares' Times Interest Earned history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.59 for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Times Interest Earned rose 3.27% year-over-year to $1.59 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $2.97, a 81.58% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.57, up 9.13% from the prior year.
• Times Interest Earned rose to $1.59 in Q1 2026 per BFST's latest filing, from $0.79 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $7.02 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$3.04 in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $1.39 (2024), against an average of $1.41.
• Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned sank 164.69% in 2022 and jumped 369.07% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Times Interest Earned stood at -$3.04 in 2022, then jumped by 149.25% to $1.5 in 2023, then surged by 369.07% to $7.02 in 2024, then plunged by 88.81% to $0.79 in 2025, then jumped by 102.5% to $1.59 in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST Times Interest Earned figures stand at $1.59 (Q1 2026), $0.79 (Q4 2025), and $1.57 (Q3 2025).