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 $1.62 for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 5.35% year-over-year to $1.62; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.6 (up 7.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.57, up 9.13% from the prior year.
• Times Interest Earned was $1.62 for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, up from $1.59 in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $4.87 in Q2 2022 to a low of $1.39 in Q1 2024.
• Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $2.01 across 5 years, with a median of $1.59 in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Times Interest Earned slumped 63.67% in 2023, then grew 11.62% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at $2.24 in 2022, then slumped by 33.27% to $1.5 in 2023, then slipped by 4.99% to $1.42 in 2024, then gained by 11.62% to $1.59 in 2025, then gained by 2.25% to $1.62 in 2026.
• The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $1.62 (Q1 2026), $1.59 (Q4 2025), and $1.58 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.