Business First Bancshares (BFST) Total Debt (2013 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) recorded Total Debt of $556.74 million in Q2 2026, down 4.9% from $585.59 million a year earlier but up 57.6% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Total Debt (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Business First Bancshares reported Total Debt of $523.73 million, up 14.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 47.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Total Debt came in at $455.64 million in FY2024 (-25.5%), $611.19 million in FY2023 (+17.3%), $520.85 million in FY2022 (+218.7%) and $163.45 million in FY2021 (+120.4%).
- Quarterly Total Debt has ranged from $129.43 million in Q3 2021 to $815.73 million in Q1 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.1%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Total Debt in the last five years was growth of 398.3% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 50.0% in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $353.26 million (Q1 2026), $523.73 million (Q4 2025) and $460 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 3,583.44 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | 47.85 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 380.92 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 388.59 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 9.69 Bn |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 1,089.54 Bn |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 1,617.57 Bn |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 112.96 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 448.44 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 448.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 556.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 353.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 523.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 460.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 585.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 523.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 455.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 467.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 405.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 408.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 611.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 614.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 765.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 815.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 520.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 649.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 163.47 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Total Debt API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "ticker": "BFST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();