Business First Bancshares (BFST) Wages, Salaries and Other (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Wages, Salaries and Other was $32.58 million in Q3 2026, up 18.0% from $27.61 million a year earlier but down 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Wages, Salaries and Other (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Business First Bancshares' Wages, Salaries and Other was $129.17 million through Sep 30, 2026, up 13.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $115.85 million, up 11.5% from FY2024.
- Wages, Salaries and Other has now increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Wages, Salaries and Other was $103.92 million in FY2024 (+14.7%), $90.61 million in FY2023 (+6.3%), $85.22 million in FY2022 (+29.5%) and $65.83 million in FY2021 (+14.7%).
- Quarterly Wages, Salaries and Other has moved between $17.36 million (Q4 2021) and $33.12 million (Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Wages, Salaries and Other has increased for 21 straight quarters, with growth averaging 14.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Wages, Salaries and Other ran from 1.8% in Q4 2023 to 32.0% in Q1 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, BFST's Wages, Salaries and Other in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $33.12 million (Q2 2026), $33.04 million (Q1 2026) and $30.43 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Wages (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 14.77 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 10.97 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 8.00 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 4.51 Bn |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 5.12 Bn |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 8.75 Bn |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 32.58 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 32.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 33.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.36 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Wages, Salaries and Other 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=wages-salaries-and-other&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "wages-salaries-and-other", "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=wages-salaries-and-other&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();