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Business First Bancshares, Inc.

$31.42 +$5.54 (+21.41%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$31.45
Day Range
$31.2$31.92
Year Range
$22.56$32.52
Market Cap
1.03B
AVG Volume
229.43K
Trailing/Forward PE
11.14/9.59
PEG ratio
1.22
Dividend Yield
1.91%
Next Earnings Date
2026-10-22
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0200M400M600M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Revenue (USD) by year
PeriodRevenue (USD)
2025511.93M
2024457.75M
2023385.62M
2022264.19M
2021202.93M
2020169.33M
2019114.17M
201883.97M
201757.22M
201648.84M
Net Income (USD)
025M50M75M100M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Net Income (USD) by year
PeriodNet Income (USD)
202587.86M
202465.11M
202371.04M
202254.26M
202152.14M
202029.99M
201923.77M
201814.09M
20174.85M
20165.11M
Operating Income (USD)
050M100M150M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Operating Income (USD) by year
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
2025113.41M
202483.05M
202390.59M
202268.59M
202164.56M
202036.78M
201929.85M
201817.37M
20178.95M
20166.72M
EBITDA (USD)
050M100M150M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST EBITDA (USD) by year
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
2025119.09M
202488.31M
202395.26M
202273.41M
202168.72M
202039.95M
201931.44M
201818.54M
201710.13M
20168.02M
Cash Flows (USD)
025M50M75M100M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Cash Flows (USD) by year
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
202587.64M
202459.84M
202380.78M
202261.8M
202152.47M
202026.37M
201920.46M
201818.36M
20177.46M
20166.76M
EPS (USD)
01232016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST EPS (USD) by year
PeriodEPS (USD)
20252.79
20242.26
20232.6
20222.3
20212.52
20201.58
20191.73
20181.39
20170.76
20160.73
Expenses (USD)
050M100M150MSG&ACapex2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Expenses (USD) by year
PeriodExpenses (USD)
2025135.28M
2024113.47M
2023101.25M
2022105.23M
202182.5M
202071.52M
201943.59M
201832.27M
201725.4M
201624.28M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0500M1B1.5BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Cash & Debt (USD) by year
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
20251B
2024347.76M
20231.11B
20221.04B
20211.09B
2020789.74M
2019367.56M
2018405.59M
2017286.74M
2016240.51M
Debt ratios
-8-6-4-20220182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Debt ratios by year
PeriodDebt ratios
2025-1.2
20240.42
2023-1.7
2022-2.26
2021-5.68
2020-6.83
2019-2.66
2018-4.98
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Margins by year
PeriodMargins
202560.92%
202456.69%
202363%
202282.05%
202187.88%
202080.19%
201977.34%
201880.52%
201779.96%
201685.57%
Return on Capital
0%5%10%15%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Return on Capital by year
PeriodReturn on Capital
20259.8%
20248.14%
202311.03%
20229.35%
202112.03%
20207.32%
20198.34%
20185.42%
20172.69%
20164.5%
Shares Outstanding
010M20M30M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Shares Outstanding by year
PeriodShares Outstanding
202529.54M
202429.31M
202325.12M
202224.54M
202120.3M
202020.59M
201913.28M
201812.1M
201711.53M
20166.91M
Dividends (USD)
00.20.40.62016201820192020202120222023202420252026
BFST Dividends (USD) by year
PeriodDividends (USD)
20260.45
20250.57
20240.56
20230.5
20220.48
20210.46
20200.4
20190.38
20180.24
20160.05
Employee Count
02505007501K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Employee Count by year
PeriodEmployee Count
2025821
2024849
2023751
2022727
2021648
2020590
2019355
2018333
2017219
2016208
Book Value Per Share (USD)
0102030402016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Book Value Per Share (USD) by year
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
202530.36
202427.28
202325.65
202223.65
202121.35
202019.91
201921.47
201821.49
201715.6
201616.42
Total Assets (USD)
02.5B5B7.5B10B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BFST Total Assets (USD) by year
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
20258.21B
20247.86B
20236.58B
20225.99B
20214.73B
20204.16B
20192.27B
20182.09B
20171.32B
20161.11B
PE Ratio
89101112med 9.96Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BFST PE Ratio by year
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2611.01
Sep 2611.16
Aug 2610.94
Aug 2610.92
Aug 2611.26
Aug 2611.1
Jul 2611.15
Jul 2611.17
Jul 2611.07
Jul 2610.82
Jul 2610.98
Jun 2611.04
Jun 2610.31
Jun 2610.48
Jun 2610.2
May 2610.21
May 269.98
May 269.62
May 269.92
May 269.86
Apr 269.5
Apr 269.75
Apr 269.6
Apr 269.26
Mar 268.94
Mar 268.68
Mar 268.77
Mar 268.96
Feb 269.18
Feb 2610.41
Feb 2610.5
Feb 2610.75
Jan 2610.15
Jan 269.82
Jan 269.77
Jan 269.51
Jan 269.33
Dec 259.63
Dec 259.96
Dec 259.99
Dec 259.66
Nov 259.38
Nov 259.27
Nov 259.07
Nov 258.89
Oct 258.84
Oct 259.53
Oct 258.69
Oct 258.69
Oct 258.9
Sep 259.22
Sep 259.22
Sep 259.3
Sep 259.59
Aug 259.53
Aug 259.69
Aug 259.06
Aug 258.81
Aug 259.33
Jul 2510.34
Jul 2510.7
Jul 2510.48
Jul 2510.66
Jun 2510.04
Jun 259.45
Jun 259.5
Jun 259.65
May 259.68
May 259.6
May 259.97
May 259.75
May 259.64
Apr 2510.23
Apr 2510.23
Apr 259.72
Apr 259.83
Mar 2511.02
Mar 2511.01
Mar 2510.98
Mar 2511.27
Feb 2510.4
Feb 2510.31
Feb 2510.76
Feb 2510.77
Jan 2510.58
Jan 2510.86
Jan 2510.03
Jan 259.15
Jan 259.82
Dec 2410.08
Dec 2410.17
Dec 2410.93
Dec 2411.11
Nov 2411.17
Nov 2411.13
Nov 2411.06
Nov 2411.42
Nov 2410.31
Oct 249.78
Oct 249.82
Free Cash Flow Yield
6%8%10%12%14%med 10.35%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BFST Free Cash Flow Yield by year
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 269.66%
Sep 269.53%
Aug 269.72%
Aug 269.74%
Aug 269.45%
Aug 269.58%
Jul 269.54%
Jul 268.55%
Jul 268.63%
Jul 268.83%
Jul 268.7%
Jun 268.65%
Jun 269.26%
Jun 269.11%
Jun 269.37%
May 269.36%
May 269.57%
May 269.93%
May 269.63%
May 269.69%
Apr 2610.5%
Apr 2610.23%
Apr 2610.39%
Apr 2610.77%
Mar 2611.15%
Mar 2611.49%
Mar 2611.37%
Mar 2611.13%
Feb 2610.87%
Feb 2610.66%
Feb 2610.56%
Feb 2610.32%
Jan 2610.93%
Jan 2611.3%
Jan 2611.36%
Jan 2611.67%
Jan 2611.9%
Dec 2511.53%
Dec 2511.14%
Dec 2511.11%
Dec 2511.49%
Nov 2511.84%
Nov 2511.97%
Nov 2512.23%
Nov 2512.49%
Oct 2512.56%
Oct 2510.9%
Oct 2511.95%
Oct 2511.95%
Oct 2511.66%
Sep 2511.26%
Sep 2511.26%
Sep 2511.16%
Sep 2510.83%
Aug 2510.9%
Aug 2510.72%
Aug 2511.46%
Aug 2511.78%
Aug 2511.92%
Jul 2510.76%
Jul 2510.39%
Jul 2510.61%
Jul 2510.43%
Jun 2511.07%
Jun 2511.77%
Jun 2511.71%
Jun 2511.52%
May 2511.48%
May 2511.58%
May 2511.15%
May 2511.4%
May 2511.53%
Apr 258.98%
Apr 258.98%
Apr 259.46%
Apr 259.35%
Mar 258.34%
Mar 258.35%
Mar 258.37%
Mar 258.16%
Feb 258.59%
Feb 258.67%
Feb 258.31%
Feb 258.29%
Jan 258.44%
Jan 258.23%
Jan 258.91%
Jan 259.77%
Jan 259.1%
Dec 248.87%
Dec 248.79%
Dec 248.18%
Dec 248.04%
Nov 248%
Nov 248.03%
Nov 248.08%
Nov 247.82%
Nov 248.66%
Oct 248.46%
Oct 248.43%
Price to Sales
1.251.51.7522.252.5med 1.56Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BFST Price to Sales by year
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 262.25
Sep 262.28
Aug 262.23
Aug 262.23
Aug 262.3
Aug 262.27
Jul 262.28
Jul 261.95
Jul 261.93
Jul 261.89
Jul 261.92
Jun 261.93
Jun 261.8
Jun 261.83
Jun 261.78
May 261.78
May 261.74
May 261.68
May 261.73
May 261.72
Apr 261.63
Apr 261.67
Apr 261.65
Apr 261.59
Mar 261.54
Mar 261.49
Mar 261.51
Mar 261.54
Feb 261.58
Feb 261.67
Feb 261.69
Feb 261.73
Jan 261.63
Jan 261.58
Jan 261.57
Jan 261.53
Jan 261.5
Dec 251.55
Dec 251.6
Dec 251.61
Dec 251.55
Nov 251.51
Nov 251.49
Nov 251.46
Nov 251.43
Oct 251.42
Oct 251.49
Oct 251.36
Oct 251.36
Oct 251.39
Sep 251.44
Sep 251.44
Sep 251.45
Sep 251.5
Aug 251.49
Aug 251.51
Aug 251.42
Aug 251.38
Aug 251.41
Jul 251.56
Jul 251.61
Jul 251.58
Jul 251.61
Jun 251.51
Jun 251.42
Jun 251.43
Jun 251.45
May 251.46
May 251.45
May 251.5
May 251.47
May 251.45
Apr 251.46
Apr 251.46
Apr 251.38
Apr 251.4
Mar 251.57
Mar 251.57
Mar 251.56
Mar 251.6
Feb 251.55
Feb 251.54
Feb 251.6
Feb 251.61
Jan 251.58
Jan 251.62
Jan 251.5
Jan 251.36
Jan 251.46
Dec 241.5
Dec 241.52
Dec 241.63
Dec 241.66
Nov 241.67
Nov 241.66
Nov 241.65
Nov 241.7
Nov 241.54
Oct 241.56
Oct 241.57
EV/EBITDA
-50510med 2.77Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BFST EV/EBITDA by year
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 260.37
Sep 260.59
Aug 260.26
Aug 260.23
Aug 260.73
Aug 260.49
Jul 260.58
Jul 261.53
Jul 261.46
Jul 261.27
Jul 261.39
Jun 261.44
Jun 260.9
Jun 261.02
Jun 260.81
May 260.82
May 260.65
May 260.39
May 260.61
May 260.56
Apr 263.23
Apr 263.41
Apr 263.3
Apr 263.04
Mar 262.81
Mar 262.62
Mar 262.69
Mar 262.83
Feb 262.99
Feb 268.2
Feb 268.28
Feb 268.46
Jan 268.01
Jan 267.77
Jan 267.73
Jan 267.53
Jan 267.4
Dec 257.62
Dec 257.87
Dec 257.89
Dec 257.65
Nov 257.43
Nov 257.35
Nov 257.21
Nov 257.07
Oct 257.03
Oct 252.9
Oct 252.27
Oct 252.27
Oct 252.43
Sep 252.67
Sep 252.67
Sep 252.73
Sep 252.94
Aug 252.9
Aug 253.01
Aug 252.55
Aug 252.36
Aug 257.84
Jul 258.58
Jul 258.85
Jul 258.69
Jul 258.82
Jun 258.36
Jun 257.93
Jun 257.96
Jun 258.07
May 258.1
May 258.04
May 258.31
May 258.15
May 258.07
Apr 259.08
Apr 259.08
Apr 258.7
Apr 258.78
Mar 259.66
Mar 259.65
Mar 259.63
Mar 259.84
Feb 250.4
Feb 250.33
Feb 250.66
Feb 250.67
Jan 250.53
Jan 250.73
Jan 250.12
Jan 25-0.53
Jan 25-0.04
Dec 240.16
Dec 240.23
Dec 240.79
Dec 240.93
Nov 240.97
Nov 240.94
Nov 240.88
Nov 241.15
Nov 240.33
Oct 240.02
Oct 240.05
Price/Operating Cashflow
681012med 9.31Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BFST Price/Operating Cashflow by year
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 269.92
Sep 2610.06
Aug 269.86
Aug 269.84
Aug 2610.15
Aug 2610
Jul 2610.05
Jul 2611.27
Jul 2611.18
Jul 2610.92
Jul 2611.09
Jun 2611.15
Jun 2610.41
Jun 2610.58
Jun 2610.29
May 2610.3
May 2610.07
May 269.71
May 2610.01
May 269.95
Apr 269.07
Apr 269.3
Apr 269.16
Apr 268.83
Mar 268.53
Mar 268.28
Mar 268.37
Mar 268.55
Feb 268.76
Feb 269.23
Feb 269.31
Feb 269.53
Jan 269
Jan 268.71
Jan 268.66
Jan 268.43
Jan 268.27
Dec 258.54
Dec 258.83
Dec 258.85
Dec 258.56
Nov 258.31
Nov 258.22
Nov 258.04
Nov 257.88
Oct 257.83
Oct 259
Oct 258.21
Oct 258.21
Oct 258.41
Sep 258.71
Sep 258.71
Sep 258.79
Sep 259.06
Aug 259
Aug 259.15
Aug 258.56
Aug 258.33
Aug 258.15
Jul 259.03
Jul 259.34
Jul 259.15
Jul 259.31
Jun 258.77
Jun 258.25
Jun 258.3
Jun 258.43
May 258.46
May 258.38
May 258.71
May 258.52
May 258.42
Apr 2510.85
Apr 2510.85
Apr 2510.31
Apr 2510.42
Mar 2511.69
Mar 2511.67
Mar 2511.65
Mar 2511.95
Feb 2510.26
Feb 2510.16
Feb 2510.61
Feb 2510.62
Jan 2510.43
Jan 2510.71
Jan 259.89
Jan 259.02
Jan 259.68
Dec 249.94
Dec 2410.03
Dec 2410.77
Dec 2410.96
Nov 2411.02
Nov 2410.97
Nov 2410.9
Nov 2411.26
Nov 2410.17
Oct 249.89
Oct 249.93
Price to Book
0.70.80.911.1med 0.91Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BFST Price to Book by year
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.01
Sep 261.03
Aug 261.01
Aug 261.01
Aug 261.04
Aug 261.02
Jul 261.03
Jul 261.02
Jul 261.02
Jul 260.99
Jul 261.01
Jun 261.01
Jun 260.95
Jun 260.96
Jun 260.94
May 260.94
May 260.92
May 260.88
May 260.91
May 260.9
Apr 260.93
Apr 260.96
Apr 260.94
Apr 260.91
Mar 260.88
Mar 260.85
Mar 260.86
Mar 260.88
Feb 260.9
Feb 260.97
Feb 260.98
Feb 261
Jan 260.95
Jan 260.92
Jan 260.91
Jan 260.89
Jan 260.87
Dec 250.9
Dec 250.93
Dec 250.93
Dec 250.9
Nov 250.88
Nov 250.87
Nov 250.85
Nov 250.83
Oct 250.82
Oct 250.86
Oct 250.79
Oct 250.79
Oct 250.81
Sep 250.84
Sep 250.84
Sep 250.84
Sep 250.87
Aug 250.86
Aug 250.88
Aug 250.82
Aug 250.8
Aug 250.81
Jul 250.9
Jul 250.93
Jul 250.91
Jul 250.93
Jun 250.88
Jun 250.82
Jun 250.83
Jun 250.84
May 250.84
May 250.84
May 250.87
May 250.85
May 250.84
Apr 250.83
Apr 250.83
Apr 250.79
Apr 250.8
Mar 250.9
Mar 250.9
Mar 250.89
Mar 250.92
Feb 250.96
Feb 250.95
Feb 250.99
Feb 250.99
Jan 250.97
Jan 251
Jan 250.92
Jan 250.84
Jan 250.9
Dec 240.93
Dec 240.94
Dec 241.01
Dec 241.02
Nov 241.03
Nov 241.03
Nov 241.02
Nov 241.05
Nov 240.95
Oct 240.99
Oct 240.99
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Regional Bank Director Liquidates 3,235 Shares, Valued at $102,873

fool.com · 31 Aug 2026

Regional Bank Director Liquidates 3,235 Shares, Valued at $102,873

The transaction involved the open-market sale of 3,235 shares at $31.80 per share, totaling ~$103,000 on August 19, 2026. The disposition reduced the Director's total equity holdings by 2%.

Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Makes New Investment in Business First Bancshares, Inc. $BFST

defenseworld.net · 30 Aug 2026

Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Makes New Investment in Business First Bancshares, Inc. $BFST

Connor Clark and Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 49,454 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,520,000. Connor Clark and Lunn

Newcomer Director at Business First Bancshares Sells 10,000 Shares for $319,000

fool.com · 12 Aug 2026

Newcomer Director at Business First Bancshares Sells 10,000 Shares for $319,000

With strong returns so far in 2026, George W. Cummings III reducing his direct holdings looks routine more than it does alarming.

What This Business First Insider Sale Signals After a 34% Stock Run

fool.com · 2 Aug 2026

What This Business First Insider Sale Signals After a 34% Stock Run

The director disposed of 20,000 shares at $31.79 per share, representing a total transaction value of $635,800. This disposition reduced the director's total equity holdings by 8%.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

seekingalpha.com · 23 Jul 2026

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Business First (BFST) Q2 Earnings

zacks.com · 23 Jul 2026

Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Business First (BFST) Q2 Earnings

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Business First (BFST) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Business First (BFST) Matches Q2 Earnings Estimates

zacks.com · 23 Jul 2026

Business First (BFST) Matches Q2 Earnings Estimates

Business First (BFST) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.71 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of $0.66 per share a year ago.

Business First Bancshares Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

marketbeat.com · 23 Jul 2026

Business First Bancshares Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Business First Bancshares NASDAQ: BFST executives said the company's second quarter of 2026 showed progress on loan production, margin expansion and credit resolution, while acknowledging seasonal deposit outflows and higher-than-normal expenses.

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