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Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

$63.12 +$11.42 (+22.09%)

NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC

Previous Close

$63.42

Day Range

$62.29$64.45

Year Range

$40.9$65.09

Market Cap

596.81M

AVG Volume

122.71K

Trailing/Forward PE

13.34/10.22

PEG ratio

0.57

Dividend Yield

Next Earnings Date

2026-10-27

Primary Exchange

NASDAQ

Revenue (USD)

SFST Revenue (USD) by year
Period	Revenue (USD)
2025	224.62M
2024	213.32M
2023	187.46M
2022	127.24M
2021	105.73M
2020	105.47M
2019	109.13M
2018	86.86M
2017	70.5M
2016	62.04M

Net Income (USD)

SFST Net Income (USD) by year
Period	Net Income (USD)
2025	30.37M
2024	15.53M
2023	13.43M
2022	29.11M
2021	46.71M
2020	18.33M
2019	27.86M
2018	22.29M
2017	13.05M
2016	13.04M

Operating Income (USD)

SFST Operating Income (USD) by year
Period	Operating Income (USD)
2025	39.6M
2024	19.91M
2023	17.43M
2022	38.11M
2021	60.8M
2020	23.82M
2019	35.48M
2018	28.69M
2017	23.66M
2016	20.37M

EBITDA (USD)

SFST EBITDA (USD) by year
Period	EBITDA (USD)
2025	44.02M
2024	24.72M
2023	22.24M
2022	41.81M
2021	63.12M
2020	26.01M
2019	37.37M
2018	30.44M
2017	25.17M
2016	21.62M

Cash Flows (USD)

SFST Cash Flows (USD) by year
Period	Cash Flows (USD)
2025	29.88M
2024	24.77M
2023	16.41M
2022	36.35M
2021	51.56M
2020	13.34M
2019	9.85M
2018	29.76M
2017	11.81M
2016	11.66M

EPS (USD)

SFST EPS (USD) by year
Period	EPS (USD)
2025	3.74
2024	1.92
2023	1.67
2022	3.6
2021	5.84
2020	2.34
2019	3.58
2018	2.88
2017	1.77
2016	1.94

Expenses (USD)

SFST Expenses (USD) by year
Period	Expenses (USD)
2025	32.38M
2024	4.6M
2023	41.56M
2022	52.58M
2021	66.05M
2020	33.5M
2019	43.4M
2018	32.95M
2017	32.21M
2016	28.82M

Cash & Debt (USD)

SFST Cash & Debt (USD) by year
Period	Cash & Debt (USD)
2025	86.13M
2024	34.87M
2023	46.29M
2022	162.94M
2021	200.61M
2020	173.67M
2019	106.25M
2018	111.9M
2017	110.62M
2016	86.99M

Debt ratios

SFST Debt ratios by year
Period	Debt ratios
2025	1.35
2024	1.51
2023	1.73
2022	0.29
2021	-1.05
2020	-0.95
2019	0.35
2018	-0.52

Margins

SFST Margins by year
Period	Margins
2025	51.26%
2024	43.69%
2023	46.01%
2022	79.41%
2021	106.59%
2020	57.71%
2019	74.63%
2018	78.81%
2017	82.58%
2016	83.09%

Return on Capital

SFST Return on Capital by year
Period	Return on Capital
2025	8.24%
2024	4.7%
2023	4.3%
2022	9.89%
2021	16.81%
2020	8.03%
2019	13.53%
2018	12.82%
2017	8.72%
2016	11.86%

Shares Outstanding

SFST Shares Outstanding by year
Period	Shares Outstanding
2025	8.04M
2024	8.08M
2023	8.06M
2022	7.97M
2021	7.88M
2020	7.74M
2019	7.61M
2018	7.71M
2017	7.7M
2016	6.72M

Book Value Per Share (USD)

SFST Book Value Per Share (USD) by year
Period	Book Value Per Share (USD)
2025	45.82
2024	40.89
2023	38.79
2022	36.95
2021	35.28
2020	29.49
2019	27.06
2018	22.56
2017	19.45
2016	16.36

Total Assets (USD)

SFST Total Assets (USD) by year
Period	Total Assets (USD)
2025	4.4B
2024	4.09B
2023	4.06B
2022	3.69B
2021	2.93B
2020	2.48B
2019	2.27B
2018	1.9B
2017	1.62B
2016	1.34B

Employee Count

SFST Employee Count by year
Period	Employee Count
2025	315
2024	297
2023	296
2022	293
2021	278
2020	254
2019	242
2018	229
2017	198
2016	179

PE Ratio

SFST PE Ratio by year
Period	PE Ratio
Sep 26	14.64
Sep 26	14.77
Aug 26	14.44
Aug 26	14.62
Aug 26	14.89
Aug 26	14.69
Jul 26	14.56
Jul 26	14.35
Jul 26	14.51
Jul 26	14.17
Jul 26	14.28
Jun 26	14.29
Jun 26	13.54
Jun 26	14.16
Jun 26	13.76
May 26	13.48
May 26	13.37
May 26	12.83
May 26	13.14
May 26	13.25
Apr 26	14.92
Apr 26	15.31
Apr 26	15.47
Apr 26	14.64
Mar 26	14.17
Mar 26	13.76
Mar 26	13.7
Mar 26	13.9
Feb 26	14.79
Feb 26	18.66
Feb 26	17.9
Feb 26	18.25
Jan 26	16.88
Jan 26	16.6
Jan 26	17.12
Jan 26	16.22
Jan 26	15.89
Dec 25	16.23
Dec 25	16.44
Dec 25	16.89
Dec 25	16.03
Nov 25	15.6
Nov 25	15.29
Nov 25	15.13
Nov 25	14.33
Oct 25	13.47
Oct 25	15.93
Oct 25	15.29
Oct 25	15.42
Oct 25	16.32
Sep 25	16.76
Sep 25	16.78
Sep 25	16.62
Sep 25	16.64
Aug 25	16.75
Aug 25	16.69
Aug 25	15.4
Aug 25	15.16
Aug 25	15.04
Jul 25	19.61
Jul 25	17.51
Jul 25	17.27
Jul 25	17.66
Jun 25	16.81
Jun 25	15.73
Jun 25	15.81
Jun 25	15.83
May 25	15.95
May 25	15.89
May 25	16.36
May 25	15.86
May 25	18.87
Apr 25	17.42
Apr 25	16.5
Apr 25	16.01
Apr 25	16.22
Mar 25	17.33
Mar 25	17.29
Mar 25	17.03
Mar 25	17.43
Feb 25	19.58
Feb 25	19.2
Feb 25	20.45
Feb 25	20.98
Jan 25	21.09
Jan 25	20.97
Jan 25	21.2
Jan 25	19.28
Jan 25	21.85
Dec 24	22.74
Dec 24	23.3
Dec 24	24.19
Dec 24	24.99
Nov 24	25.61
Nov 24	25.22
Nov 24	24.69
Nov 24	24.72
Nov 24	21.83
Oct 24	21.83
Oct 24	21.5

Free Cash Flow Yield

SFST Free Cash Flow Yield by year
Period	Free Cash Flow Yield
Sep 26	6.77%
Sep 26	6.71%
Aug 26	6.87%
Aug 26	6.78%
Aug 26	6.66%
Aug 26	6.75%
Jul 26	6.46%
Jul 26	6.56%
Jul 26	6.49%
Jul 26	6.64%
Jul 26	6.59%
Jun 26	6.59%
Jun 26	6.95%
Jun 26	6.65%
Jun 26	6.84%
May 26	6.98%
May 26	7.04%
May 26	7.34%
May 26	7.16%
May 26	7.1%
Apr 26	6.59%
Apr 26	6.43%
Apr 26	6.36%
Apr 26	6.72%
Mar 26	6.94%
Mar 26	7.15%
Mar 26	7.18%
Mar 26	7.08%
Feb 26	6.65%
Feb 26	6.19%
Feb 26	6.46%
Feb 26	6.33%
Jan 26	6.85%
Jan 26	6.96%
Jan 26	6.75%
Jan 26	7.13%
Jan 26	7.28%
Dec 25	7.12%
Dec 25	7.03%
Dec 25	6.84%
Dec 25	7.21%
Nov 25	7.41%
Nov 25	7.56%
Nov 25	7.64%
Nov 25	8.07%
Oct 25	8.58%
Oct 25	12.05%
Oct 25	12.56%
Oct 25	12.45%
Oct 25	11.76%
Sep 25	11.45%
Sep 25	11.44%
Sep 25	11.55%
Sep 25	11.53%
Aug 25	11.46%
Aug 25	11.5%
Aug 25	12.46%
Aug 25	12.66%
Aug 25	12.76%
Jul 25	9.88%
Jul 25	11.07%
Jul 25	11.22%
Jul 25	10.97%
Jun 25	11.53%
Jun 25	12.32%
Jun 25	12.26%
Jun 25	12.25%
May 25	12.15%
May 25	12.2%
May 25	11.85%
May 25	12.22%
May 25	8.45%
Apr 25	9.16%
Apr 25	9.66%
Apr 25	9.96%
Apr 25	9.83%
Mar 25	9.2%
Mar 25	9.23%
Mar 25	9.37%
Mar 25	9.15%
Feb 25	12.17%
Feb 25	12.41%
Feb 25	11.66%
Feb 25	11.36%
Jan 25	11.3%
Jan 25	11.37%
Jan 25	11.25%
Jan 25	12.36%
Jan 25	10.91%
Dec 24	10.48%
Dec 24	10.23%
Dec 24	9.85%
Dec 24	9.54%
Nov 24	9.31%
Nov 24	9.45%
Nov 24	9.66%
Nov 24	9.64%
Nov 24	10.92%
Oct 24	7.7%
Oct 24	7.83%

Price to Sales

SFST Price to Sales by year
Period	Price to Sales
Sep 26	2.74
Sep 26	2.76
Aug 26	2.7
Aug 26	2.74
Aug 26	2.79
Aug 26	2.75
Jul 26	2.48
Jul 26	2.44
Jul 26	2.47
Jul 26	2.41
Jul 26	2.43
Jun 26	2.43
Jun 26	2.3
Jun 26	2.41
Jun 26	2.34
May 26	2.29
May 26	2.28
May 26	2.18
May 26	2.23
May 26	2.25
Apr 26	2.02
Apr 26	2.07
Apr 26	2.09
Apr 26	1.98
Mar 26	1.92
Mar 26	1.86
Mar 26	1.85
Mar 26	1.88
Feb 26	2
Feb 26	2.21
Feb 26	2.12
Feb 26	2.16
Jan 26	2
Jan 26	1.96
Jan 26	2.03
Jan 26	1.92
Jan 26	1.88
Dec 25	1.92
Dec 25	1.95
Dec 25	2
Dec 25	1.9
Nov 25	1.85
Nov 25	1.81
Nov 25	1.79
Nov 25	1.7
Oct 25	1.59
Oct 25	1.61
Oct 25	1.54
Oct 25	1.56
Oct 25	1.65
Sep 25	1.69
Sep 25	1.69
Sep 25	1.68
Sep 25	1.68
Aug 25	1.69
Aug 25	1.68
Aug 25	1.55
Aug 25	1.53
Aug 25	1.52
Jul 25	1.67
Jul 25	1.49
Jul 25	1.47
Jul 25	1.5
Jun 25	1.43
Jun 25	1.34
Jun 25	1.34
Jun 25	1.34
May 25	1.35
May 25	1.35
May 25	1.39
May 25	1.35
May 25	1.37
Apr 25	1.27
Apr 25	1.2
Apr 25	1.17
Apr 25	1.18
Mar 25	1.26
Mar 25	1.26
Mar 25	1.24
Mar 25	1.27
Feb 25	1.31
Feb 25	1.28
Feb 25	1.36
Feb 25	1.4
Jan 25	1.41
Jan 25	1.4
Jan 25	1.41
Jan 25	1.29
Jan 25	1.46
Dec 24	1.52
Dec 24	1.55
Dec 24	1.61
Dec 24	1.67
Nov 24	1.71
Nov 24	1.68
Nov 24	1.65
Nov 24	1.65
Nov 24	1.46
Oct 24	1.46
Oct 24	1.43

EV/EBITDA

SFST EV/EBITDA by year
Period	EV/EBITDA
Sep 26	12.67
Sep 26	12.76
Aug 26	12.52
Aug 26	12.65
Aug 26	12.85
Aug 26	12.7
Jul 26	13.36
Jul 26	13.21
Jul 26	13.33
Jul 26	13.09
Jul 26	13.16
Jun 26	13.17
Jun 26	12.64
Jun 26	13.08
Jun 26	12.8
May 26	12.6
May 26	12.52
May 26	12.14
May 26	12.35
May 26	12.44
Apr 26	14.35
Apr 26	14.62
Apr 26	14.74
Apr 26	14.16
Mar 26	13.84
Mar 26	13.55
Mar 26	13.51
Mar 26	13.65
Feb 26	14.27
Feb 26	16.79
Feb 26	16.28
Feb 26	16.52
Jan 26	15.59
Jan 26	15.4
Jan 26	15.75
Jan 26	15.14
Jan 26	14.91
Dec 25	15.15
Dec 25	15.29
Dec 25	15.59
Dec 25	15.01
Nov 25	14.72
Nov 25	14.51
Nov 25	14.4
Nov 25	13.86
Oct 25	13.28
Oct 25	15.92
Oct 25	15.49
Oct 25	15.58
Oct 25	16.18
Sep 25	16.47
Sep 25	16.49
Sep 25	16.38
Sep 25	16.39
Aug 25	16.47
Aug 25	16.43
Aug 25	15.57
Aug 25	15.41
Aug 25	15.33
Jul 25	20.62
Jul 25	19.25
Jul 25	19.1
Jul 25	19.35
Jun 25	18.8
Jun 25	18.1
Jun 25	18.15
Jun 25	18.16
May 25	18.24
May 25	18.2
May 25	18.51
May 25	18.18
May 25	21.16
Apr 25	20.25
Apr 25	19.67
Apr 25	19.36
Apr 25	19.5
Mar 25	20.19
Mar 25	20.17
Mar 25	20
Mar 25	20.25
Feb 25	16.02
Feb 25	15.79
Feb 25	16.54
Feb 25	16.87
Jan 25	16.93
Jan 25	16.86
Jan 25	17
Jan 25	15.84
Jan 25	17.4
Dec 24	17.93
Dec 24	18.27
Dec 24	18.81
Dec 24	19.3
Nov 24	19.68
Nov 24	19.44
Nov 24	19.12
Nov 24	19.14
Nov 24	17.38
Oct 24	18.7
Oct 24	18.5

Price/Operating Cashflow

SFST Price/Operating Cashflow by year
Period	Price/Operating Cashflow
Sep 26	14.07
Sep 26	14.19
Aug 26	13.87
Aug 26	14.05
Aug 26	14.3
Aug 26	14.11
Jul 26	15.14
Jul 26	14.92
Jul 26	15.09
Jul 26	14.74
Jul 26	14.84
Jun 26	14.85
Jun 26	14.08
Jun 26	14.72
Jun 26	14.31
May 26	14.01
May 26	13.91
May 26	13.34
May 26	13.66
May 26	13.78
Apr 26	14.88
Apr 26	15.26
Apr 26	15.43
Apr 26	14.59
Mar 26	14.13
Mar 26	13.72
Mar 26	13.66
Mar 26	13.86
Feb 26	14.75
Feb 26	15.87
Feb 26	15.22
Feb 26	15.52
Jan 26	14.36
Jan 26	14.11
Jan 26	14.55
Jan 26	13.79
Jan 26	13.51
Dec 25	13.8
Dec 25	13.98
Dec 25	14.36
Dec 25	13.63
Nov 25	13.26
Nov 25	13
Nov 25	12.87
Nov 25	12.18
Oct 25	11.45
Oct 25	8.18
Oct 25	7.85
Oct 25	7.91
Oct 25	8.37
Sep 25	8.6
Sep 25	8.61
Sep 25	8.53
Sep 25	8.54
Aug 25	8.6
Aug 25	8.57
Aug 25	7.9
Aug 25	7.78
Aug 25	7.72
Jul 25	9.94
Jul 25	8.87
Jul 25	8.75
Jul 25	8.95
Jun 25	8.52
Jun 25	7.97
Jun 25	8.01
Jun 25	8.02
May 25	8.08
May 25	8.05
May 25	8.29
May 25	8.04
May 25	11.47
Apr 25	10.59
Apr 25	10.03
Apr 25	9.73
Apr 25	9.86
Mar 25	10.53
Mar 25	10.51
Mar 25	10.35
Mar 25	10.59
Feb 25	8.05
Feb 25	7.89
Feb 25	8.41
Feb 25	8.63
Jan 25	8.67
Jan 25	8.62
Jan 25	8.71
Jan 25	7.93
Jan 25	8.98
Dec 24	9.35
Dec 24	9.58
Dec 24	9.94
Dec 24	10.27
Nov 24	10.53
Nov 24	10.37
Nov 24	10.15
Nov 24	10.16
Nov 24	8.97
Oct 24	12.52
Oct 24	12.33

Price to Book

SFST Price to Book by year
Period	Price to Book
Sep 26	1.28
Sep 26	1.29
Aug 26	1.26
Aug 26	1.28
Aug 26	1.3
Aug 26	1.29
Jul 26	1.34
Jul 26	1.32
Jul 26	1.34
Jul 26	1.31
Jul 26	1.32
Jun 26	1.32
Jun 26	1.25
Jun 26	1.31
Jun 26	1.27
May 26	1.24
May 26	1.23
May 26	1.18
May 26	1.21
May 26	1.22
Apr 26	1.23
Apr 26	1.26
Apr 26	1.27
Apr 26	1.21
Mar 26	1.17
Mar 26	1.13
Mar 26	1.13
Mar 26	1.14
Feb 26	1.22
Feb 26	1.37
Feb 26	1.31
Feb 26	1.34
Jan 26	1.24
Jan 26	1.22
Jan 26	1.26
Jan 26	1.19
Jan 26	1.17
Dec 25	1.19
Dec 25	1.21
Dec 25	1.24
Dec 25	1.18
Nov 25	1.14
Nov 25	1.12
Nov 25	1.11
Nov 25	1.05
Oct 25	0.99
Oct 25	1.01
Oct 25	0.97
Oct 25	0.98
Oct 25	1.03
Sep 25	1.06
Sep 25	1.06
Sep 25	1.05
Sep 25	1.05
Aug 25	1.06
Aug 25	1.06
Aug 25	0.97
Aug 25	0.96
Aug 25	0.95
Jul 25	1.06
Jul 25	0.95
Jul 25	0.93
Jul 25	0.96
Jun 25	0.91
Jun 25	0.85
Jun 25	0.86
Jun 25	0.86
May 25	0.86
May 25	0.86
May 25	0.89
May 25	0.86
May 25	0.89
Apr 25	0.82
Apr 25	0.78
Apr 25	0.75
Apr 25	0.76
Mar 25	0.81
Mar 25	0.81
Mar 25	0.8
Mar 25	0.82
Feb 25	0.84
Feb 25	0.83
Feb 25	0.88
Feb 25	0.9
Jan 25	0.91
Jan 25	0.9
Jan 25	0.91
Jan 25	0.83
Jan 25	0.94
Dec 24	0.98
Dec 24	1
Dec 24	1.04
Dec 24	1.08
Nov 24	1.1
Nov 24	1.09
Nov 24	1.06
Nov 24	1.07
Nov 24	0.94
Oct 24	0.94
Oct 24	0.93

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prnewswire.com · 21 Jul 2026

Southern First Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

GREENVILLE, S.C., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST) (Southern First), today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026.