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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

Historical prices through 2026-10-08Latest fiscal period 2025-12-31

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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) · Nasdaq · USD · Sector unavailable · CIK 0001624322

Annual coverage: 2013-12-31–2025-12-31 (13 periods). Financial snapshot built 2026-10-09.

BFST annual financial history

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Annual EPS, cash flow, dividends, and fiscal-year dividend yield for Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Fiscal year / end	Basic EPS	Diluted EPS	FCF / share	Dividends / share	Fiscal-year dividend yield	Filing sources
2025 2025-12-31	2.81	2.79	3.11	0.57	2.13%	Basic EPS (2026-02-26) Diluted EPS (2026-02-26) Operating cash flow (2026-02-26) · Capex (2026-02-26) Dividend (2026-02-26)
2024 2024-12-31	2.27	2.26	2.26	0.56	2.18%	Basic EPS (2026-02-26) Diluted EPS (2026-02-26) Operating cash flow (2026-02-26) · Capex (2026-02-26) Dividend (2026-02-26)
2023 2023-12-31	2.62	2.59	3.14	0.50	2.03%	Basic EPS (2026-02-26) Diluted EPS (2026-02-26) Operating cash flow (2026-02-26) · Capex (2026-02-26) Dividend (2026-02-26)
2022 2022-12-31	2.34	2.32	2.71	0.48	2.17%	Basic EPS (2025-03-07) Diluted EPS (2025-03-07) Operating cash flow (2025-03-07) · Capex (2025-03-07) Dividend (2025-03-07)
2021 2021-12-31	2.54	2.53	2.54	0.46	1.66%	Basic EPS (2024-03-01) Diluted EPS (2024-03-01) Operating cash flow (2024-03-01) · Capex (2024-03-01) Dividend (2024-03-01)
2020 2020-12-31	1.65	1.64	1.45	0.40	2.04%	Basic EPS (2023-03-02) Diluted EPS (2023-03-02) Operating cash flow (2023-03-02) · Capex (2023-03-02) Dividend (2023-03-02)
2019 2019-12-31	1.79	1.74	1.50	0.38	1.63%	Basic EPS (2022-03-01) Diluted EPS (2022-03-01) Operating cash flow (2022-03-01) · Capex (2022-03-01) Dividend (2022-03-01)
2018 2018-12-31	1.27	1.22	1.59	0.30	1.36%	Basic EPS (2021-03-05) Diluted EPS (2021-03-05) Operating cash flow (2021-03-05) · Capex (2021-03-05) Dividend (2021-03-05)
2017 2017-12-31	0.63	0.61	0.93	0.23	Unavailable	Basic EPS (2020-03-12) Diluted EPS (2020-03-12) Operating cash flow (2020-03-12) · Capex (2020-03-12) Dividend (2020-03-12)
2016 2016-12-31	0.73	0.70	0.92	0.15	Unavailable	Basic EPS (2019-03-22) Diluted EPS (2019-03-22) Operating cash flow (2019-03-22) · Capex (2019-03-22) Dividend (2018-03-21)
2015 2015-12-31	0.61	0.59	0.35	Unavailable	Unavailable	Basic EPS (2018-03-21) Diluted EPS (2018-03-21) Operating cash flow (2018-03-21) · Capex (2018-03-21)
2014 2014-12-31	0.76	0.72	1.19	Unavailable	Unavailable	Basic EPS (2017-03-20) Diluted EPS (2017-03-20) Operating cash flow (2016-03-21) · Capex (2017-03-20)
2013 2013-12-31	0.90	0.87	1.43	Unavailable	Unavailable	Basic EPS (2016-03-21) Diluted EPS (2016-03-21) Operating cash flow (2016-03-21) · Capex (2016-03-21)

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Complete annual history, independent of chart loading and range. Revenue/share is annual revenue per average diluted share. Debt/share is borrowings per year-end common share, excluding leases. Missing inputs remain unavailable. Metric definitions.

Fiscal end	Revenue / share	Total debt / share	Inputs & filing sources
2025-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2024-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2023-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2022-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2021-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2020-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2019-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2018-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2017-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2016-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2015-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2014-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2013-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; averageDilutedShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; totalDebt: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; periodEndShares: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable

Annual returns and cash generation (%)

Complete annual history, independent of chart loading and range. FCF margin and FCF / net income use matching annual totals. ROCE uses positive exact opening and closing capital-employed bases. Inputs, scopes and unavailable reasons are disclosed below. Missing inputs remain unavailable. Metric definitions.

Fiscal end	FCF margin (%)	FCF / net income (%)	ROCE (%)	Inputs & filing sources
2025-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2024-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2023-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2022-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2021-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2020-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2019-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2018-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2017-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2016-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2015-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2014-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2013-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings Calculation inputs: {"original":{},"recovered":{}}; fcfMargin: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; cashConversion: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; roce: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable

Annual operating facts

Complete annual history, independent of chart loading and range. Operating margin is operating profit as a percentage of revenue; net margin is consolidated net profit as a percentage of revenue. Negative margins show losses. Missing inputs remain unavailable. Metric definitions.

Fiscal end	Revenue (USD)	Operating margin (%)	Net margin (%)	Inputs & filing sources
2025-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2024-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2023-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2022-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2021-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2020-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2019-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2018-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2017-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2016-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2015-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2014-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable
2013-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Inputs & filings revenue: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; operatingIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy; netIncome: Banking or insurance accounting is outside this metric policy Source unavailable

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) P/E ratio history

The interactive P/E chart contains all 444 stored weekly price points (2018-04-13–2026-10-08); 444 have an eligible basic or diluted ratio. Annual EPS is carried forward from its fiscal end. Use the P/E range bar or any other chart range bar to change all five chart windows.

Fiscal-year-end snapshots

8 eligible fiscal-year-end observations span 2018-12-31–2025-12-31. Latest eligible diluted P/E: 9.58×; basic P/E: 9.51×, for fiscal end 2025-12-31, using the close on 2025-12-26.

Annual P/E = eligible fiscal-year-end close ÷ reported annual EPS. This is retrospective annual P/E, not TTM or forward P/E. Why we use annual data. Missing or non-positive EPS and missing eligible prices produce unavailable ratios.

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Complete annual P/E history (13 fiscal periods)

Full stored fiscal-year-end P/E history, independent of the selected chart window. Ratios in ×; prices in USD.
Fiscal end	Price date	Close	Price basis	Basic P/E	Diluted P/E	EPS filings
2025-12-31	2025-12-26	26.72	Adjusted close	9.51	9.58	Basic EPS (2026-02-26) Diluted EPS (2026-02-26)
2024-12-31	2024-12-27	25.71	Adjusted close	11.33	11.38	Basic EPS (2026-02-26) Diluted EPS (2026-02-26)
2023-12-31	2023-12-29	24.65	Adjusted close	9.41	9.52	Basic EPS (2026-02-26) Diluted EPS (2026-02-26)
2022-12-31	2022-12-30	22.14	Adjusted close	9.46	9.54	Basic EPS (2025-03-07) Diluted EPS (2025-03-07)
2021-12-31	2021-12-31	27.75	Adjusted close	10.93	10.97	Basic EPS (2024-03-01) Diluted EPS (2024-03-01)
2020-12-31	2020-12-31	19.58	Adjusted close	11.87	11.94	Basic EPS (2023-03-02) Diluted EPS (2023-03-02)
2019-12-31	2019-12-27	23.34	Adjusted close	13.04	13.41	Basic EPS (2022-03-01) Diluted EPS (2022-03-01)
2018-12-31	2018-12-28	22.02	Adjusted close	17.34	18.05	Basic EPS (2021-03-05) Diluted EPS (2021-03-05)
2017-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Basic EPS (2020-03-12) Diluted EPS (2020-03-12)
2016-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Basic EPS (2019-03-22) Diluted EPS (2019-03-22)
2015-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Basic EPS (2018-03-21) Diluted EPS (2018-03-21)
2014-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Basic EPS (2017-03-20) Diluted EPS (2017-03-20)
2013-12-31	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Basic EPS (2016-03-21) Diluted EPS (2016-03-21)

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