Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST

FY2025 · ended Dec 31, 2025 · Revenue $10.70M, +1.2% YoY · Filed Feb 26, 2026

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) files with the SEC under industry code 6022, State Commercial Banks. In fiscal 2025, which ended Dec 31, 2025, it reported revenue of $10.7 million and net income of $87.9 million. Free cash flow was $92.0 million. As of Sep 30, 2026 it held $490.0 million in cash and investments and $24.7 million in total debt.

Revenue (TTM)
$12.32M
+12.7% vs year-ago TTM
Net income (TTM)
$94.65M
+15.4% vs year-ago TTM
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$114.58M
+24.1% vs year-ago TTM
Free cash flow
$92.02M
+53.8% vs prior year
EPS (TTM)
$2.79
+7.5% vs year-ago TTM
Dividend per share (TTM)
$0.60
+7.1% vs year-ago TTM
Shares outstanding
32.71M
+10.7% vs prior year
Net cash
$465.31M
as of Sep 30, 2026
Operating margin
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Company profile

Industry
State Commercial Banks (SIC 6022)
Listed as
BFST (Nasdaq)
Fiscal year ends
December 31
Incorporated in
LA
Headquarters
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC filer status
Accelerated filer
SEC CIK
1624322

Other State Commercial Banks companies

Key figures

Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.

Line
FY 2025
Dec 31, 2025
FY 2024
Dec 31, 2024
FY 2023
Dec 31, 2023
FY 2022
Dec 31, 2022
FY 2021
Dec 31, 2021
Revenue
$10.7M
$10.6M
$9.7M
$8.3M
$6.8M
Net income
$87.9M
$65.1M
$71.0M
$54.3M
$52.1M
Diluted EPS
$2.79
$2.26
$2.59
$2.32
$2.53
Operating cash flow
$92.1M
$61.4M
$91.0M
$69.6M
$56.4M
Free cash flow
$92.0M
$59.8M
$79.3M
$61.8M
$52.5M
Total assets
$8.2B
$7.9B
$6.6B
$6.0B
$4.7B
Total liabilities
$7.3B
$7.1B
$5.9B
$5.4B
$4.3B
Stockholders' equity
$896.9M
$799.5M
$644.3M
$580.5M
$433.4M
Cash and investments
$411.2M
$319.1M
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.1B
Total debt
$26.7M
$28.3M
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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings
Form Description Filed Period
10-Q Quarterly report Nov 3, 2026 Sep 30, 2026
8-K Current report
Other events
Oct 29, 2026 Oct 29, 2026
8-K Current report
Results of operations, Regulation FD disclosure
Oct 26, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
8-K Current report
Officer or director change
Sep 11, 2026 Sep 9, 2026
10-Q Quarterly report Jul 31, 2026 Jun 30, 2026
8-K Current report
Results of operations, Regulation FD disclosure
Jul 23, 2026 Jul 23, 2026

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.