Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 30, 2026 · Revenue $3.34M, +30.2% YoY · Filed Nov 3, 2026
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) files with the SEC under industry code 6022, State Commercial Banks. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, it reported revenue of $3.3 million and net income of $24.6 million. As of Sep 30, 2026 it held $490.0 million in cash and investments and $24.7 million in total debt.
Revenue
$3.34M
+30.2% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$24.55M
+7.4% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$43.69M
+34.8% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$15.53M
-9.0% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$0.71
-2.7% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
$0.15
+7.1% vs year-ago quarter
Shares outstanding
32.24M
+8.9% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$465.31M
Q3 FY2026
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; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 30, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 30, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.3M | $3.2M | $3.1M | $2.6M | $2.6M |
| Net income | $24.6M | $24.2M | $23.6M | $22.4M | $22.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.71 | $0.70 | $0.68 | $0.71 | $0.73 |
| Operating cash flow | $43.7M | $27.1M | $26.7M | $17.1M | $32.4M |
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | $15.5M | $32.1M |
| Total assets | $9.0B | $8.9B | $8.9B | $8.2B | $8.0B |
| Total liabilities | $8.0B | $7.9B | $7.9B | $7.3B | $7.1B |
| Stockholders' equity | $1.0B | $1.0B | $991.2M | $896.9M | $878.4M |
| Cash and investments | $490.0M | $575.6M | $589.8M | $411.2M | $399.1M |
| Total debt | $24.7M | $25.2M | $25.5M | $26.7M | $28.4M |
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 |
All 872 Business First Bancshares, Inc. SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.