Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) is a financial holding company and parent of b1BANK, a community-based bank serving small-to-midsized businesses, their owners and employees, as well as individuals and high-net-worth clients. Operating across Louisiana and in Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex,… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. reported revenue of $357.32M, up 11.9% from a year earlier, and net income of $94.65M. Its pre-tax margin was 33.1%. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $324.71M, up 19.6% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $87.86M.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Business First Bancshares, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) is a financial holding company and parent of b1BANK, a community-based bank serving small-to-midsized businesses, their owners and employees, as well as individuals and high-net-worth clients. Operating across Louisiana and in Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, b1BANK provides commercial, real estate and consumer loans; checking, savings and deposit products; treasury and cash management; wealth management and fiduciary services; and related services such as SBA lending, card products and merchant services. The company also offers SBA lending services through Waterstone and investment advisory services through Smith Shellnut Wilson. Its business is organized around banking and related financial services rather than separately reported operating segments. At December 31, 2025, Business First had $8.2 billion in total assets and $6.7 billion in deposits, and employed 842 people. Founded in 2006, the company has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions, including Oakwood Bancshares in 2024 and Progressive Bancorp in January 2026. Its website is www.b1bank.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry (SIC)
- Banks & Brokers
- Headquarters
- BATON ROUGE, LA
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1624322
- SIC
- 6022
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2015–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Business First Bancshares, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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