---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001624322-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "BFST"
cik: "0001624322"
company_name: "Business First Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T08:25:31.263097+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BFST Q4 net income $21M ($0.71), FY net income $82.5M ($2.79); common dividend $0.15

## Summary
- Q4 net income $21.0M ($0.71 diluted EPS); core EPS $0.79. FY net income $82.5M ($2.79) up 38% YoY.
- Net interest income $70.9M, NIM 3.71%; loan growth $168.4M (11.1% annualized) in Q4.
- Common dividend $0.15 per share, payable Feb 28, 2026 to holders of record Feb 15, 2026.
- Q4 stock buyback of 150,504 shares at $24.79 avg; tangible book value per share up to $23.36.
- Nonperforming loans ratio rose 42 bps to 1.24% due to a single $25.8M CRE relationship.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001624322-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: BFST
- cik: 0001624322
- company_name: Business First Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000162432226000013/0001624322-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000162432226000013/bfst-20260122.htm

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