Business First Bancshares annual shares outstanding
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Business First Bancshares Shares Outstanding History (BFST)
Business First Bancshares reported 29.5M shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 29.5M | −41,690 | −0.14% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 29.6M | 4.2M | +16.57% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 25.4M | 241,496 | +0.96% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 25.1M | 4.7M | +23.09% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 20.4M | −221,088 | −1.07% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 20.6M | 7.3M | +55.29% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 13.3M | 66,083 | +0.50% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 13.2M | 3.0M | +29.13% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 10.2M | 3.3M | +47.94% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 6.9M | −119,240 | −1.69% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 7.0M | 1.7M | +32.38% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 5.3M | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 29.5M | −92,302 | −0.31% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 29.5M | −61,629 | −0.21% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 29.5M | −41,690 | −0.14% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 29.6M | 4.1M | +16.05% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 29.6M | 4.1M | +16.08% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 29.6M | 4.1M | +16.04% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 29.6M | 4.2M | +16.57% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 25.5M | 175,333 | +0.69% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 25.5M | 158,007 | +0.62% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 25.5M | 165,863 | +0.66% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 25.4M | 241,496 | +0.96% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 25.3M | 22.7M | +872.85% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 25.3M | 2.8M | +12.24% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 25.3M | 2.8M | +12.21% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 25.1M | 4.7M | +23.09% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 2.6M | −17.8M | −87.22% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 22.6M | 1.8M | +8.87% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 22.6M | 1.8M | +8.46% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 20.4M | −221,088 | −1.07% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 20.4M | −283,733 | −1.37% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 20.7M | 73,522 | +0.36% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 20.8M | 7.7M | +59.20% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 20.6M | 7.3M | +55.29% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 20.7M | 7.4M | +55.69% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 20.7M | 7.3M | +54.68% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 13.1M | −293,495 | −2.20% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 13.3M | 66,083 | +0.50% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 13.3M | 1.7M | +15.10% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 13.4M | 1.8M | +15.85% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 13.4M | 3.1M | +30.08% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 13.2M | 3.0M | +29.13% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 11.5M | 4.6M | +66.37% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 11.5M | 4.6M | +66.36% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 10.3M | 3.3M | +48.17% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 10.2M | 3.3M | +47.94% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 6.9M | −109,843 | −1.56% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 6.9M | −104,843 | −1.49% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 6.9M | −104,843 | −1.49% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 6.9M | −119,240 | −1.69% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 7.0M | 6,500 | +0.09% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 7.0M | −168,500 | −2.34% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 7.0M | −155,685 | −2.16% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 7.0M | 1.7M | +32.38% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 7.0M | — | — |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 7.2M | — | — |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 7.2M | — | — |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 5.3M | — | — |
Business First Bancshares Share Buyback History
A share buyback, also called a stock repurchase, is when a company uses cash to buy its own shares. Business First Bancshares share buyback history shows the reported cash used for repurchases. Buybacks can reduce shares outstanding, but issuance, stock-based compensation, acquisitions, and stock splits can change the share count separately.
Business First Bancshares used $3.7M to repurchase common stock in fy 2025. Across the latest 5 reported fiscal years, total share repurchases were $14.7M. The latest reported quarter showed $4.8M of share repurchases.
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Share repurchases |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $3.7M |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $0 |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $10.9M |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $5.8M |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $2.6M |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $33,000 |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $863,000 |
TickerStat uses SEC-reported cash payments for common-stock repurchases. The amounts describe capital returned through buybacks; they are not a forecast or a measure of the number of shares retired.
Business First Bancshares shares outstanding trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Business First Bancshares's shares outstanding moved from 20.6M to 29.5M, a change of 8.9M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 29.5M.
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What shares outstanding means
Shares outstanding is the number of common shares held by investors at a reporting-period end. The count can change because of stock issuance, repurchases, conversions, acquisitions, or stock splits.
Calculation and source
SEC-reported period-end shares
TickerStat displays period-end common shares from SEC filings and adjusts older values to the current share basis when a stock-split conversion ratio is reported directly or evidenced by a later filing’s restated historical share balance. After repeated reverse splits, an old period can represent less than one current-basis share; this is a split-adjusted equivalent, not a literal historical certificate count. Values remain as reported when no reliable split ratio is available. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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Business First replaces prior buyback with a new $30 million authorization
Business First Bancshares ($BFST) approved a new program permitting up to $30 million of common-share repurchases over two years. The authorization replaces an existing program that still had approximately $12.4 million available. That unus ...
Business First expands its interest margin as loans and deposits grow
Business First Bancshares ($BFST) reported third-quarter 2026 net income available to common shareholders of $23.2 million, or $0.71 per diluted share. That compared with $0.70 in the second quarter and $0.73 a year earlier. Non-GAAP core e ...
