Business First Bancshares Retained Earnings 2011-2026 | BFST

Retained earnings — this is the portion of a company’s net profit that has not been distributed to shareholders as dividends but remains at the company’s disposal for future use. It is also referred to as retained income or accumulated earnings.

Possible uses include

reinvestment in development (R&D, equipment, marketing)
debt repayment
acquisition of other companies
creation of reserves for the future

A high level of retained earnings indicates that the company is in a growth phase, accumulating capital and prioritizing reinvestment over dividend payouts. Conversely, low or negative retained earnings may suggest either a generous dividend policy, in which all profits are distributed to shareholders, or ongoing losses that reduce the overall financial result.

The presence of retained earnings does not indicate that the company has available cash — it is solely an accounting figure reflecting the accumulated portion of net profit remaining after dividends have been paid. Therefore, it is important for investors to analyze not only the amount of retained earnings, but also how effectively it is used to develop the business, reduce debt, or build financial stability.

Annual Retained Earnings Business First Bancshares

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
327 M	261 M	216 M	164 M	-	-	56.7 M	38 M	27.2 M	23.8 M	20.3 M	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
327 M	20.3 M	126 M

Quarterly Retained Earnings Business First Bancshares

2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
293 M	276 M	261 M	250 M	237 M	225 M	216 M	205 M	189 M	174 M	164 M	150 M	-	128 M	122 M	112 M	104 M	89.4 M	79.2 M	79.2 M	79.2 M	79.2 M	56.7 M	56.7 M	56.7 M	56.7 M	38 M	38 M	38 M	38 M	27.2 M	27.2 M	27.2 M	27.2 M	23.8 M	23.8 M	23.8 M	23.8 M	20.3 M	20.3 M	20.3 M	20.3 M	16.9 M	16.9 M	16.9 M	16.9 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
293 M	16.9 M	94.3 M

Retained Earnings of other stocks in the Banks regional industry

Issuer	Retained Earnings	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Atlantic Capital Bancshares ACBI	114 M	-	-1.48 %	$ 566 M	USA
Mercantile Bank Corporation MBWM	335 M	$ 50.42	1.1 %	$ 813 M	USA
Signature Bank SBNY	3.55 B	-	-	$ 4.41 B	USA
American National Bankshares AMNB	233 M	-	-	$ 508 M	USA
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. MCB	451 M	$ 83.63	1.74 %	$ 886 M	USA
Allegiance Bancshares ABTX	267 M	-	-0.86 %	$ 1.51 B	USA
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. FMBI	1.39 B	-	-1.2 %	$ 2.26 B	USA
Mizuho Financial Group MFG	2.97 T	$ 8.04	3.01 %	$ 20.4 B	Japan
Magyar Bancorp MGYR	58.6 M	$ 16.54	-	$ 105 M	USA
Meridian Corporation MRBK	128 M	$ 19.37	2.49 %	$ 219 M	USA
Citizens Holding Company CIZN	99.4 M	-	-5.65 %	$ 49.5 M	USA
BankFinancial Corporation BFIN	74.4 M	-	-	$ 151 M	USA
ESSA Bancorp ESSA	163 M	-	-	$ 196 M	USA
Bank of South Carolina Corporation BKSC	14 M	-	-0.41 %	$ 66.6 M	USA
Midland States Bancorp MSBI	86.8 M	$ 22.23	1.79 %	$ 485 M	USA
First Guaranty Bancshares FGBI	68 M	$ 8.47	-	$ 94.6 M	USA
Cadence Bancorporation CADE	260 M	-	-	$ 5.43 B	USA
Brookline Bancorp BRKL	265 M	-	-	$ 974 M	USA
First Financial Northwest FFNW	96.2 M	-	-1.23 %	$ 206 M	USA
Bogota Financial Corp. BSBK	90 M	$ 8.36	0.64 %	$ 107 M	USA
Northeast Bank NBN	90 M	$ 111.54	1.21 %	$ 988 M	USA
Byline Bancorp BY	646 M	$ 31.64	1.67 %	$ 1.42 B	USA
Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. BBAR	-29.4 B	$ 14.49	2.77 %	$ 450 B	Argentina
Fulton Financial Corporation FULT	2.02 B	$ 20.25	1.2 %	$ 3.68 B	USA
CBTX CBTX	566 M	-	1.49 %	$ 1.51 B	USA
Northfield Bancorp (Staten Island, NY) NFBK	420 M	$ 13.59	0.89 %	$ 545 M	USA
Community Bank System CBU	1.39 B	$ 58.12	1.43 %	$ 3.06 B	USA
Glen Burnie Bancorp GLBZ	22.9 M	-	-	$ 12.5 M	USA
Coastal Financial Corporation CCB	258 M	$ 78.26	1.84 %	$ 1.18 B	USA
Northrim BanCorp NRIM	310 M	$ 23.14	1.38 %	$ 511 M	USA
CrossFirst Bankshares CFB	272 M	-	-	$ 784 M	USA
First Capital FCAP	105 M	$ 48.12	-	$ 161 M	USA
FFBW FFBW	40.4 M	-	-	$ 68.2 M	USA
Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc. STXB	76.7 M	-	-0.23 %	$ 446 M	USA
People's United Financial, Inc. PBCT	1.36 B	-	-	$ 8.34 B	USA
Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana HFBL	15.2 M	$ 16.51	-0.3 %	$ 50.4 M	USA
C&F Financial Corporation CFFI	269 M	$ 73.02	-	$ 236 M	USA
HomeStreet HMST	251 M	-	1.84 %	$ 262 M	USA
Capitol Federal Financial CFFN	-87.3 M	$ 7.19	1.05 %	$ 935 M	USA
Independent Bank Corp. INDB	1.27 B	$ 75.52	0.67 %	$ 3.49 B	USA
Old Second Bancorp OSBC	537 M	$ 20.0	1.32 %	$ 978 M	USA
American River Bankshares AMRB	56 M	-	2.00 %	$ 125 M	USA
Bank of Commerce Holdings BOCH	111 M	-	-1.56 %	$ 254 M	USA
Bank OZK OZK	1.95 B	$ 45.25	1.23 %	$ 5.85 B	USA
Customers Bancorp CUBI	1.54 B	$ 69.25	1.67 %	$ 2.24 B	USA
CIT Group Inc. CIT	1.43 B	-	-1.4 %	$ 4.74 B	USA
HMN Financial HMNF	142 M	-	-2.13 %	$ 122 M	USA
Columbia Financial CLBK	934 M	$ 17.65	1.09 %	$ 1.8 B	USA
PCB Bancorp PCB	146 M	$ 22.67	2.05 %	$ 324 M	USA
Peoples Bancorp PEBO	437 M	$ 32.47	1.0 %	$ 1.14 B	USA