Business First Bancshares price to book ratio BFST

Market value divided by the book value of the company's net assets, since 2018.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 1.0×
9-year median: 1.0×
Against its 9-year history: 46th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
9-year range: 0.5× to 1.6×
Peer median: 1.3×

Business First Bancshares' price to book ratio is 1.0× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its 9-year median of 1.0×, close to the middle of its last 9 years.

Over that time it ranged from 0.5× in Mar 2020 to 1.6× in Apr 2018.

The median for 10 regional banks of a similar size is 1.3×.

Price to book ratio over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	1.0×	0.9×	1.1×
2025	0.9×	0.8×	1.2×
2024	1.1×	0.8×	1.2×
2023	1.0×	0.6×	1.1×
2022	1.1×	1.0×	1.4×
2021	1.3×	1.1×	1.3×
2020	1.1×	0.5×	1.2×
2019	1.2×	1.1×	1.4×
2018	1.3×	1.3×	1.6×

Against its peers

Companies in Banks - Regional nearest Business First Bancshares' size, closest first, today.

Company	Price to book ratio
BFSTBusiness First Bancshares	1.0×
MCBSMetroCity Bankshares	1.8×
CCNECNB Financial	1.2×
CFFNCapitol Federal Financial	1.0×
MBWMMercantile Bank	1.4×
NBBKNB Bancorp	1.2×
EQBKEquity Bancshares	1.2×
FSBCFive Star Bancorp	2.3×
CPFCentral Pacific Financial	1.6×
TRSTTrustco Bank Corp N Y	1.4×
SBSISouthside Bancshares	1.1×
Peer median	1.3×

What the price to book ratio tells you

Market value divided by the accounting value of the company's net assets. Below 1 means the market values the business at less than what it owns on paper.

Book value misses brands, software and people, so asset-light companies always look expensive on it. Most useful for banks and industrials.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.