Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 10.26 as of 2026-10-06T12:50:41.432Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-10-06T09:24:05.906Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-10-06T12:50:41.432Z.
Quote observation: 2026-10-05T20:00:01.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 91a380dd757558ccc2fb7af6c4a6836677d8a0cca0dceba6f9be76559fe5cc0b
Forward PE Ratio (10.26) = Dated Quote Price ($30.87) / Consensus Forward EPS ($3.01)
FORWARD PE RATIO
10.26
SECTOR MEDIAN · FINANCIAL SERVICES
11.39
median of 251 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-9.92%
vs the sector median at left
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Market Cap
$1.01B
Forward PE Ratio
10.26
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) | $1.01B | 10.26 |
| CNB Financial Corporation (CCNE)vs › | $1.01B | 9.59 |
| Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ)vs › | $1.02B | 17.01 |
| CNB Financial Corporation (CCNEP)vs › | $1.02B | 6.98 |
| Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (HBNC)vs › | $987.59M | 9.04 |
| Five Star Bancorp (FSBC)vs › | $1.05B | 12.41 |
| Camden National Corp. (CAC)vs › | $963.80M | 10.58 |
| Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (CFFN)vs › | $1.05B | 11.03 |
| International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGIC)vs › | $1.06B | 10.16 |
| Hanmi Financial Corporation (HAFC)vs › | $937.64M | 9.91 |
Trailing P/E
10.9
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
10.3
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $3.01 implies +6.7% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $2.82.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
At the dated quote price of $30.87, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $3.01 | $2.98 – $3.03 | 3 | 10.3x |
| 2027-12-31 | $3.32 | $3.28 – $3.37 | 4 | 9.3x |
| 2028-12-31 | $3.43 | $3.40 – $3.45 | 1 | 9.0x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
