BFST FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #80 of 136 in industry

Business First Bancshares, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $2.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $77,409 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
LA
Filing date
2026-04-08
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#80/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
33:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$2.6M
Median worker
$77,409

Answer first

Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 package ranks #1117 of 1,423 complete filings on both CEO total ($2.6M) and pay ratio (33:1) this year.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $77,409. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 80 of 136, 42nd percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Depository Institutions companies.

Dollar rank
#1117
$2.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1117
33:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
42nd
below the industry median pay ratio

How Business First Bancshares, Inc. ranks nationally

Business First Bancshares, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$2,554,497 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Business First Bancshares, Inc. vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($2.6M) against pay ratio (33:1) for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Depository Institutions industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both0785606.01571212.12356818.13142424.130.4:133.6:136.8:139.9:143.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Business First Bancshares, Inc., CEO total pay: 2554497 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 33:1Business First Bancshares, Inc.Mid Penn Bancorp Inc, CEO total pay: 2179162 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 34:1Mid Penn Bancorp IncWilson Bank Holding Co, CEO total pay: 1831840 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 32:1Wilson Bank Holding CoPeapack Gladstone Financial Corp, CEO total pay: 113822 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 31:1Peapack Gladstone Financial CorpTrico Bancshares /, CEO total pay: 2993806 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 31:1Trico Bancshares /Primis Financial Corp., CEO total pay: 2185079 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 36:1Primis Financial Corp.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. vs. Depository Institutions peers, plotted against the industry's $3.0M median CEO total and 43:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Depository Institutions peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 124 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 60. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
33:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-18:1
from FY2024 51:1
CEO $ YoY
-18%
$2.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Business First Bancshares, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $2.0M - $72,640 28:1 -
2022 $2.5M +25% $56,511 45:1 +17:1
2023 $2.4M -6.6% $60,923 39:1 -6:1
2024 $3.1M +31% $61,014 51:1 +12:1
2025 $2.6M -18% $77,409 33:1 -18:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1624322, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
33:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$2.6M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Below
#80 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Business First Bancshares, Inc.: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $2.6M ranks #1117 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). the CEO earned 33× the median employee ($77,409) in FY2025.

Median employee $77,409 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 33 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$2.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

33:1

Below typical

Business First Bancshares, Inc. in the lower-dollar third

Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $2.6M ranks #1117 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Depository Institutions (SIC 60) median ratio is 43:1 across 136 FY2025 filers; Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s $2.6M CEO total is at or below the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

National dual ranks align at #1117 / #1117 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$2.6M
Median Employee Pay
$77,409
Pay Ratio
33:1
Filing Date
2026-04-08

Company Info

Ticker
BFST
CIK
1624322
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6022
State
LA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1624322, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $2.6M ranks #1117 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars).

Read with Business First Bancshares, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.6M (Δ $20K heavier vs Business First Bancshares, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Custom Truck One Source, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.6M (Δ $23K heavier vs Business First Bancshares, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Dhi Group, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.5M (Δ $31K lighter vs Business First Bancshares, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Merchants Bancorp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.5M (Δ $46K lighter vs Business First Bancshares, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Mid Penn Bancorp Inc (SIC 60 pole)

Mid Penn Bancorp Inc stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1117/#1117

Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #1117 by CEO dollars and #1117 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (CIK 1624322), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.