Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Expense - Debt (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly Interest Expense - Debt of $6.6 million for Q2 2026, up 4.68% year-over-year from $6.3 million in Q2 2025, and up 44.35% on a QoQ basis from $4.5 million in Q1 2026.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Expense - Debt (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Business First Bancshares has reported Interest Expense - Debt for 13 years, with the latest figure at $6.6 million in Q2 2026.
- Interest Expense - Debt for Q2 2026 came in at $6.6 million, up 4.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $22.5 million (changed 0.36% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $22.9 million, up 2.86% from the prior year.
- Interest Expense - Debt grew to $6.6 million in Q2 2026, from $4.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Expense - Debt peaked at $8.8 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at $1.4 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $5.5 million and a median of $5.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Expense - Debt.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Interest Expense - Debt soared 464.67%; it then slumped 43.89% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Interest Expense - Debt shows it stood at $5.1 million in 2022, then soared by 30.69% to $6.7 million in 2023, then fell by 17.33% to $5.6 million in 2024, then decreased by 3.84% to $5.3 million in 2025, then advanced by 22.8% to $6.6 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Expense - Debt figures were $6.6 million in Q2 2026, $4.5 million in Q1 2026, and $5.3 million in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense - Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hdfc Bank | 120.66 Bn | 84.46 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Pnc Financial Services | 97.86 Bn | 97.86 Bn | - | 905.00 Mn |
| 3 | Us Bancorp | 96.39 Bn | 96.39 Bn | - | 658.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lloyds Banking | 93.61 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | NatWest | 74.92 Bn | -144.17 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 72.22 Bn | -81.10 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Nu Holdings | 70.34 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 2.35 Bn | - |
| 8 | Truist Financial | 61.75 Bn | 61.75 Bn | - | 485.00 Mn |
| 9 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 49.88 Bn | 26.16 Bn | - | 228.00 Mn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 1.02 Bn | 440.55 Mn | - | 6.56 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.18 Mn |