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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Expense - Debt (2016 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) has disclosed Interest Expense - Debt for 12 consecutive years, with $4.5 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Interest Expense - Debt fell 13.85% year-over-year to $4.5 million; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $22.2 million, up 5.15%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $22.9 million, 2.86% up from the prior year.
  • Interest Expense - Debt hit $4.5 million in Q1 2026 for Business First Bancshares, down from $5.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expense - Debt topped out at $8.8 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $1.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Interest Expense - Debt over 5 years is $5.5 million, with a median of $5.3 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Expense - Debt skyrocketed 464.67% in 2023 and then tumbled 43.89% in 2024.
  • Business First Bancshares' Interest Expense - Debt stood at $5.1 million in 2022, then surged by 30.69% to $6.7 million in 2023, then decreased by 17.33% to $5.6 million in 2024, then dropped by 3.84% to $5.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 14.93% to $4.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Expense - Debt over the past three periods came in at $4.5 million, $5.3 million, and $6.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.