Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Expense - Debt (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares' Interest Expense - Debt history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.5 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Interest Expense - Debt fell 13.85% year-over-year to $4.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $22.2 million, a 5.15% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $22.9 million, up 2.86% from the prior year.
• Interest Expense - Debt retreated to $4.5 million in Q1 2026 per BFST's latest filing, 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.
• The 5-year median for Interest Expense - Debt is $5.3 million (2025), against an average of $5.5 million.
• Across the five-year window, Interest Expense - Debt surged 464.67% in 2023 and tumbled 43.89% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Interest Expense - Debt stood at $5.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 30.69% to $6.7 million in 2023, then retreated by 17.33% to $5.6 million in 2024, then slipped by 3.84% to $5.3 million in 2025, then fell by 14.93% to $4.5 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST Interest Expense - Debt figures stand at $4.5 million (Q1 2026), $5.3 million (Q4 2025), and $6.1 million (Q3 2025).