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

Business First Bancshares' Interest Expense - Deposits history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $42.8 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Interest Expense - Deposits rose 0.75% year-over-year to $42.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $169.2 million, a 0.15% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $168.9 million, up 2.32% from the prior year.
• Interest Expense - Deposits advanced to $42.8 million in Q1 2026 per BFST's latest filing, from $41.6 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Interest Expense - Deposits topped out at $44.9 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $2.3 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Interest Expense - Deposits is $38.0 million (2024), against an average of $29.9 million.
• Across the five-year window, Interest Expense - Deposits slumped 30.22% in 2022 and surged 826.09% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Interest Expense - Deposits stood at $13.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 156.93% to $34.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 31.21% to $44.9 million in 2024, then slipped by 7.32% to $41.6 million in 2025, then grew by 2.83% to $42.8 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST Interest Expense - Deposits figures stand at $42.8 million (Q1 2026), $41.6 million (Q4 2025), and $43.4 million (Q3 2025).