Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Expense - Deposits (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted Interest Expense - Deposits of $41.25 million for Q2 2026, down 0.7% from $41.55 million a year earlier and down 3.5% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Expense - Deposits (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Interest Expense - Deposits at Business First Bancshares was $168.95 million, down 0.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $168.92 million, up 2.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expense - Deposits has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 57.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Business First Bancshares' Interest Expense - Deposits was $165.09 million in FY2024 (+54.4%), $106.91 million in FY2023 (+337.9%), $24.41 million in FY2022 (+100.4%) and $12.18 million in FY2021 (-30.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Interest Expense - Deposits since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expense - Deposits increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Expense - Deposits in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 826.1%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 30.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Expense - Deposits for the three prior quarters was $42.76 million (Q1 2026), $41.58 million (Q4 2025) and $43.36 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense - Deposits (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | 10.76 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 7.37 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | 2.70 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | 7.85 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 3.48 Bn |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | 5.10 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | 5.52 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 887.98 Mn | -1.09 Bn | - | 41.25 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 41.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 42.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 43.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 41.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 42.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 44.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.06 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Interest Expense - Deposits API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expense-deposits&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expense-deposits", "ticker": "BFST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expense-deposits&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();