Business First Bancshares BFST
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$31.13 -0.25 (-0.80%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted Interest Expenses of $47.8 million for Q2 2026, up 1.07% on a QoQ basis from $47.3 million in Q1 2026, and little changed year-over-year from $47.8 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares has reported Interest Expenses for 13 years, with the latest figure at $47.8 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses changed 0.0% year-over-year to $47.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $191.4 million, a 0.58% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $191.8 million, up 2.38% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was $47.8 million for Q2 2026 at Business First Bancshares, up from $47.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Expenses was $50.4 million in Q4 2024, with the low at $3.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Interest Expenses over 5 years is $36.1 million, with a median of $45.2 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Expenses decreased 7.93% in 2022, then soared 633.29% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Expenses stood at $18.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 121.77% to $40.9 million in 2023, then gained by 23.24% to $50.4 million in 2024, then declined by 6.93% to $46.9 million in 2025, then grew by 1.89% to $47.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $47.8 million (Q2 2026), $47.3 million (Q1 2026), and $46.9 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Banco Santander Chile 448.38 Bn 568.32 Bn - -467.75 Bn
2 Truist Financial 63.10 Bn 63.10 Bn - 2.35 Bn
3 Fifth Third Bancorp 49.74 Bn 26.02 Bn - 1.16 Bn
4 M&T Bank 34.66 Bn 34.66 Bn - 828.00 Mn
5 Huntington Bancshares 34.41 Bn 29.92 Bn - 1.33 Bn
6 Citizens Financial 29.91 Bn 29.91 Bn - 912.00 Mn
7 Regions Financial 25.92 Bn 25.99 Bn - 471.00 Mn
8 Keycorp 23.68 Bn -24.02 Bn - 809.00 Mn
9 First Citizens Bancshares 22.94 Bn 22.41 Bn 29.00 Mn 1.20 Bn
10 Business First Bancshares 939.62 Mn 364.02 Mn - 47.81 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 47.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 47.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 46.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 49.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 47.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 47.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 50.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 46.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 45.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 44.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 40.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 38.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 32.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 26.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 18.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 9.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 3.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 4.24 Mn