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

Business First Bancshares' Interest Expenses history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $47.3 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses fell 0.86% year-over-year to $47.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $191.4 million (changed 0.43% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $191.8 million, up 2.38% from the prior year.
• Interest Expenses was $47.3 million for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, up from $46.9 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $50.4 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $3.6 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $35.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $44.5 million in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Expenses retreated 7.93% in 2022, then surged 633.29% in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $18.4 million in 2022, then soared by 121.77% to $40.9 million in 2023, then rose by 23.24% to $50.4 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.93% to $46.9 million in 2025, then rose by 0.81% to $47.3 million in 2026.
• The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $47.3 million (Q1 2026), $46.9 million (Q4 2025), and $49.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.