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

Business First Bancshares' (BFST) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $49.9 million in Q1 2026, up 4.52% year-on-year from $47.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 138.71% quarter-over-quarter from -$128.8 million in Q4 2025.

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

Business First Bancshares' Interest Expenses history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $49.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses rose 4.52% year-over-year to $49.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $49.9 million, a 65.31% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $191.8 million, up 2.38% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses climbed to $49.9 million in Q1 2026 per BFST's latest filing, from -$128.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $118.8 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$128.8 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $49.9 million (2026), against an average of $47.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses soared 1730.75% in 2022 and plunged 3742.49% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Expenses stood at -$5.7 million in 2022, then surged by 820.41% to $40.9 million in 2023, then sank by 91.35% to $3.5 million in 2024, then plunged by 3742.49% to -$128.8 million in 2025, then surged by 138.71% to $49.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST Interest Expenses figures stand at $49.9 million (Q1 2026), -$128.8 million (Q4 2025), and $50.3 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 KB Financial 43,124.21 Bn 43,125.44 Bn -775,612.08 259,661.44
2 Shinhan Financial 33,971.34 Bn 33,973.00 Bn - -2.73 Bn
3 Bank Of Chile 4,105.33 Bn 4,105.33 Bn 167,623.00 -32,586.00
4 NatWest 768.74 Bn 572.78 Bn 1.79 Bn -
5 Mizuho Financial 385.64 Bn 389.59 Bn - 3.52 Bn
6 Lloyds Banking 358.14 Bn 358.14 Bn - -
7 First Capital 200.03 Bn 199.69 Bn - 19.98 Mn
8 Landmark Bancorp 187.97 Bn 187.94 Bn - 5.30 Mn
9 Pnc Financial Services 100.96 Bn 101.01 Bn - 2.53 Bn
10 Business First Bancshares 992.71 Mn 402.91 Mn - 49.87 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 49.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 49.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -128.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -128.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 50.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 50.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 62.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 62.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 47.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 47.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 46.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 46.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 45.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 45.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 44.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 44.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 40.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 40.91 Mn