Business First Bancshares (BFST) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2017 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares' Long-Term Deferred Tax history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $23.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 9.21% year-over-year to $23.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $23.0 million (down 9.21% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $20.5 million, down 30.8% from the prior year.
• Long-Term Deferred Tax was $23.0 million for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, up from $20.5 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax ranged from a high of $36.7 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $20.5 million in Q4 2025.
• Historically, Long-Term Deferred Tax has averaged $27.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $26.8 million in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Long-Term Deferred Tax surged 553.1% in 2022, then plunged 39.84% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Long-Term Deferred Tax shows it stood at $31.2 million in 2022, then retreated by 12.41% to $27.3 million in 2023, then increased by 8.3% to $29.6 million in 2024, then slumped by 30.8% to $20.5 million in 2025, then climbed by 12.12% to $23.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Long-Term Deferred Tax figures came in at $23.0 million (Q1 2026), $20.5 million (Q4 2025), and $21.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.