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

Business First Bancshares' Operating Expenses history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $57.5 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 13.63% year-over-year to $57.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $210.0 million (up 13.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $203.1 million, up 14.31% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $57.5 million for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, up from $52.4 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $57.5 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $33.7 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $43.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $42.4 million in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses jumped 38.49% in 2022, then slipped 5.71% in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $38.3 million in 2022, then gained by 3.57% to $39.7 million in 2023, then gained by 24.82% to $49.6 million in 2024, then rose by 5.73% to $52.4 million in 2025, then advanced by 9.65% to $57.5 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $57.5 million (Q1 2026), $52.4 million (Q4 2025), and $48.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.