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

Business First Bancshares has reported Operating Expenses for 13 years, with the latest figure at $59.5 million in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 16.25% year-over-year to $59.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $218.3 million, a 12.63% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $203.1 million, up 14.31% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $59.5 million for Q2 2026 at Business First Bancshares, up from $57.5 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $59.5 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $33.7 million in Q1 2022.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $44.7 million, with a median of $42.5 million recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses surged 38.49% in 2022, then dropped 5.71% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $38.3 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.57% to $39.7 million in 2023, then advanced by 24.82% to $49.6 million in 2024, then gained by 5.73% to $52.4 million in 2025, then grew by 13.57% to $59.5 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $59.5 million (Q2 2026), $57.5 million (Q1 2026), and $52.4 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.