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.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 13.63% year-over-year to $57.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $210.0 million, a 13.07% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $203.1 million, up 14.31% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses climbed to $57.5 million in Q1 2026 per BFST's latest filing, from $52.4 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $57.5 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $33.7 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $42.4 million (2024), against an average of $43.8 million.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 38.49% in 2022 and declined 5.71% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Expenses 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.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST Operating Expenses figures stand at $57.5 million (Q1 2026), $52.4 million (Q4 2025), and $48.9 million (Q3 2025).