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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Business First Bancshares has reported Operating Expenses over the past 11 years, most recently at $52.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $52.4 million for Q4 2025, up 5.73% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $203.1 million (up 14.31% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $203.1 million, up 14.31%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $52.4 million at Business First Bancshares, up from $48.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for BFST hit a ceiling of $52.4 million in Q4 2025 and a floor of $26.7 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $39.7 million (2023), compared with a mean of $40.2 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: surged 60.6% in 2021 and later decreased 5.71% in 2023.
  • Business First Bancshares' Operating Expenses stood at $30.1 million in 2021, then grew by 27.4% to $38.3 million in 2022, then increased by 3.57% to $39.7 million in 2023, then increased by 24.82% to $49.6 million in 2024, then grew by 5.73% to $52.4 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $52.4 million (Q4 2025), $48.9 million (Q3 2025), and $51.2 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.