Business First Bancshares (BFST) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $59.5 million for Q2 2026, up 16.25% year-over-year from $51.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 3.57% on a QoQ basis from $57.5 million in Q1 2026.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Business First Bancshares has reported Operating Expenses for 13 years, with the latest figure at $59.5 million in Q2 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 came in at $59.5 million, up 16.25% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $218.3 million (up 12.63% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $203.1 million, up 14.31% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $59.5 million in Q2 2026, from $57.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $59.5 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $33.7 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $44.7 million and a median of $42.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses jumped 38.49%; it then fell 5.71% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $38.3 million in 2022, then rose by 3.57% to $39.7 million in 2023, then rose by 24.82% to $49.6 million in 2024, then increased by 5.73% to $52.4 million in 2025, then advanced by 13.57% to $59.5 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $59.5 million in Q2 2026, $57.5 million in Q1 2026, and $52.4 million in Q4 2025.
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| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 1.02 Bn | 442.18 Mn | - | 59.53 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 59.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 57.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 52.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 48.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 51.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 50.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 49.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 42.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 42.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 38.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 40.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.57 Mn |