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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 12 consecutive years, with $57.5 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 13.63% year-over-year to $57.5 million; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $210.0 million, up 13.07%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $203.1 million, 14.31% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses hit $57.5 million in Q1 2026 for Business First Bancshares, up 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.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $43.8 million, with a median of $42.4 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses surged 38.49% in 2022 and then dropped 5.71% in 2023.
  • Business First Bancshares' Operating Expenses stood at $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, then rose by 9.65% to $57.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $57.5 million, $52.4 million, and $48.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.