Business First Bancshares (BFST) Rent Expense (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares' Rent Expense history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.1 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Rent Expense rose 10.41% year-over-year to $8.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $29.4 million, a 13.04% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $28.6 million, up 19.27% from the prior year.
• Rent Expense grew to $8.1 million in Q1 2026 per BFST's latest filing, from $6.8 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Rent Expense topped out at $8.1 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $4.4 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Rent Expense is $5.4 million (2023), against an average of $5.9 million.
• Biggest YoY gain for Rent Expense was 37.32% in 2025; the steepest drop was 3.92% in 2025.
• Year by year, Rent Expense stood at $4.9 million in 2022, then advanced by 7.79% to $5.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 33.69% to $7.1 million in 2024, then dropped by 3.92% to $6.8 million in 2025, then rose by 19.28% to $8.1 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST Rent Expense figures stand at $8.1 million (Q1 2026), $6.8 million (Q4 2025), and $7.3 million (Q3 2025).