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First Busey (BUSE) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

First Busey has reported Operating Expenses over the past 10 years, most recently at $120.3 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $120.3 million for Q4 2025, up 53.04% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $483.3 million (up 60.68% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $480.2 million, up 59.27%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $120.3 million at First Busey, roughly flat from $120.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for BUSE hit a ceiling of $127.8 million in Q2 2025 and a floor of $54.5 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $72.3 million (2021), compared with a mean of $80.7 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: dropped 9.94% in 2021 and later surged 68.41% in 2025.
  • First Busey's Operating Expenses stood at $71.2 million in 2021, then increased by 3.52% to $73.7 million in 2022, then rose by 1.14% to $74.5 million in 2023, then rose by 5.51% to $78.6 million in 2024, then surged by 53.04% to $120.3 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $120.3 million (Q4 2025), $120.0 million (Q3 2025), and $127.8 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.