Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Southern First Bancshares (SFST) posted Interest Expenses of $25.76 million for Q2 2026, down 4.7% from $27.02 million a year earlier but up 5.8% from the prior quarter.
Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Interest Expenses at Southern First Bancshares was $103.36 million, down 8.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $106.53 million, down 11.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 48.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Southern First Bancshares' Interest Expenses was $119.99 million in FY2024 (+20.1%), $99.94 million in FY2023 (+398.7%), $20.04 million in FY2022 (+268.7%) and $5.44 million in FY2021 (-63.8%).
- Quarterly Interest Expenses has run from a low of $1.28 million in Q4 2021 to a high of $31.02 million in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 6.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 913.6%; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a decline of 52.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses for the three prior quarters was $24.35 million (Q1 2026), $25.79 million (Q4 2025) and $27.46 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.31 Mn |
Southern First Bancshares Inc Interest Expenses API
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