Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Professional Fees (2009 - 2026)
Southern First Bancshares (SFST) reported Professional Fees of $758,000 for Q3 2026, up 25.3% from $605,000 a year earlier but down 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Professional Fees (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Southern First Bancshares' Professional Fees came in at $2.95 million, up 23.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.46 million, up 2.1% from FY2024.
- Professional Fees has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Professional Fees came in at $2.4 million in FY2024 (-3.7%), $2.5 million in FY2023 (-5.3%), $2.64 million in FY2022 (+1.8%) and $2.59 million in FY2021 (+13.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Professional Fees spans a low of $504,000 in Q3 2023 and a high of $787,000 in Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Professional Fees has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 13.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Professional Fees in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 42.3%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 31.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $782,000 (Q2 2026), $675,000 (Q1 2026) and $732,000 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Professional Fees (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 3.90 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 606.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 700.00 Mn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 411.67 Mn |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 424.00 Mn |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 1.17 Bn |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 10 | Southern First Bancshares | 573.54 Mn | -556.77 Mn | - | 758,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 758,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 782,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 675,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 732,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 605,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 609,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 509,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 656,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 548,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 582,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 618,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 582,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 504,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 751,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 660,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 787,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 555,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 693,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 599,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 684,000.00 |
API Access
Southern First Bancshares Professional Fees API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=professional-fees&ticker=SFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "professional-fees", "ticker": "SFST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=professional-fees&ticker=SFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();