---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000775215-26-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HBT"
cik: "0000775215"
company_name: "HBT Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:07:27.257003+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HBT Financial Q1 GAAP EPS $0.34, adjusted $0.68; CNB merger closes

## Summary
- GAAP net income $11.2M ($0.34 diluted EPS) vs $19.1M ($0.60) year ago; adjusted net income $22.6M ($0.68).
- Net interest margin (tax-equivalent) rose 9 bps QoQ to 4.25%; nonperforming assets only 0.21% of assets.
- Completed merger with CNB Bank Shares on March 1, 2026; systems conversion successfully finished in March.
- Tangible book value per share $17.01, down 1.1% sequentially but up 10.2% year-over-year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000775215-26-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HBT
- cik: 0000775215
- company_name: HBT Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/775215/000077521526000046/0000775215-26-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/775215/000077521526000046/hbt-20260427.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000775215-26-000046
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000775215-26-000046.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000775215-26-000046.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HBT Financial, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $11.2 million, EPS $0.34 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Net income: $11.2 million
  - EPS: $0.34 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: by applicable law or regulation. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- HBT FINANCIAL, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS First Quarter Highlights • Net income of $11.2 million, or $0.34 per diluted share; return on average assets (“ROAA”) of 0.80%; return on average stockholders' equity (“ROAE”) of 6.77%; and return on average tangible common equity
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/775215/000077521526000046/0000775215-26-000046-index.htm

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