---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000893847-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HWBK"
cik: "0000893847"
company_name: "HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T07:17:39.402642+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hawthorn Bancshares Q4 EPS $0.90, FY EPS $3.43; dividend raised 5% to $0.21

## Summary
- Q4 net income $6.2M ($0.90 diluted EPS) vs $4.6M ($0.66) a year ago; FY net income $23.8M ($3.43 EPS) vs $18.3M ($2.61).
- Net interest margin (FTE) improved to 4.03% in Q4 (3.55% prior year); FY NIM 3.89% (3.41% prior year).
- Loans held for investment $1.49B, down 1.8% QoQ; deposits $1.55B, up 1.9% QoQ.
- Non-performing assets $7.0M (0.47% of loans) vs $4.2M (0.29%) a year ago; allowance for credit losses 1.42%.
- Quarterly dividend increased 5% to $0.21/share, payable April 1, 2026 to holders of record March 15, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000893847-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HWBK
- cik: 0000893847
- company_name: HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893847/000089384726000004/0000893847-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893847/000089384726000004/hwbk-20260128.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893847-26-000004.txt

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