---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-001783"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISTR"
cik: "0001602658"
company_name: "Investar Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2026-01-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T08:46:45.325081+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Investar Q4 GAAP EPS $0.51, core $0.58; down YoY from $0.61 GAAP

## Summary
- Net income available to common shareholders $5.4M ($0.51 diluted), vs $5.7M ($0.54) Q3 2025 and $6.1M ($0.61) Q4 2024.
- Core (non-GAAP) EPS $0.58 for Q4 2025, compared to $0.54 Q3 2025 and $0.65 Q4 2024.
- Q4 2024 included $3.1M nontaxable BOLI death benefit proceeds boosting prior-year core metrics.
- No changes to guidance or key capital ratios mentioned in the release.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-001783
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISTR
- cik: 0001602658
- company_name: Investar Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2026-01-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774926001783/0001437749-26-001783-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774926001783/istr20251021_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-001783
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-001783.txt

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