---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001473844-25-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STEL"
cik: "0001473844"
company_name: "Stellar Bancorp, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T03:29:43.304896+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stellar Bancorp increases quarterly dividend to $0.14 per share

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend increased to $0.14 per share, payable March 31, 2025 to shareholders of record March 17, 2025.
- Declared by Board of Directors on February 26, 2025.
- Stellar Bancorp (NYSE: STEL) signals positive outlook with dividend increase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001473844-25-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STEL
- cik: 0001473844
- company_name: Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384425000010/0001473844-25-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384425000010/stel-20250226.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001473844-25-000010.txt

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