---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001473844-25-000069"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STEL"
cik: "0001473844"
company_name: "Stellar Bancorp, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T17:57:37.598302+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stellar Bancorp increases quarterly dividend to $0.15 per share, up $0.01

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share declared, payable Dec 31, 2025 to holders of record Dec 15, 2025.
- Dividend increased by $0.01 per share from the prior $0.14 quarterly dividend.
- New dividend represents a 7.1% increase from the previous rate.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001473844-25-000069
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STEL
- cik: 0001473844
- company_name: Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384425000069/0001473844-25-000069-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384425000069/stel-20251120.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001473844-25-000069.txt

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