---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001473844-26-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STEL"
cik: "0001473844"
company_name: "Stellar Bancorp, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T00:13:54.652242+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stellar Bancorp Declares $0.15 Quarterly Dividend

## Summary
- Board declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on February 25, 2026.
- Dividend payable on March 31, 2026 to shareholders of record as of March 16, 2026.
- Stellar Bancorp (NYSE: STEL) announced the dividend via press release on February 25, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001473844-26-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STEL
- cik: 0001473844
- company_name: Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384426000003/0001473844-26-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384426000003/stel-20260225.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001473844-26-000003.txt

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