Stellar Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Houston, Texas, established in 2007 according to the FDIC.
This bank merged into Prosperity Bank on 1 July 2026. Its history ends with its last Call Report.

Stellar Bank reported total assets of $10.4 bn at Q2 2026, its last Call Report before it merged into Prosperity Bank. Its common equity tier 1 ratio was 12.79%, and an estimated 58.47% of domestic deposits were uninsured. Source: FDIC Call Report data, cross-checked against FFIEC filings.

What changed this quarter (Q1 2026 to Q2 2026)
  • Return on equity (ROE): down 11.87 pp on Q1 2026, to -4.12%
  • Total assets: down 4.4% on Q1 2026, to $10.4 bn
  • Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio: down 0.77 pp on Q1 2026, to 12.79%
Total assets
$10.4 bn
-0.8% on a year earlier
CET1 capital ratio
12.79%
-1.39 pp on a year earlier
Return on equity
-4.12%
-11.16 pp on a year earlier
Uninsured share of deposits
58.47%
+0.52 pp on a year earlier

Ranks compare banks in our US coverage that report each metric. Sparklines: the last ten years. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Overview

What stands out about Stellar Bank?

Its largest one-quarter change in total assets since Q1 2016 was +62.0% between Q3 2022 and Q4 2022, when it absorbed CommunityBank of Texas, N.A.. Against its six size peers, its return on equity (ROE) stands out most: -4.12% at Q2 2026, below the peer median of 14.91%. By efficiency ratio it moved from 289th to 496th among 500 banks between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026 (1 = lowest).

How large is Stellar Bank?

At Q2 2026 the bank held $10.4 bn of assets. Deposits were $8.7 bn and net loans and leases $7.4 bn, a loan-to-deposit ratio of 85.01%. Securities of $1.3 bn made up 12.7% of assets.

Total assets rose 371.0% between Q1 2016 and Q2 2026, from $2.2 bn.

How much of its funding is uninsured?

An estimated 58.47% of domestic deposits were above the FDIC insurance limit at Q2 2026, -0.56 pp from the previous quarter and +0.52 pp from a year earlier.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total assets$10.4 bn-0.8%
Total deposits$8.7 bn+0.2%
Net loans and leases$7.4 bn+3.1%
Bank equity capital$1.6 bn-1.9%
Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio12.79%-1.39 pp
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.48%-0.96 pp
Return on equity (ROE)-4.12%-11.16 pp
Net interest margin4.43%+0.18 pp
Uninsured share of domestic deposits58.47%+0.52 pp
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.69%+0.00 pp
Net charge-offs to average loans0.14%+0.13 pp

US rank: rank among the banks in our coverage reporting each metric, 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Total assets, deposits and net loans, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Dashed amber lines mark the mergers and acquisitions listed under Mergers and acquisitions.

Total assets, deposits and net loans of Stellar Bank each quarter; total assets were $10.4 bn at Q2 2026$1.2bn$3.7bn$6.3bn$8.9bn$11.5bn20182020202220242026Post Oak Bank merged inCommunityBank of Texas merged inTotal assets$10.4bnDeposits$8.7bnNet loans$7.4bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Stellar Bank each quarter; total assets were $10.4 bn at Q2 2026$1.2bn$4.6bn$8.0bn$11.5bn20202024
  • Total assets $10.4bn
  • Deposits $8.7bn
  • Net loans $7.4bn
USD bn. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Capital and securities

The common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio was 12.79% at Q2 2026, -1.39 pp from a year earlier. Since Q1 2016 it has ranged from 10.23% (Q2 2017) to 14.27% (Q3 2025). At Q2 2026 the tier 1 leverage ratio was 10.48% and the total risk-based capital ratio 13.99%. The median CET1 ratio of the size peers listed below was 12.88% at Q2 2026.

Available-for-sale securities showed an unrealized loss of $83.4 mn at Q2 2026; the loss narrowed by $57.0 mn from a year earlier.

Capital ratios

Percent of risk-weighted assets, except tier 1 leverage (percent of total assets)
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Stellar Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.9%9.9%12%14%16%20182020202220242026Total capital14%CET113%Tier 1 leverage10%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Stellar Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.9%11%13%16%20202024
  • Total capital 14%
  • CET1 13%
  • Tier 1 leverage 10%
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Unrealized gains and losses on securities

Fair value minus amortized cost, USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Stellar Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$222mn-$151mn-$81mn-$11mn$60mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$83mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Stellar Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$222mn-$128mn-$34mn$60mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$83mn
  • Held to maturity $0
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Profitability and loan quality

Return on equity was -4.12% for the year to Q2 2026, annualized, with a return on assets of -0.62% and a net interest margin of 4.43%. The margin was +0.18 pp from a year earlier. The efficiency ratio, noninterest expense as a share of revenue as the FDIC defines it, was 91.97%. Net income for the year to Q2 2026 was -$33.3 mn, down 158.7% on the same period a year earlier. The median return on equity of its size peers was 14.91% for the same period.

Noncurrent loans, those 90 days or more past due or no longer accruing interest, were 0.69% of total loans at Q2 2026. Net charge-offs for the year to date were 0.14% of average loans, annualized.

Profitability

Percent, year to date, annualized as reported
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Stellar Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-5.0%-0.8%3.3%7.5%12%20182020202220242026Net interest margin4.4%Return on assets-0.6%Return on equity-4.1%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Stellar Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-5.0%0.5%6.1%12%20202024
  • Return on equity -4.1%
  • Net interest margin 4.4%
  • Return on assets -0.6%
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Compared with banks of similar size

The six banks ranked closest to Stellar Bank by total assets at Q2 2026, three above and three below where possible.

Among the seven banks in the table at Q2 2026, Stellar Bank is 4th by total assets. Its CET1 ratio of 12.79% compares with a peer median of 12.88%, its tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.48% compares with a peer median of 10.74%, and its return on equity of -4.12% compares with a peer median of 14.91%.

BankTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Washington Trust Bank$10.5 bn11.91%12.78%57.30%
Charles Schwab Trust Bank$10.5 bn79.60%27.48%5.38%
Centier Bank$10.4 bn12.85%15.71%38.52%
Stellar Bank$10.4 bn12.79%-4.12%58.47%
Amarillo National Bank$10.4 bn13.03%16.07%48.63%
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company$10.4 bn12.02%14.12%40.97%
Amerant Bank$10.3 bn12.91%9.14%46.73%

Q2 2026. Peer median (the six banks, excluding this one): CET1 12.88%, return on equity 14.91%. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Last eight quarters

Stellar Bank, as reported in its Call Reports.

From Q3 2024 to Q2 2026, total assets fell 2.3% to $10.4 bn, deposits fell 0.7% to $8.7 bn and bank equity capital fell 2.7% to $1.6 bn. Over the same period its full-time equivalent staff went from 1,040 to 1,043 and its offices went from 54 to 51.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$10.6 bn$10.9 bn$10.4 bn$10.5 bn$10.6 bn$10.8 bn$10.9 bn$10.4 bn
Total deposits$8.8 bn$9.2 bn$8.6 bn$8.7 bn$8.9 bn$9.1 bn$9.0 bn$8.7 bn
Bank equity capital$1.6 bn$1.6 bn$1.6 bn$1.6 bn$1.6 bn$1.6 bn$1.6 bn$1.6 bn
Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio13.58%14.13%14.20%14.18%14.27%13.83%13.56%12.79%
Return on equity (ROE)8.10%7.81%6.79%7.04%7.01%7.02%7.75%-4.12%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits55.96%58.78%57.51%57.95%56.49%58.65%59.03%58.47%
Full-time equivalent employees1,0401,0371,0541,0621,0651,0751,0651,043
Number of offices5454535353515151

Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Mergers and acquisitions

Figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Absorbed Post Oak Bank, N.A. (FDIC certificate 57729).
  2. . Absorbed CommunityBank of Texas, N.A. (FDIC certificate 3363).
  3. . Merged into Prosperity Bank (FDIC certificate 16835).

Large one-quarter moves

  • Total assets changed by +53.4% in the quarter to 2018-12-31: Absorbtion - Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Post Oak Bank, N.A..
  • Total assets changed by +62.0% in the quarter to 2022-12-31: Affiliated Institution Merger (Pooling) (i.e. Corporate Reorganization; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from CommunityBank of Texas, N.A..

Source: FDIC BankFind API, institution history. Moves of more than 25% in one quarter are checked against that history in our review.

Identifiers and sources

FDIC certificate
58629
Federal Reserve RSSD ID
3579589
Head office
Houston, Texas
Holding company
STELLAR BCORP INC (as reported to the FDIC)
Holding company RSSD ID
3594872
EconoMonitor ID
EMB-US-000219

Frequently asked questions

What were Stellar Bank's total assets?

$10.4 bn at Q2 2026, according to its Call Report as published by the FDIC.

Is Stellar Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers the FDIC-insured bank (certificate 58629). Its holding company, STELLAR BCORP INC (as reported to the FDIC), reports separately to the Federal Reserve and, if its shares are listed, to the SEC.

How often is this page updated?

Every quarter, after Stellar Bank files its Call Report and the FDIC publishes it. This page shows Q2 2026, loaded on 19 October 2026; any sentence that uses an earlier quarter names it.

Where can I check these numbers?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 58629, and in the Call Reports filed under RSSD ID 3579589 at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.

Sources and definitions

Definitions, Call Report fields and formulas for each metric: Bank equity capital, Uses community bank leverage ratio framework, Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio, Deposits in domestic offices, Efficiency ratio, Full-time equivalent employees, Loan-to-deposit ratio, Total loans and leases (gross), Net loans and leases, Net charge-offs to average loans, Net income (year to date), Net interest margin, Noncurrent loans to total loans, Number of offices, Return on assets (ROA), Return on equity (ROE), Available-for-sale securities (amortized cost), Available-for-sale securities (fair value), Held-to-maturity securities (amortized cost), Held-to-maturity securities (fair value), Total securities, Tier 1 leverage ratio, Total assets, Total deposits, Total equity capital, Total risk-based capital ratio, Uninsured share of domestic deposits, Estimated uninsured deposits, Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securities, Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securities.

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Source: FFIEC Central Data Repository (Call Reports). EconoMonitor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FFIEC. FFIEC Central Data Repository, Public Data Distribution.

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