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Q2 2026 · read from the 30 June 2026 Call Report · United States · Southwest · Texas, the state note

Stellar Bank

Texas · $10.40B in assets · beside the 11 other Texas banks over $10B

The filing

-0.61%
ROA
12th of 12
96.3%
Efficiency
12th of 12
246.2%
CRE / capital
11th of 12

Stellar Bank is the tenth largest of the 12 Texas banks nearest its size over $10B, with $10.40B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 86.0% of deposits, 9th of 12 against a median of 81.6%, and equity is 15.2% of assets, 3rd of 12. Loans grew +3.1% in the year, 9th of 11, and deposits grew 0.2%; the cohort's median loan growth is +4.3%.

Noncurrent loans are 0.69% of the book, 5th of 11 against a median of 0.77%; 0.33% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.6 times. Net charge-offs are 0.14% of loans, 6th of 11. Commercial real estate is 39.1% of loans, 10th of 11 against a median of 27.7%, and 246% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 82% against the 100% screen.

Return on assets is -0.61%, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 1.33%, on an efficiency ratio of 96.3%, the highest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.34%. The question is cost: what the efficiency ratio does to earnings when the margin compresses.

Return on assetsTX banks over $10B · 30 June 2026 · higher is stronger, listed first
median 1.33% IB International Bank of Com 2.70% CS Charles Schwab Trust Bank 2.01% AN Amarillo National Bank 1.74% FF First Financial Bank 1.74% CS Charles Schwab Premier Bank SS 1.47% PB Prosperity Bank 1.35% FB Frost Bank 1.30% PB Plainscapital Bank 1.14% N Nexbank 1.06% TC Texas Capital Bank 1.03% SB Sunflower Bank National Association 0.22% SB Stellar Bank -0.61%
Loans, year over yearTX banks over $10B · 30 June 2026 · no better direction, largest first
median +4.3% SB Sunflower Bank National Association +77.5% PB Prosperity Bank +12.8% IB International Bank of Com +10.3% FB Frost Bank +8.1% PB Plainscapital Bank +6.9% TC Texas Capital Bank +4.3% AN Amarillo National Bank +3.8% FF First Financial Bank +3.2% SB Stellar Bank +3.1% N Nexbank -2.2% CS Charles Schwab Premier Bank SS -100.0%

SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026

Stellar Bank is the 17th largest 7(a) lender into Texas of 706, with $569M across 613 loans, 1.3% of everything approved in the state (Live Oak Banking Company leads with $2.53B). 43 of its 61 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.

Where it lends in Texas, and where it has gone quietshare movement, FY2023 to FY2025 against FY2020 to FY2022; outlined counties are on the book
Gaining shareLosing shareFlatGone quiet: nothing since FY2023Too thin to read a directionNo record
Every market on the book, largest firstrank and share among every lender in the county, FY2008 to FY2026
CountyApprovedRankShareTrend
Harris, TX$324M5th of 3144.0%-1.9 pts
Fort Bend, TX$89M2nd of 1805.8%-0.0 pts
Montgomery, TX$33M10th of 1652.8%-1.6 pts
Galveston, TX$26M4th of 1135.5%-2.9 pts
Brazoria, TX$20M7th of 1293.6%-2.7 pts
Jefferson, TX$20M4th of 816.0%-4.1 pts
Bexar, TX$9M57th of 2370.4%quiet FY2022
Tarrant, TX$5M115th of 2810.1%quiet FY2022
Mclennan, TX$5M17th of 1121.7%thin
Brazos, TX$4M16th of 922.0%quiet FY2013
Dallas, TX$4M147th of 3140.1%+0.3 pts
Denton, TX$4M91st of 2240.2%thin
Beckham, OK$4M4th of 207.2%thin
48 smaller markets not shown.
What it lends to: the five largest industries on the bookshare of book is concentration; share of sector and rank are position, among every 7(a) lender nationally
IndustryLoansApprovedShare of bookShare of sectorRank
Accommodation & food services120$109M18.7%0.14%131st of 2,596
Other services147$103M17.6%0.29%69th of 2,248
Health care & social assistance75$88M15.1%0.19%83rd of 2,172
Retail trade55$56M9.5%0.09%168th of 2,589
Manufacturing44$45M7.8%0.11%161st of 2,246
7(a) lenders into Texas, share of approvals since FY2008706 lenders on record; the ten largest and Stellar Bank
LO Live Oak Banking Company 5.8% $2.53B · 1,820 loans TH The Huntington National Bank 5.2% $2.28B · 3,585 loans WF Wells Fargo Bank National Associa… 4.6% $2.02B · 7,244 loans PB PNC Bank, National Association 3.9% $1.70B · 8,154 loans JC JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Ass… 3.4% $1.49B · 7,339 loans WB Wallis Bank 3.2% $1.41B · 1,134 loans CB Celtic Bank Corporation 2.0% $879M · 1,359 loans Bo Bank of Hope 1.7% $741M · 1,359 loans RL Readycap Lending, LLC 1.7% $728M · 1,216 loans EB Enterprise Bank & Trust 1.6% $717M · 569 loans SB Stellar Bank 1.3% $569M · 613 loans

Commercial real estate against capital

Commercial real estate concentrationthe 2006 interagency screens against total risk-based capital; owner-occupied excluded; bold marks a screen met
Stellar BankRankCohort median
Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen246%11th of 12120%
Construction against capital, the 100% screen82%11th of 1239%
Construction and land development, share of loans13.0%9th of 1110.6%
Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans19.5%9th of 1110.2%
Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans39.1%10th of 1127.7%
CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong-18.0%3rd of 10+6.5%

Among its peers

Where it sits among its peersnavy: the stronger half of each column; amber: the weaker; darker at the ends
InstitutionAssetsROAEfficiencyNPA / loansNet charge-offsAllowance / loansLoans / depositsEquity / assets
Frost Bank$53.95B1.3%62.5%0.55%0.13%1.2%52.6%8.6%
Prosperity Bank$43.88B1.4%51.1%0.48%0.35%1.5%76.0%18.5%
Texas Capital Bank$33.62B1.0%59.3%0.50%0.27%1.1%84.9%10.1%
Charles Schwab Premier Bank SS$26.58B1.5%14.9%0.00%0.00%0.0%0.0%7.9%
Sunflower Bank National Association$15.65B0.2%75.2%1.63%0.90%1.5%86.9%12.3%
First Financial Bank$15.23B1.7%44.9%0.77%-0.01%1.3%62.9%11.8%
Nexbank$14.16B1.1%50.8%1.47%0.06%0.4%84.5%8.4%
Plainscapital Bank$12.68B1.1%75.1%1.03%0.16%0.9%87.0%10.7%
Charles Schwab Trust Bank$10.51B2.0%25.4%no recordno recordno record0.0%7.7%
Stellar Bank$10.40B-0.6%96.3%0.69%0.14%1.1%86.0%15.2%
Amarillo National Bank$10.38B1.7%49.2%1.54%0.75%1.3%78.7%10.8%
International Bank of Com$10.19B2.7%36.5%2.21%0.03%1.6%109.0%20.3%
Five years, 2021 to 2026same quarter, five years apart; dollars as growth, ratios in points
Stellar BankCohort median
20212026Change20212026Change
Loans$4.46B$7.51B+68%$5.53B$8.82B+59%
Deposits$5.46B$8.74B+60%$10.30B$12.17B+18%
NPA / loans0.82%0.69%-0.13 pts0.54%0.77%+0.23 pts
Efficiency57.4%96.3%+38.9 pts52.6%51.0%-1.6 pts
ROA1.34%-0.61%-1.95 pts1.26%1.33%+0.06 pts

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Prepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort TX banks over $10B

Public record only: FFIEC Call Report, 30 June 2026; FDIC data; cohort by state and asset band; SBA 7(a) FOIA release as of the 2026 file, loans credited to the institution holding them today. Computed from the institution's own Call Report and its peers' as published; no estimate, no adjustment; not a rating, not an audited statement and not a supervisory judgement.

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