Stellar Bank
Texas · $10.40B in assets · beside the 11 other Texas banks over $10B
The filing
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.
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.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris, TX | $324M | 5th of 314 | 4.0% | -1.9 pts |
| Fort Bend, TX | $89M | 2nd of 180 | 5.8% | -0.0 pts |
| Montgomery, TX | $33M | 10th of 165 | 2.8% | -1.6 pts |
| Galveston, TX | $26M | 4th of 113 | 5.5% | -2.9 pts |
| Brazoria, TX | $20M | 7th of 129 | 3.6% | -2.7 pts |
| Jefferson, TX | $20M | 4th of 81 | 6.0% | -4.1 pts |
| Bexar, TX | $9M | 57th of 237 | 0.4% | quiet FY2022 |
| Tarrant, TX | $5M | 115th of 281 | 0.1% | quiet FY2022 |
| Mclennan, TX | $5M | 17th of 112 | 1.7% | thin |
| Brazos, TX | $4M | 16th of 92 | 2.0% | quiet FY2013 |
| Dallas, TX | $4M | 147th of 314 | 0.1% | +0.3 pts |
| Denton, TX | $4M | 91st of 224 | 0.2% | thin |
| Beckham, OK | $4M | 4th of 20 | 7.2% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 120 | $109M | 18.7% | 0.14% | 131st of 2,596 |
| Other services | 147 | $103M | 17.6% | 0.29% | 69th of 2,248 |
| Health care & social assistance | 75 | $88M | 15.1% | 0.19% | 83rd of 2,172 |
| Retail trade | 55 | $56M | 9.5% | 0.09% | 168th of 2,589 |
| Manufacturing | 44 | $45M | 7.8% | 0.11% | 161st of 2,246 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Stellar Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 246% | 11th of 12 | 120% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 82% | 11th of 12 | 39% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 13.0% | 9th of 11 | 10.6% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 19.5% | 9th of 11 | 10.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 39.1% | 10th of 11 | 27.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -18.0% | 3rd of 10 | +6.5% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $53.95B | 1.3% | 62.5% | 0.55% | 0.13% | 1.2% | 52.6% | 8.6% | |
| $43.88B | 1.4% | 51.1% | 0.48% | 0.35% | 1.5% | 76.0% | 18.5% | |
| $33.62B | 1.0% | 59.3% | 0.50% | 0.27% | 1.1% | 84.9% | 10.1% | |
| $26.58B | 1.5% | 14.9% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.9% | |
| $15.65B | 0.2% | 75.2% | 1.63% | 0.90% | 1.5% | 86.9% | 12.3% | |
| $15.23B | 1.7% | 44.9% | 0.77% | -0.01% | 1.3% | 62.9% | 11.8% | |
| $14.16B | 1.1% | 50.8% | 1.47% | 0.06% | 0.4% | 84.5% | 8.4% | |
| $12.68B | 1.1% | 75.1% | 1.03% | 0.16% | 0.9% | 87.0% | 10.7% | |
| $10.51B | 2.0% | 25.4% | no record | no record | no record | 0.0% | 7.7% | |
| $10.40B | -0.6% | 96.3% | 0.69% | 0.14% | 1.1% | 86.0% | 15.2% | |
| $10.38B | 1.7% | 49.2% | 1.54% | 0.75% | 1.3% | 78.7% | 10.8% | |
| $10.19B | 2.7% | 36.5% | 2.21% | 0.03% | 1.6% | 109.0% | 20.3% |
| Stellar Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $4.46B | $7.51B | +68% | $5.53B | $8.82B | +59% |
| Deposits | $5.46B | $8.74B | +60% | $10.30B | $12.17B | +18% |
| NPA / loans | 0.82% | 0.69% | -0.13 pts | 0.54% | 0.77% | +0.23 pts |
| Efficiency | 57.4% | 96.3% | +38.9 pts | 52.6% | 51.0% | -1.6 pts |
| ROA | 1.34% | -0.61% | -1.95 pts | 1.26% | 1.33% | +0.06 pts |
This read was prepared for Stellar Bank's board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.
The full pack on Stellar Bank is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort TX banks over $10B
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