A stator for a rotary electric machine of an embodiment includes: a dividing core including a yoke portion and a teeth portion protruding in an inner peripheral direction from the yoke portion; bobbins that are made of an insulating material and are arranged on both ends in an axial direction of the dividing core; a coil that is wound around the bobbin; and insulating papers that are arranged along an inner peripheral surface of the yoke portion and a side surface of the teeth portion and insulate the coil and the dividing core from each other between both the bobbins, and each of the bobbins is formed with a groove into which an axial end of the insulating paper is inserted, and the groove is configured such that a width dimension of a part along the inner peripheral surface of the yoke portion is larger than a width dimension of a part along the side surface of the teeth portion.