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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) Stock Analysis

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) is a REIT - Mortgage stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

KREF

$5.48

−$0.16 (−2.84%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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KREF Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$5.71
Previous Close
$5.64
Day's Range
5.46–5.79
52-Week Range
5.25–9.11
Volume
894.25K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.93
Valuation
Market Cap
$321.01M
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−3.26
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$112.98M−27.19%
Net Income (FY)
−$47.05M−232.20%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
58.58M
1-Year Return
−31.27%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.40+7.09%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 30, 2026
Earnings Date
October 28, 2026
Avg Volume
946.75K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, KREF closed at $5.48, −31.27% over 1 year.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) has a market capitalization of $321.01M.

In fiscal 2025, KREF reported revenue of $112.98M.

KREF Stock Return by Calendar Year

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) return since May 2017: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $6,873
−31.27%
5 years
$10,000 $4,109
−58.91%
Since May 2017
$10,000 $6,210
−37.90%

If you had invested $10,000 in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) at the close on May 5, 2017, the earliest close on record here, it would have been worth $6,210 at the close on October 21, 2026: −37.90% in total, −4.91% a year, with dividends reinvested, over a partial period shorter than 10 years. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−29.57%
2025−9.25%
2024−15.80%
2023+9.15%
2022−25.89%
2021+27.86%
2020−2.82%
2019+16.15%
2018+4.26%
2017 (partial year)−5.19%

As of October 21, 2026.

KREF Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$112.98M−$47.05M−41.6%
2024$155.17M$35.59M22.9%
2023$175.22M−$30.85M−17.6%
2022$174.73M$38.10M21.8%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$112.98M——−$47.05M−41.6%
2024$155.17M——$35.59M22.9%
2023$175.22M——−$30.85M−17.6%
2022$174.73M——$38.10M21.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

KREF Dividend History

$1.00+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.352—
2025$1.004+0.0%
2024$1.004−41.9%
2023$1.724+0.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.352—
2025$1.004+0.0%
2024$1.004−41.9%
2023$1.724+0.0%
2022$1.724−13.4%
2021$1.995+15.5%
2020$1.724+0.0%
2019$1.724+1.8%
2018$1.694+70.7%
2017$0.993—

Most recent payment: $0.18 per share, ex-dividend June 30, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) at $321.01M. The company sits in the Real Estate sector, in the REIT - Mortgage industry.

KREF last closed at $5.48 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.16 (−2.84%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $5.25 to $9.11. The latest close sits 4.38% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. reported revenue of $112.98M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $155.17M, that is a change of −27.19%. The same year closed with a net loss of $47.05M. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −3.26.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $174.73M in 2022 to $112.98M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 2 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The record shows negative trailing earnings, so no price-to-earnings ratio is published.

The reported beta is 0.93. Daily returns over the trailing 9 years annualize to a volatility of 31.53%. The trailing one-year total return is −31.27%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at −16.29%.

Growth & Income

KREF pays a dividend yielding 7.09%. That is 9.3 percentage points below the REIT - Mortgage median yield of 16.4%. The indicated annual rate is $0.40 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 30, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 10 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.35 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.00 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is −29.57% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +27.86% and 2022 returned −25.89%. Of the 8 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) operates in the REIT - Mortgage industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. KREF $321.01M —
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NLY $13.57B 4.4
AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC $10.41B —
Rithm Capital Corp. RITM $4.77B 14.3

The REIT - Mortgage industry average P/E ratio is 7.6x. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., a mortgage real estate investment trust, focuses primarily on originating and acquiring transitional senior loans secured by commercial real estate (CRE) assets in the United States. It engages in the origination and purchase of credit investments related to CRE, including leveraged and unleveraged commercial real estate loans. The company has also elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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