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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.

KREF

$7.65

+$0.09 (+1.19%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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KREF Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$7.56
Previous Close
$7.56
Day's Range
7.55–7.72
52-Week Range
5.25–9.90
Volume
318.50K
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.
0.88
Valuation
Market Cap
$491.90M
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
26.38
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%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
0.00%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
64.30M
1-Year Return
−12.19%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.40+5.23%
Ex-Dividend Date
June 30, 2026
Earnings Date
October 21, 2026
Avg Volume
983.31K

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

KREF Stock Return by Calendar Year

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

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−1.68%
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 September 4, 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.

KREF Valuation vs REIT - Mortgage Median

Median of 49 stocks
MetricKREFREIT - Mortgage medianvs median
Profit margin0.00%48.95%49.0 pts below

Medians across 49 REIT - Mortgage stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Company Overview

The market values KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) at $491.90M. The company sits in the Real Estate sector, in the REIT - Mortgage industry.

KREF last closed at $7.65 on September 4, 2026. That is +$0.09 (+1.19%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $5.25 to $9.90. The latest close sits 45.71% 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. Profit margin runs at 0%. That is 49 percentage points below the REIT - Mortgage median of 48.95%. 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. On forward earnings the ratio is 26.38.

The reported beta is 0.88. Daily returns over the trailing 9 years annualize to a volatility of 31.14%. The trailing one-year price return is −12.19%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at −9.51%.

Growth & Income

KREF pays a dividend yielding 5.23%. That is 7.9 percentage points below the REIT - Mortgage median yield of 13.14%. The indicated annual rate is $0.40 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is June 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 price is −1.68% 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 $491.90M —
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NLY $17.19B 5.5
AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC $12.63B 5.3
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. STWD $6.11B 26.8

The REIT - Mortgage industry average P/E ratio is 8.7x. 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 nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 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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