KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. KREF R2K
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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Growth (CAGR)
PROS
- Attractive dividend yield of 6.00%.
CONS
- Revenue declined at -13.5% CAGR over 5 years.
- Earnings shrank at -74.5% CAGR over 5 years.
- Trading 25.4% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Real Estate).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. R2K | 6.67 | - | $428.88M | 6.00% | - | -8.10% | -13.53% | -74.49% |
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| 8 | O Realty Income Corporation SPX | 61.28 | 50.23 | $57.14B | 5.30% | 3.27% | 2.83% | 19.80% | 6.78% |
| 9 | PSA Public Storage SPX | 303.69 | 31.34 | $53.31B | 3.95% | 10.69% | 20.18% | 4.88% | -25.69% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29.62M | 30.75M | 25.90M | 26.70M | 28.43M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 82.63M | 82.10M | 82.69M | 75.55M | 69.72M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -5.75M | -30.57M | 12.77M | -27.09M | -57.16M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | -156.00K | 0 |
| Net Income | 8.87M | 10.02M | 11.41M | 10.38M | 14.16M | 17.43M | 17.10M | 23.39M | 23.95M | 20.97M | 21.43M | 24.25M | 17.35M | 23.86M | 24.51M | - | - | - | - | 30.09M | 31.08M | 35.67M | - | 35.47M | 25.06M | -42.75M | 20.33M | -25.08M | -20.03M | 27.14M | -12.89M | -3.11M | 25.83M | - | - | -4.86M | -29.73M | 13.78M | -26.24M | -56.14M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.51 | 0.48 | - | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.32 | - | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.37 | - | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.43 | -0.61 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.28 | -0.70 | 0.21 | -0.45 | -0.37 | 0.31 | -0.27 | -0.13 | 0.29 | -0.19 | - | -0.15 | -0.53 | 0.12 | - | -0.96 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 174.73M | 175.22M | 155.17M | 112.98M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 236.09M | 458.80M | 412.91M | 322.96M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.65M | -30.95M | 34.58M | -50.65M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58.00K | 710.00K | 248.00K | -156.00K |
| Net Income | 16.76M | 31.16M | 59.06M | 89.74M | 89.97M | 54.40M | 137.18M | 38.10M | -30.85M | 35.59M | -47.05M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.95 | 1.61 | 1.30 | 1.58 | 1.57 | 0.96 | 2.21 | 0.23 | -0.78 | 0.19 | -1.05 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -13.53% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -74.49% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -15.24% |
| 6 Months: | -15.98% |
| 3 Months: | -0.04% |
| 1 Month: | +8.28% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 6.27B | 7.39B | 5.23B | 5.06B | 4.97B | - | 7.80B | 7.55B | 6.35B | 6.46B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash & Equivalents | - | - | 96.19M | 103.12M | 86.53M | 67.62M | 110.83M | - | 88.79M | 135.90M | 104.93M | 84.62M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39.01M | 41.00M | 28.75M | 27.68M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 5.76B | 6.33B | 4.10B | 3.93B | 3.92B | - | 6.23B | 6.14B | 4.95B | 5.24B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 5.75B | 6.22B | - | - | - | - | 6.16B | 4.43B | 3.78B | 4.13B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.16B | 4.59B | 3.86B | 4.13B |
| Total Equity | 15.38M | 286.37M | 497.70M | 1.06B | 1.13B | 1.12B | 1.04B | - | 1.57B | 1.40B | 1.35B | 1.17B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75.08M | 75.30M | 68.71M | 65.49M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 11.54M | 25.41M | 53.80M | 76.83M | 91.71M | 115.06M | - | 141.12M | 155.72M | 132.56M | 72.28M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -364.31M | -456.45M | -1.08B | -2.00B | -926.31M | 88.71M | - | -1.18B | 13.49M | 1.12B | 264.29M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 379.49M | 500.60M | 1.04B | 1.90B | 815.69M | -160.56M | - | 1.01B | -271.51M | -1.29B | -355.78M |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.66M | -1.86M | -8.11M | -5.58M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139.46M | 153.85M | 124.46M | 66.70M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -23.15M | -102.31M | -41.77M | -19.21M |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 523.00K | 31.35M | 4.11M | 25.06M | 0 | 35.79M | 0 | 10.03M | 43.41M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.8% | -17.6% | 22.9% | -41.6% |
| ROE % | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 5.2% | - | 2.4% | -2.2% | 2.6% | -4.0% |
| ROCE % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. | 15.55% | 10.00M | $66.70M |
| 2 | Long Pond Capital, LP | 8.92% | 5.73M | $38.24M |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.60% | 5.53M | $36.91M |
| 4 | Nomura Holdings Inc. | 4.47% | 2.88M | $19.18M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.62% | 2.33M | $15.52M |
| 6 | Millennium Management Llc | 2.30% | 1.48M | $9.86M |
| 7 | Conversant Capital LLC | 2.29% | 1.47M | $9.81M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.06% | 1.33M | $8.84M |
| 9 | State Street Corporation | 1.99% | 1.28M | $8.53M |
| 10 | Nokomis Capital, L.l.c. | 1.74% | 1.12M | $7.47M |
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