Real Estate
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.(KREF-PA)
Live Price
Offline$18.12
-1.09% today
Window Change
-9.63%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ May 14, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.17B
- Revenue Growth
- -22.7%
- EPS Growth
- -652.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 15.9%
Coverage: 226 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ May 14, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF-PA) is a Real Estate stock with a market cap of $1.17B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $18.12 and down 9.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ May 14, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -22.7%, EPS growth of -652.6%, a dividend yield of 15.9%. What stands out right now is revenue -22.7%, EPS -652.6%, free cash flow -46.4% with operating margin 48.0% and ROIC 3.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 15.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KREF-PA price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Real Estate peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-22.7% vs +11.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+48.0% vs +59.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
2026 was reported on Apr 22, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -139.8% and a revenue surprise of +23.0%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -22.7% and EPS is at -652.6%, with operating margin around 48.0%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 27, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 22, 2026 | -139.8% | +0.5% | +1.7% | โ |
2026 Feb 3, 2026 | +64.1% | -0.2% | +0.9% | -4.5% |
2025 Oct 20, 2025 | +1082.5% | -0.3% | -1.7% | -3.7% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
KREF-PA Max Drawdown
-18.49%
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., a mortgage real estate investment trust, focuses primarily on originating and acquiring senior loans secured by commercial real estate (CRE) assets. It engages in the origination and purchase of credit investments related to CRE, including leveraged and unleveraged commercial mortgage loans, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The company has 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.
- Leadership
- Matthew A. Salem
- IPO Date
- Apr 13, 2021
- Street Address
- 30 Hudson Yards
- Mailing
- New York City, NY, 10001
- Region
- New York City, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 212 750 8300
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
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- EV/EBITDA
- 22.6
- Price/Sales
- 0.9
- Price/Book
- 0.4
Growth
- Revenue
- -22.7%
- EPS
- -652.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- -46.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 87.1%
- Operating Margin
- 48.0%
- Net Margin
- -22.3%
- ROE
- -8.3%
- ROIC
- 3.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 4.11
- Current Ratio
- 0.21
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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