Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Ares Commercial Real Estate's (ACRE) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.15 in Q1 2026, down 108.58% year-on-year from 1.74 in Q1 2025, and down 108.17% quarter-over-quarter from 1.82 in Q4 2025.

Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Commercial Real Estate's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.15 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 108.58% year-over-year to 0.15 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.78, a 145.08% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.83, up 17.34% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.15 in Q1 2026 per ACRE's latest filing, from 1.82 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.18 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.15 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 1.61 (2023), against an average of 1.5.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 66.47% in 2023 and plunged 108.58% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.28 in 2022, then surged by 40.88% to 1.81 in 2023, then gained by 9.0% to 1.97 in 2024, then declined by 7.33% to 1.82 in 2025, then slumped by 108.17% to 0.15 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ACRE FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.15 (Q1 2026), 1.82 (Q4 2025), and 2.18 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Annaly Capital Management 16.30 Bn 14.44 Bn - -0.06
2 AGNC Investment 11.85 Bn 11.36 Bn - 1.17
3 Starwood Property Trust 5.99 Bn 5.94 Bn - 0.17
4 Rithm Capital 5.01 Bn 5.01 Bn - -0.28
5 Blackstone Mortgage Trust 2.78 Bn 2.24 Bn - 0.01
6 Ellington Financial 1.63 Bn 1.51 Bn - -1.83
7 Dynex Capital 1.56 Bn 1.05 Bn - 1.47
8 Armour Residential REIT 1.42 Bn 1.34 Bn - 0.46
9 Two Harbors Investment 1.27 Bn 987.19 Mn - 0.63
10 Ares Commercial Real Estate 250.06 Mn 201.89 Mn - -0.15

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.15
Dec 31, 2025 1.82
Sep 30, 2025 2.18
Jun 30, 2025 1.71
Mar 31, 2025 1.74
Dec 31, 2024 1.97
Sep 30, 2024 1.64
Jun 30, 2024 1.59
Mar 31, 2024 1.21
Dec 31, 2023 1.81
Sep 30, 2023 1.33
Jun 30, 2023 1.61
Mar 31, 2023 1.72
Dec 31, 2022 1.28
Sep 30, 2022 1.49
Jun 30, 2022 1.48
Mar 31, 2022 1.03
Dec 31, 2021 0.92
Sep 30, 2021 1.07
Jun 30, 2021 2.00