Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)

Ares Commercial Real Estate's (ACRE) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$56.6 million in Q1 2026, down 806.72% year-on-year from $8.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 1323.43% quarter-over-quarter from $4.6 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Commercial Real Estate's Free Cash Flow history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$56.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 806.72% year-over-year to -$56.6 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$43.3 million, a 234.44% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $21.4 million, down 39.93% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$56.6 million in Q1 2026 per ACRE's latest filing, from $4.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $16.2 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$56.6 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $10.1 million (2023), against an average of $6.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 63.39% in 2022 and sank 806.72% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $15.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 33.15% to $10.1 million in 2023, then declined by 29.89% to $7.1 million in 2024, then sank by 34.57% to $4.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 1323.43% to -$56.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ACRE Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$56.6 million (Q1 2026), $4.6 million (Q4 2025), and $3.8 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Annaly Capital Management 16.30 Bn 14.44 Bn - -8.60 Bn
2 AGNC Investment 11.85 Bn 11.36 Bn - 387.00 Mn
3 Starwood Property Trust 5.99 Bn 5.94 Bn - 93.56 Mn
4 Rithm Capital 5.01 Bn 5.01 Bn - -16.07 Mn
5 Blackstone Mortgage Trust 2.78 Bn 2.24 Bn - 169.73 Mn
6 Ellington Financial 1.63 Bn 1.51 Bn - -9.79 Mn
7 Dynex Capital 1.56 Bn 1.05 Bn - 69.85 Mn
8 Armour Residential REIT 1.42 Bn 1.34 Bn - 210.18 Mn
9 Two Harbors Investment 1.27 Bn 987.19 Mn - 56.58 Mn
10 Ares Commercial Real Estate 250.06 Mn 201.89 Mn - -56.61 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -56.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -56.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 8.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 8.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 8.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 8.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.09 Mn