Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026)
Ares Commercial Real Estate's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -0.26% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 1.25 percentage points from -1.51% a year earlier and up 1.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Ares Commercial Real Estate came in at -0.05%, up 2.87 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -1.88 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -2.92% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-0.06 pp), -2.86% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-4.86 pp), 2.00% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-2.40 pp) and 4.40% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+2.57 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -5.28% (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024) and 4.79% (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.01 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 (a gain of 4.63 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 (a drop of 5.54 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ACRE's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was -1.30% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -0.05% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and -0.65% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | 3.08% |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 2.93% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | 5.55% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | 26.91% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 9.67% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | 16.56% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ares Commercial Real Estate | 213.05 Mn | -4.83 Mn | - | -0.26% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.25% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.79% |
API Access
Ares Commercial Real Estate Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "ACRE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();