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 | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 3.67% |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 2.77% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.40 Bn | -16,108.71 Bn | - | 2.85% |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 11.12% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | 6.19% |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 25.70% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 12.15% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ares Commercial Real Estate | 197.53 Mn | 42.83 Mn | - | -3.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -12.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -14.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -12.42% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -11.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.72% |
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();