KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Dividend Yield (2017 - 2026)
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) recorded Dividend Yield of 15.32% in Q3 2026, up 3.75 percentage points from 11.56% a year earlier but down 0.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Dividend Yield (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust reported Dividend Yield of 12.64%, up 0.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Yield has a five-year change of +2.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividend Yield came in at 11.79% in FY2024 (-1.17 pp), 12.96% in FY2023 (+1.00 pp), 11.96% in FY2022 (+4.48 pp) and 7.48% in FY2021 (-2.19 pp).
- Quarterly Dividend Yield has ranged from 7.01% in Q1 2022 to 17.06% in Q1 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Yield has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividend Yield in the last five years was a gain of 8.07 percentage points in Q1 2023, against a drop of 7.62 percentage points in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 16.19% (Q2 2026), 16.72% (Q1 2026) and 12.64% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - |
| 10 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust | 308.52 Mn | -98.81 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.32% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.48% |
API Access
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Dividend Yield 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=dividend-yield&ticker=KREF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "KREF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=KREF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();