KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2016 - 2026)
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) reported Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred of $11.18 million for Q3 2026, down 48.6% from $21.75 million a year earlier and down 47.7% from the prior quarter.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred came in at $75.63 million, down 15.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $88.16 million, down 14.5% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred came in at $103.1 million in FY2024 (-26.4%), $140.16 million in FY2023 (+2.4%), $136.91 million in FY2022 (+31.7%) and $103.95 million in FY2021 (+7.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred since Q2 2017.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred has now declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average decline of 17.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 35.0%); the low point was Q3 2026 (a decline of 48.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $21.4 million (Q2 2026), $21.42 million (Q1 2026) and $21.63 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 105.12 Mn |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | 12.00 Mn |
| 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 | - | 138.00 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 40.26 Mn |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | 346.00 Mn |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 604.43 Mn |
| 10 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust | 308.52 Mn | -98.81 Mn | - | 11.18 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.52 Mn |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-preferred&ticker=KREF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-preferred", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-preferred&ticker=KREF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();