KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Dividends Paid - Common (2016 - 2026)
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) recorded Dividends Paid - Common of $5.86 million in Q3 2026, down 64.3% from $16.42 million a year earlier and down 63.5% from the prior quarter.
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Dividends Paid - Common (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $54.33 million as of Sep 30, 2026, down 20.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $66.86 million, down 18.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $81.8 million in FY2024 (-31.2%), $118.85 million in FY2023 (+3.0%), $115.37 million in FY2022 (+20.6%) and $95.68 million in FY2021 (-0.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common since Q4 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 21.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividends Paid - Common in the last five years was growth of 25.2% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 64.3% in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $16.07 million (Q2 2026), $16.09 million (Q1 2026) and $16.31 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | - |
| 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 | - | 110.00 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 | - | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust | 308.52 Mn | -98.81 Mn | - | 5.86 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.92 Mn |
API Access
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=KREF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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&ticker=KREF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();