KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Return on Assets [ROA] (2017 - 2026)
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of -3.44% in Q3 2026, down 3.38 percentage points from -0.06% a year earlier and down 0.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Return on Assets [ROA] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -0.79%, down 1.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -1.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.49% in FY2024 (+0.91 pp), -0.41% in FY2023 (-0.93 pp), 0.52% in FY2022 (-1.83 pp) and 2.35% in FY2021 (+1.27 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q1 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 1.38 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 3.38 percentage points in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -2.79% (Q2 2026), -1.52% (Q1 2026) and -0.78% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 5.97% |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | 2.15% |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 6.22% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - | 0.36% |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - | 2.73% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | 12.51% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 8.94% |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 0.78% |
| 10 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust | 308.52 Mn | -98.81 Mn | - | -3.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.20% |
API Access
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Return on Assets [ROA] API
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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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KREF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KREF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();