Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) Operating Expenses (2022 - 2026)

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's (REFI) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $8.1 million in Q1 2026, up 169.2% year-on-year from $3.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 32.84% quarter-over-quarter from $6.1 million in Q4 2025.

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) Operating Expenses (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has disclosed Operating Expenses across 5 years of filings, most recently posting $8.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $8.1 million, up 169.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $24.6 million (up 51.69% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $19.5 million, up 10.19% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $8.1 million for Q1 2026 at Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, up from $6.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $8.1 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $2.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $4.5 million (2024), against an average of $4.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slumped 33.41% in 2025 and surged 169.2% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's Operating Expenses stood at $7.5 million in 2022, then dropped by 26.61% to $5.5 million in 2023, then grew by 8.6% to $6.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 1.63% to $6.1 million in 2025, then surged by 32.84% to $8.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $8.1 million (Q1 2026), $6.1 million (Q4 2025), and $4.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Annaly Capital Management 15.34 Bn 13.08 Bn - 63.74 Mn
2 AGNC Investment 11.42 Bn 10.75 Bn - 34.00 Mn
3 Starwood Property Trust 6.25 Bn 6.25 Bn - 480.31 Mn
4 Rithm Capital 5.08 Bn 4.78 Bn - 1.24 Bn
5 Blackstone Mortgage Trust 3.10 Bn 2.56 Bn - 110.77 Mn
6 Dynex Capital 2.58 Bn 1.80 Bn - 21.25 Mn
7 Armour Residential REIT 2.05 Bn 1.32 Bn - 15.35 Mn
8 Ellington Financial 1.67 Bn 1.39 Bn - 80.37 Mn
9 Two Harbors Investment 1.29 Bn 746.67 Mn - 49.45 Mn
10 Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 237.79 Mn 209.93 Mn - 8.08 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 5.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 4.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 7.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 3.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.96 Mn