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

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) reported Operating Expenses of $8.1 million for Q1 2026, up 169.2% on a YoY basis from $3.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 32.84% sequentially from $6.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) has 5 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $8.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 169.2% year-over-year to $8.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $24.6 million (up 51.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $19.5 million, up 10.19% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $8.1 million in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $4.7 million and a median of $4.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses plunged 33.41% in 2025 and surged 169.2% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing REFI's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $7.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 26.61% to $5.5 million in 2023, then climbed by 8.6% to $6.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 1.63% to $6.1 million in 2025, then jumped by 32.84% to $8.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows REFI's Operating Expenses at $8.1 million in Q1 2026, $6.1 million in Q4 2025, and $4.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Annaly Capital Management 16.30 Bn 14.44 Bn - 63.74 Mn
2 AGNC Investment 11.85 Bn 11.36 Bn - 34.00 Mn
3 Starwood Property Trust 5.99 Bn 5.94 Bn - 480.31 Mn
4 Rithm Capital 5.01 Bn 5.01 Bn - 1.24 Bn
5 Blackstone Mortgage Trust 2.78 Bn 2.24 Bn - 110.77 Mn
6 Ellington Financial 1.63 Bn 1.51 Bn - 80.37 Mn
7 Dynex Capital 1.56 Bn 1.05 Bn - 21.25 Mn
8 Armour Residential REIT 1.42 Bn 1.34 Bn - 17.16 Mn
9 Two Harbors Investment 1.27 Bn 987.19 Mn - 49.45 Mn
10 Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 212.49 Mn 184.63 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