Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 13.72%. Last payment was on 15th July, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 30th June, 2025.
Key information
13.7%
Dividend yield
-10.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 13.7% |
| Dividend Growth | 22.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | 15 Jul 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 30 Jun 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 98% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance: Is The Dividend Yield Safe
Apr 21
Expanding In Emerging Cannabis Markets Sparks Growth, Yet Federal Uncertainty And Market Volatility Lurk
Expansion into newly legalizing markets and conservative underwriting positions the company for growth while managing risk effectively.Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance: 12% Dividend Yield As Cannabis Set For Reclassification
Jun 04Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance: Worth Adding At A Lower Price
Feb 28Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance declares $0.47 dividend
Sep 14Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance: A New Cannabis Lender With A 12.2% Yield
Aug 28Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Non-GAAP EPS of $0.50, Net Interest Income of $11.4M misses by $0.03M
Aug 09Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance: Cannabis Lender Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place
May 27Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: REFI has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: REFI's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 4 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (REFI) | 13.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Mortgage REITs) | 12.6% |
| Analyst forecast (REFI) (up to 3 years) | 13.7% |
Notable Dividend: REFI's dividend (13.72%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.49%).
High Dividend: REFI's dividend (13.72%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (97.7%), REFI's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (165.2%), REFI's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/07/15 01:06 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. is covered by 4 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Aaron Grey | Alliance Global Partners |
| Aaron Hecht | Citizens JMP Securities, LLC |
| Merrill Ross | Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC |