KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 10.95%.
Key information
11.0%
Dividend yield
3.6%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 14.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 11.0% |
| Dividend Growth | 1.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 615% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
KKR Real Estate Finance: Discount To Book Value Could Tighten Further
Feb 24KKR Real Estate Finance: Look For Further Yield Compression On The Preferreds
Dec 02
Real Estate Lending Strategy Boosts Credit Quality, Captures Market Share, And Ensures Robust Growth Amid Challenges
Lower loan-to-value ratios and more cash flow per unit of debt are expected to strengthen KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's credit quality and financial performance.KKR Real Estate Finance: The Preferreds Are A Buy At Their 7.7% Dividend Yield
Sep 08KKR Real Estate Finance: Discount To Book On Commons Quite Deep, The Preferreds A Buy
May 05KKR Real Estate Finance: CRE Anxiety Will Last Through 2024
Feb 09KKR Real Estate Finance: Discount To Book Value Tightens, 12.2% Dividend Yield
Dec 27KKR Real Estate Finance Trust: The 10% Preferred Shares Are A Speculative Buy
Oct 08KKR Real Estate Finance: 14.5% Yield, 28% Discount To Book Value, Risky Environment
Oct 02KKR Real Estate Finance Trust: 14% Yield, But There Are Better Options
Jul 10KKR Real Estate Finance Trust: The Preferred Shares Are Yielding 9.3%
Jan 07KKR Real Estate Finance Trust declares $0.43 dividend
Dec 13KKR Real Estate Finance Trust: An 8.7% Yield On The Preferred Shares
Oct 20KKR Real Estate Finance Trust declares $0.43 dividend
Sep 13KKR Real Estate: Seeking The Best REIT For Retirement Income
Jul 26KKR Real Estate: Stable Stock, High Yield, Static Price Performance
Apr 23If You Like EPS Growth Then Check Out KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) Before It's Too Late
Apr 15
If You Like EPS Growth Then Check Out KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) Before It's Too Late
Nov 03Here's What KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.'s (NYSE:KREF) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like
Mar 19Would Shareholders Who Purchased KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's (NYSE:KREF) Stock Year Be Happy With The Share price Today?
Feb 12
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, KREF has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: KREF has only been paying a dividend for 8 years, and since then payments have not increased.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (KREF) | 11.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Mortgage REITs) | 13.2% |
| Analyst forecast (KREF) (up to 3 years) | 11.0% |
Notable Dividend: KREF's dividend (10.95%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.57%).
High Dividend: KREF's dividend (10.95%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.81%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (614.9%), KREF's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (59.5%), KREF's dividend payments are 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 | 2025/05/27 22:53 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/27 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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Analyst Sources
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 5 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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| William Catherwood | BTIG |
| Arren Cyganovich | Citigroup Inc |
| Steven Delaney | Citizens JMP Securities, LLC |