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Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp

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ACRE
NYSE Financial Services Holding & Investment Offices
$5.16
▼ $0.11 (-2.09%)
6 months return
Momentum
Neutral
5Y revenue growth
-14.39%

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
-14.39%
Below sector avg (5.83%)
Revenue (1Y)-21.27%
Earnings (1Y)N/A
FCF Growth (3Y)-32.44%

Quality

Return on Equity
-0.17%
Below sector avg (9.22%)
ROICN/A
Net Margin-1.64%
Op. MarginN/A

Safety

Debt / Equity
N/A
Current RatioN/A
Interest CoverageN/A

Valuation

PE (TTM|NTM|2027)
-307.84 | 8.45 | 8.05
Below sector avg (11.12)
P/B Ratio0.53
EV/EBITDAN/A
Dividend Yield11.95%

Quick Summary

Key Takeaways

Short bullets derived from reported financials—not the AI summary above.

Revenue declined -14.39% annually over 5 years
Generating 21.35 M in free cash flow
Revenue growth is decelerating — 1Y growth trails 5Y average by 6.88%
Dividend yield of 11.95% — meaningful income
14 consecutive years of dividends — reliable payer

Price History

Financial Trends

Analyst Price Target

4 analysts
Hold
+6.6%
upside to target
Current
$5.16
Consensus Target
$5.50
$5.00
Low
$6.00
High
Forecast
Forward P/E
8.45
Forward EPS
$0.62
EPS Growth (est.)
+32.6%
Est. Revenue
60.20 M

Earnings Surprises

EPS
Reported Estimate Forecast
Next: Q1 2026 · EPS Est: $0.11 · Rev Est: 13.03 M
Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42025 Q1 '26 Q2 '26
Reported $0.13 -$0.51 $0.10 $0.15
Estimate $0.07 $0.00 $0.04 -$0.02 $0.11 $0.11
Surprise +85.71% -22466.37% +183.21% +753.31%

Growth

Rev 5Y: -14.39% · Earnings 1Y: N/A
Revenue Growth (1Y) -21.27% Revenue Growth (3Y) -23.18%
Earnings Growth (1Y) N/A Earnings Growth (3Y) N/A
Revenue Growth (5Y) -14.39% Earnings Growth (5Y) N/A

Profitability

ROE: -0.17% · Net Margin: -1.64%
Revenue (TTM) 54.83 M Net Income (TTM) -902,000.0
ROE -0.17% ROA -0.06%
Gross Margin N/A Operating Margin N/A
Net Margin -1.64% Free Cash Flow (TTM) 21.35 M
ROIC N/A FCF Growth (3Y) -32.44%

Safety

D/E: N/A · Current: N/A
Debt / Equity N/A Current Ratio N/A
Interest Coverage N/A Asset Turnover 0.04
Working Capital N/A Tangible Book Value 520.98 M

Dividends

Yield: 11.95% · Payout: N/A
Dividend Yield 11.95% Payout Ratio N/A
Dividend Growth (3Y) -24.61% Dividend Growth (5Y) -14.59%
Consecutive Div Years 14 yrs

Valuation

P/E: -307.84 · EV/EBITDA: N/A
P/E Ratio -307.84 Forward P/E 8.45
P/B Ratio 0.53 P/S Ratio 5.06
PEG Ratio N/A Forward PEG 0.26
EV/EBITDA N/A Fwd EV/EBITDA N/A
Forward P/S 4.61 Fwd Earnings Yield 11.83%
FCF Yield 7.69%
Market Cap 277.67 M Enterprise Value 192.80 M

Per Share

EPS: N/A · FCF/Share: 0.39
EPS (Diluted TTM) N/A Revenue / Share 0.99
FCF / Share 0.39 OCF / Share 0.39
EPS CAGR (1Y) N/A EPS CAGR (5Y) N/A
EPS CAGR (10Y) N/A

Efficiency

FCF Conv: -2367.41% · CapEx/Rev: N/A
CapEx / Revenue N/A FCF Conversion -2367.41%
SBC-Adj. FCF 17.16 M Growth Momentum -6.88

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 54.83 M 69.65 M 92.93 M 106.85 M 102.07 M
Net Income -902,000.0 -34.99 M -38.87 M 29.79 M 60.46 M
EPS (Diluted)
Gross Profit
Operating Income
EBITDA
R&D Expenses
SG&A Expenses
D&A 8.47 M 4.76 M 1.02 M
Interest Expense 32.43 M 51.73 M 88.96 M 104.18 M 83.55 M
Income Tax 285,000.0 -18,000.0 -39,000.0 472,000.0 722,000.0

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 1.62 B 1.75 B 2.28 B 2.52 B 2.63 B
Total Liabilities 1.11 B 1.21 B 1.65 B 1.78 B 1.95 B
Shareholders' Equity 509.57 M 540.13 M 625.85 M 747.54 M 678.63 M
Total Debt 948.18 M 718.47 M 894.82 M 960.23 M 1.04 B
Cash & Equivalents 29.29 M 63.80 M 110.46 M 141.28 M 50.62 M
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Peer Comparison

vs Financial Services sector median (6628 peers)
Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E -307.8 11.1
P/B 0.5 1.2
ROE % -0.2 9.2
Net Margin % -1.6 9.4
Rev Growth 5Y % -14.4 5.8
D/E 0.5

ETFs Holding This Stock

RIET logo RIET Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF
1.15% weight
REM REM
0.52% weight
HWVIX HWVIX
0.19% weight
HWVZX HWVZX
0.19% weight
HWVAX HWVAX
0.19% weight
DTSVX DTSVX
0.05% weight
WSMVX WSMVX
0.05% weight
MXLSX MXLSX
0.05% weight
MXTFX MXTFX
0.05% weight
FLQS FLQS
0.04% weight

Dividend History

Yield

11.95%

Payout ratio

N/A

Growth (3Y)

-24.61%

Growth (5Y)

-14.59%

Recent per-share payments (most recent first).

Ex-dividend Payment Amount / share
Mar 31, 2026 $0.15
Dec 31, 2025 $0.15
Sep 30, 2025 $0.15
Jun 30, 2025 $0.15
Mar 31, 2025 $0.15
Dec 31, 2024 $0.25
Sep 30, 2024 $0.25
Jun 28, 2024 $0.25
Mar 27, 2024 $0.25
Dec 28, 2023 $0.33
Sep 28, 2023 $0.33
Jun 29, 2023 $0.35