Ares Commercial Real Estate
Logotype for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation

Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) investor relations material

Ares Commercial Real Estate Q4 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
Logotype for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation
Q4 2025 earnings summary10 Feb, 2026

Executive summary

  • 2025 was a transitional year with early macroeconomic uncertainty, but conditions improved as the Fed eased policy, stabilizing values and boosting transaction volumes.

  • Reported a GAAP net loss of $0.9 million ($0.02 per share) for 2025 and a Q4 net loss of $3.9 million ($0.07 per share); distributable earnings loss of $6.7 million ($0.12 per share) for the year and $8.5 million ($0.15 per share) in Q4.

  • Focused on reducing risk-rated 4 and 5 loans, decreasing office and OREO assets, and reshaping the portfolio through new investments.

  • Achieved balance sheet flexibility with moderate leverage and over $100 million in liquidity.

  • Declared a $0.15 per share dividend for Q1 2026, implying a 12% annualized yield.

Financial highlights

  • Loan portfolio principal balance grew to $1.6 billion, up 24% from Q3 2025; total portfolio was $1.7 billion at year-end.

  • Interest income for Q4 2025 was $23.7 million; full year 2025 was $97.6 million.

  • Net interest margin for Q4 2025 was $7.7 million; full year 2025 was $32.4 million.

  • $572 million in loan repayments collected during 2025.

  • Book value per share was $9.26, including the CECL reserve.

Outlook and guidance

  • Focus remains on resolving the five remaining risk-rated 4 and 5 loans, especially the large Chicago office and Brooklyn condo loans.

  • Available capital of $110 million supports continued asset resolutions and new investments.

  • Closed $150 million in new loan commitments after year-end 2025.

  • Over 60% of FY 2025 commitments were co-invested with other Ares managed funds.

  • Earnings trajectory may be uneven due to asset resolutions, but confidence in meeting dividend level is strong.

Given 31% CECL on risk 4/5 loans, resolution strategy for largest non-accrual loans?
Impact of Chicago office loan sale on portfolio?
How do co-investments enhance portfolio diversification?
Partial view of Summaries dataset, powered by Quartr API
Research faster. Power your platform.

Next Ares Commercial Real Estate earnings date

Logotype for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation
Q1 20266 May, 2026
Ares Commercial Real Estate
Your earnings 
season toolkit.
Download
Free on both iOS & Android.

Next Ares Commercial Real Estate earnings date

Logotype for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation
Q1 20266 May, 2026

The essential earnings season companion

The #1 app for qualitative research. Live earnings calls, AI chat, transcripts, and more. All for free.

Live calls and transcripts

Listen to earnings calls, CMDs, investor conferences, and more – with a podcast-like experience.

Find what you need faster

Search for any keyword across all transcripts simultaneously.

Easily store key findings

Capturing important takeaways is as simple as it gets. Even during your lunch run or commute.

Your watchlist. Your dashboard.

Follow the companies that matter to you. Get a personalized feed with real-time updates.

Be the first to know

Set keyword alerts for any company, product, or competitor. Get notified the moment they're mentioned.

Consensus estimates

Access analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segments splits.

All IR material in one place

The easiest way to stay updated during earnings season.

Global coverage

All events from public companies. Live and recorded.

Just click and listen

No webcast links. No manual registrations.

Research anytime, anywhere

Built for professionals. Loved by everyone. Try our free mobile app.

excellent app, it gives me free access to company earnings calls and annual reports. I also love the convenience of calls being available offline so I can listen in whilst doing other things and even when internet or WiFi isn't available.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Leroy DaleyApp Store
One of the very few apps you could call perfect. If something was to add to it, maybe the share price of the company when you search for it, but it's already excellent.
play-store-avatar
Eferix Drawings Google Play
This is genuinely one of the cleanest and fastest finance apps out there to track the market.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
anuj283App Store
excellent app, it gives me free access to company earnings calls and annual reports. I also love the convenience of calls being available offline so I can listen in whilst doing other things and even when internet or WiFi isn't available.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Leroy DaleyApp Store
One of the very few apps you could call perfect. If something was to add to it, maybe the share price of the company when you search for it, but it's already excellent.
play-store-avatar
Eferix Drawings Google Play
This is genuinely one of the cleanest and fastest finance apps out there to track the market.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
anuj283App Store
I can't remember the last time an app had such a positive impact on my investment process.
x-avatar
@ankurshah47_ x.com
Love the app! Quartr makes it really easy to keep track of earnings calls. It also includes the reports and slides to make it easier to follow along.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Amina0781App Store
Quartr is amazing, no way around it. It is the best right now for earnings calls, presentations, and the like.
x-avatar
@theshortbearx.com
I can't remember the last time an app had such a positive impact on my investment process.
x-avatar
@ankurshah47_ x.com
Love the app! Quartr makes it really easy to keep track of earnings calls. It also includes the reports and slides to make it easier to follow along.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Amina0781App Store
Quartr is amazing, no way around it. It is the best right now for earnings calls, presentations, and the like.
x-avatar
@theshortbearx.com

Frequently asked questions

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, a specialty finance company, originates and invests in commercial real estate (CRE) loans and related investments in the United States. It focuses on directly originating, acquiring, financing, and managing CRE senior loans, subordinate financings, and other CRE debt and equity investments through its national direct origination platform

Quartr provides global coverage of all investor relation material from public companies.

  • Mobile app: Research anytime, anywhere with the #1 app for live earnings calls, transcripts, analyst estimates, and more. All for free.

  • Desktop (Quartr Pro): The leading platform for qualitative research, used daily by top firms and financial institutions.

  • Quartr API: Build custom solutions powered by live earnings calls, live transcripts, filings and reports, slide presentations, and more.

Yes, the Quartr mobile app is free on both iOS and Android.

Yes. Quartr provides global, industry-leading live coverage of company events such as regular earnings calls, capital markets days, M&A announcements, and investor conferences. Live with zero delays. Just click and listen.

Yes, capturing important takeaways is as simple as it gets. Even during your lunch run or commute.

Yes. Follow the companies that matter to you. Get a personalized feed with real-time updates, a tailored earnings calendar, and instant alerts when earnings calls go live.

Yes. Set keyword alerts for any company, product, or competitor. Get notified the moment they're mentioned, regardless of who's talking.

Explore our global coverage