Ares Commercial Real Estate

ACRE

Valor de mercado US$ 191 mi

While the 2022–2024 rate-hiking cycle triggered widespread commercial borrower distress, today's cycle mirrors 2015–2019: legacy weak credits have already been flushed out, allowing floating-rate lenders to capture interest income without it. ACRE benefits from higher benchmark rates, generating an incremental $1.4 million in annual Net Income (~$0.025/share) for every 50 bps increase in SOFR. PDI provides actively managed exposure across non-agency mortgages and high-yield credit, currently trading at a rare 7% discount to NAV – its widest discount since 2015.

Ares Commercial Real Estate has cut its dividend a couple of times in recent years due to troubled loans. Ares Capital Corporation has delivered more than 17 years of dividend stability and growth.

Commercial borrowers faced intense debt-service pressure when floating rates surged against fixed cap rates; with rates now plateaued, the pace of new default formation has materially slowed. Non-recourse commercial mortgages grant lenders clear, established paths to take over physical collateral without destructive bankruptcy delays; mREITs have the flexibility to operate and lease foreclosed properties rather than fire-selling. The liquidation of Apollo Commercial's loan portfolio at 99.7% of book value conclusively demonstrated that secondary market +40% discounts vastly overestimate realized credit impairments.

Not Every REIT Joined The Recovery: Part 2 focuses on the relatively small group of laggards where company-specific credit, legal, refinancing, or asset-level issues overshadowed an otherwise very strong earnings. Weakness Was More Company-Specific Than Sector-Wide: Empire State Realty's Observatory shortfall, JBG Smith's adverse Wardman Tower ruling, Community Healthcare's dividend cut, and several troubled mortgage portfolios drove some individual downside. Mortgage Stress Hasn't Fully Cleared: Commercial mREIT book values fell nearly 5% on average as office, lab space, and multifamily credit problems persisted for some sponsors.

Neither a premium nor a discount is inherently "better." Trading at a premium provides an accretive growth engine, while deep discounts allow companies to deliver massive upside simply by avoiding further bad news. The Premium Engine at Work: CSWC's ability to issue equity at a premium to NAV added +$0.28 per share to book value, offsetting portfolio credit adjustments.

Ares Commercial Real Estate NYSE: ACRE reported second-quarter 2026 GAAP net income of approximately $4.4 million, or $0.08 per diluted common share, while distributable earnings totaled about $6.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted common share.

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.12 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.08 per share. This compares to a loss of $0.51 per share a year ago.

Second quarter GAAP net income of $4.4 million or $0.08 per diluted common share and  Distributable Earnings 1   of $6.9 million or $0.12   per diluted common share - Subsequent to the three months ended June 30, 2026 - Declared third quarter 2026 dividend of $0.15 per common share NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: ACRE), a specialty finance company primarily engaged in directly originating and investing in commercial real estate loans and related investments, reported generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") net income of $4.4 million or $0.08 per diluted common share and Distributable Earnings1 of $6.9 million or $0.12 per diluted common share for the second quarter of 2026. "We continue to make advancements in repositioning our portfolio, addressing risk rated 4 and 5 loans, and reducing office loans and REO properties, while investing in new loans," said Bryan Donohoe, Chief Executive Officer of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation.

NEW YORK, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE) announced today that it will report earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation will hold its webcast/conference call on the same day at 12:00 p.m.