Blackstone Mortgage Trust

BXMT

Market cap $2.88B

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT) (the “Company”) today announced that it will publish its second-quarter 2026 earnings presentation on its website at www.bxmt.com and file its Form 10-Q pre-market on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The Company will also host a conference call the same day at 9:00 a.m. ET to review results. To register for the webcast, please use the following link: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1767706&tp_key=b383988748 For thos.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT) declared a dividend of $0.47 per share of class A common stock with respect to the second quarter of 2026. This dividend is payable on July 15, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 30, 2026. About Blackstone Mortgage Trust Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT) is a real estate finance company that originates, acquires and manages senior loans and other debt or credit-oriented investments coll.

Some popular REITs still offer big yields, but the coverage is weak. Mortgage REITs remain exposed to pandemic-era loans gone wrong.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust fully supported its dividend with distributable earnings in Q1'26 when adjusted for loan losses. BXMT's strategic pivot away from office loans and into industrial and multi-family markets has narrowed its discount to book value to 11%. The 2024 dividend reset and portfolio restructuring have led to 17% per-share year-over-year growth in distributable earnings and improved balance sheet quality.

With $46M in charge-offs this quarter, CECL reserves are no longer just "paper losses"—they are crystallized hits to Blackstone Mortgage Trust's capital, proving that lent money is officially not coming back. Earnings of $0.21 per share significantly trail the $0.47 dividend. While the company highlights "distributable earnings," the persistent need for massive credit reserves suggests the current payout is increasingly fragile. Blackstone Mortgage Trust now holds over $1.15 billion in foreclosed real estate. Far from being a "hidden value" play, these assets are currently a "negative carry."

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