ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE) functions as a specialized financial institution, primarily engaged in developing and investing in a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate (CRE) debt and associated investments throughout the United States. The company offers a broad spectrum of funding options designed for the owners, operators, and sponsors of commercial properties. ACRE's investment activities encompass originating senior mortgage loans, various subordinate debt products, hybrid mezzanine financing, preferred equity stakes in real estate, and other CRE-related assets, including commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). For federal tax purposes in the U.S., ACRE has opted for and qualifies as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The firm's operations are managed by Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC. ACRE was established in 2011 and its main office is situated in New York, New York.
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Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for ACRE
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow payout ratio | Operating cash flow negative (TTM to Mar 31, 2026) | 0 | 35% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Net debt / EBITDA 15.0x (TTM to Mar 31, 2026) | 0 | 20% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage, EBITDA basis 1.2x (TTM to Mar 31, 2026) | 7 | 15% |
| Dividend record | 14 years of uninterrupted regular payments; last cut Mar 31, 2025 (-40.0%), within 3 years: capped at 25 | 25 | 20% |
| Operating cash flow stability | Operating cash flow positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: real estate investment trust. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for ACRE
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR -14.6% (2020–2025) | 0 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 10 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Operating cash flow negative (TTM to Mar 31, 2026): no headroom | 0 | 20% |
| Operating cash flow per share growth (3 years) | Operating cash flow per share CAGR -29.2% (FY2022–FY2025) | 0 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR -7.8% (FY2022–FY2025) | 10 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | 10-year dividend CAGR -5.0% (2015–2025) | 0 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: real estate investment trust. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Value Score is built for ACRE
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield vs own history | Current yield at the 93rd percentile of its 120 month-end yields | 93 | 40% |
| P/OCF vs own 5-year median | N/A (not used) | N/A | 25% |
| Operating cash flow yield | Operating cash flow yield -22.8% (TTM to Mar 31, 2026) | 0 | 20% |
| P/OCF vs peers | N/A (not used) | N/A | 15% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: real estate investment trust. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
17.54%
At the Oct 29, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$0.6000
Declared Aug 04, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
37
As of Oct 29, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$3.16 – $5.71
Closes through Oct 23, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
n/a
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
14
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
0.38
Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
ACRE's dividend yield rose from 14.12% to 17.54% over the past ~90 days (+3.43 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +3.43 pp from the share price ($4.25 on Aug 03, 2026 → $3.42 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), ACRE's current yield is higher than approximately 98% of them. Our stored price history for ACRE covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Aug 04, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | May 07, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Feb 10, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Aug 05, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | May 07, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Feb 12, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 15, 2025 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Aug 06, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 15, 2024 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | May 09, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 16, 2024 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Feb 22, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | Apr 16, 2024 |
| $0.3300 Q | Regular | Nov 03, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | Jan 17, 2024 |
| $0.3300 Q | Regular | Aug 02, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Oct 17, 2023 |
| $0.3500 S | Regular | May 02, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Jul 18, 2023 |
| $0.3500 S | Regular | Feb 15, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Apr 18, 2023 |
| $0.3500 S | Regular | Nov 02, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | Jan 18, 2023 |
| $0.3500 S | Regular | Jul 29, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Oct 17, 2022 |
| $0.3500 S | Regular | May 03, 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| $0.3500 S | Regular | Feb 15, 2022 | Mar 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Apr 14, 2022 |
| $0.3500 S | Regular | Nov 03, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | Jan 19, 2022 |
| $0.3500 S | Regular | Jul 30, 2021 | Sep 29, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 |
| $0.3500 S | Regular | May 04, 2021 | Jun 29, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 |
| $0.3500 S | Regular | Feb 17, 2021 | Mar 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Apr 15, 2021 |
| $0.3300 Q | Regular | Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 29, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| $0.3300 Q | Regular | Sep 16, 2020 | Sep 29, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Oct 15, 2020 |
| $0.3300 Q | Regular | Jun 19, 2020 | Jun 29, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jul 15, 2020 |
| $0.3300 Q | Regular | Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 |
| $0.3300 Q | Regular | Nov 08, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | Jan 15, 2020 |
| $0.3300 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Oct 15, 2019 |
| $0.3300 Q | Regular | May 01, 2019 | Jun 27, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Jul 16, 2019 |
| $0.3300 Q | Regular | Feb 21, 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Apr 16, 2019 |
| $0.3100 Q | Regular | Oct 30, 2018 | Dec 27, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | Jan 15, 2019 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Oct 16, 2018 |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | May 01, 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Jul 17, 2018 |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | Mar 01, 2018 | Mar 28, 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 | Apr 17, 2018 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Nov 01, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | Jan 16, 2018 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Aug 03, 2017 | Sep 28, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | Oct 16, 2017 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | May 02, 2017 | Jun 28, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 |
| $0.2700 Q | Regular | Mar 07, 2017 | Mar 29, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Apr 17, 2017 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Nov 03, 2016 | Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | Jan 17, 2017 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Aug 05, 2016 | Sep 28, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Oct 17, 2016 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | May 05, 2016 | Jun 28, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Jul 15, 2016 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Mar 01, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Nov 06, 2015 | Dec 29, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | Jan 19, 2016 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Sep 14, 2015 | Sep 28, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | May 07, 2015 | Jun 26, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Mar 05, 2015 | Mar 27, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | Apr 15, 2015 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Nov 10, 2014 | Dec 29, 2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | Jan 15, 2015 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Aug 07, 2014 | Sep 26, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Oct 15, 2014 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | May 07, 2014 | Jun 26, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 | Jul 16, 2014 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Mar 17, 2014 | Mar 27, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 | Apr 16, 2014 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Nov 13, 2013 | Dec 27, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 22, 2014 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Aug 07, 2013 | Sep 26, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 | Oct 17, 2013 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | May 15, 2013 | Jun 26, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 | Jul 18, 2013 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Mar 14, 2013 | Apr 04, 2013 | Apr 08, 2013 | Apr 18, 2013 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2012 | Dec 27, 2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | Jan 10, 2013 |
| $0.0600 Q | Regular | Sep 21, 2012 | Sep 28, 2012 | Oct 02, 2012 | Oct 11, 2012 |
| $0.0600 Q | Regular | Jun 19, 2012 | Jun 27, 2012 | Jun 29, 2012 | Jul 12, 2012 |
Peer Comparison
Selected REIT - Mortgage dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITT | TPG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc | 17.08% | N/A | 2 yrs | 70 |
| EFC | Ellington Financial Inc. | 13.29% | 4.4% | 0 yrs | 69 |
| FBRT | Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | 12.62% | N/A | 0 yrs | 65 |
| ADAM | Adamas Trust, Inc. | 15.42% | N/A | 1 yr | 64 |
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ACRE dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation pay a dividend?
Yes. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.60 per share, a yield of approximately 17.54%.
What is Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's dividend yield?
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's dividend yield is approximately 17.54%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation pay dividends?
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation paid dividends?
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation has 14 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Oct 29, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.