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KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Real Estate / REIT - Mortgage

$5.63 ▼ $-0.31(-5.22%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) operates as a mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT), primarily focused on originating and acquiring first-lien debt secured by commercial properties. Its investment strategy includes a range of commercial real estate credit products, such as both leveraged and unleveraged commercial mortgage loans, as well as commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). As an elected REIT, the company is exempt from federal corporate income tax, provided it distributes a minimum of 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. KREF was established in 2014 and maintains its corporate headquarters in New York, New York.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusReduced
Last Dividend$0.1000Paid Oct 15, 2026
Forward Annual$0.40From the $0.1000 dividend declared Sep 18, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 30, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth0.0%Annual totals, 2024–2025

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.

Dividend Safety Score

24/100

Weak indicators

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Dividend Growth Score

9/100

Very weak growth record

Complete data

Dividend Value Score

83/100

Well below own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

37/100

Lower middle of the scale

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How the Dividend Safety Score is built for KREF
InputValuePointsWeight
Operating cash flow payout ratioOperating cash flow payout ratio 103% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 26 35%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 38.5x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 0 20%
Interest coverageInterest coverage, EBITDA basis 0.4x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 0 15%
Dividend record9 years of uninterrupted regular payments; last cut Jun 30, 2026 (-60.0%), within 3 years: capped at 25 25 20%
Operating cash flow stabilityOperating 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 KREF
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR -10.3% (2020–2025) 0 25%
Consecutive annual increases0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 10 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the operating cash flow payout ratio 103% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 5 20%
Operating cash flow per share growth (3 years)Operating cash flow per share CAGR -19.7% (FY2022–FY2025) 0 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 1.6% (FY2022–FY2025) 54 10%
10-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 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 KREF
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 75th percentile of its 101 month-end yields 75 40%
P/OCF vs own 5-year medianP/OCF 5.7 is 0.85x its 5-year median of 6.7 72 25%
Operating cash flow yieldOperating cash flow yield 19.0% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
P/OCF vs peersP/OCF 5.7 vs peer median 12.6 (0.45x; 112 reit / Real Estate securities) 100 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

7.10%

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

$0.4000

Declared Sep 18, 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)

38

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

$5.48 – $8.94

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

9

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)

0.39

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

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 24/100, yield 7.10%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
A calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before.
E Enduring
9 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume537,500Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$5.65Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$5.59 – $5.79Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$5.72Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$332.23MAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out59.01MImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$-2.9612 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)-1.8Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 30, 2026Paid Oct 15, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)-16.5%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)-10.3%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

KREF's dividend yield rose from 5.75% to 7.10% over the past ~90 days (+1.36 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +1.36 pp from the share price ($6.96 on Jul 31, 2026 → $5.63 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

Current7.10%
1-Yr Average9.49%
Low / High5.13% – 16.64%
Percentile47%

Across 273 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), KREF's current yield is higher than approximately 47% of them. Our stored price history for KREF 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
$0.1000 Q Regular Sep 18, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 Oct 15, 2026
$0.1000 Q Regular Apr 22, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Jul 15, 2026
$0.2500 Q Regular Mar 11, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Apr 15, 2026
$0.2500 Q Regular Dec 10, 2025 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2025 Jan 15, 2026
$0.2500 Q Regular Sep 11, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Oct 15, 2025
$0.2500 Q Regular Jun 10, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Jul 15, 2025
$0.2500 Q Regular Mar 14, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Apr 15, 2025
$0.2500 Q Regular Dec 12, 2024 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2024 Jan 15, 2025
$0.2500 Q Regular Sep 13, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Oct 15, 2024
$0.2500 Q Regular Jun 13, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 Jul 15, 2024
$0.2500 Q Regular Feb 01, 2024 Mar 27, 2024 Mar 28, 2024 Apr 15, 2024
$0.4300 Q Regular Dec 15, 2023 Dec 28, 2023 Dec 29, 2023 Jan 12, 2024
$0.4300 Q Regular Sep 15, 2023 Sep 28, 2023 Sep 29, 2023 Oct 13, 2023
$0.4300 Q Regular Jun 15, 2023 Jun 29, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Jul 14, 2023
$0.4300 Q Regular Mar 17, 2023 Mar 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Apr 14, 2023
$0.4300 Q Regular Dec 13, 2022 Dec 29, 2022 Dec 30, 2022 Jan 13, 2023
$0.4300 Q Regular Sep 13, 2022 Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Oct 14, 2022
$0.4300 Q Regular Jun 15, 2022 Jun 29, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Jul 15, 2022
$0.4300 Q Regular Mar 15, 2022 Mar 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Apr 15, 2022
$0.4300 Q Regular Dec 14, 2021 Dec 30, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 Jan 14, 2022
$0.4300 Q Regular Sep 15, 2021 Sep 29, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Oct 15, 2021
$0.4300 Q Regular Jun 15, 2021 Jun 29, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Jul 15, 2021
$0.2660 Q Special May 21, 2021 May 27, 2021 May 28, 2021 Jun 15, 2021
$0.4300 Q Regular Mar 15, 2021 Mar 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Apr 15, 2021
$0.4300 Q Regular Dec 15, 2020 Dec 30, 2020 Dec 31, 2020 Jan 15, 2021
$0.4300 Q Regular Sep 15, 2020 Sep 29, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Oct 15, 2020
$0.4300 Q Regular Jun 15, 2020 Jun 29, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Jul 15, 2020
$0.4300 Q Regular Mar 16, 2020 Mar 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Apr 15, 2020
$0.4300 Q Regular Dec 16, 2019 Dec 30, 2019 Dec 31, 2019 Jan 15, 2020
$0.4300 Q Regular Sep 16, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Oct 16, 2019
$0.4300 Q Regular Jun 17, 2019 Jun 27, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Jul 15, 2019
$0.4300 Q Regular Mar 19, 2019 Mar 28, 2019 Mar 29, 2019 Apr 12, 2019
$0.4300 Q Regular Dec 17, 2018 Dec 27, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Jan 11, 2019
$0.4300 Q Regular Sep 11, 2018 Sep 27, 2018 Sep 28, 2018 Oct 12, 2018
$0.4300 Q Regular May 07, 2018 Jun 28, 2018 Jun 29, 2018 Jul 13, 2018
$0.4000 Q Regular Mar 12, 2018 Mar 28, 2018 Mar 29, 2018 Apr 13, 2018
$0.3700 Q Regular Dec 14, 2017 Dec 28, 2017 Dec 29, 2017 Jan 12, 2018
$0.3700 Q Regular Sep 14, 2017 Sep 28, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Oct 12, 2017
$0.2500 Q Regular Jun 16, 2017 Jun 28, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Jul 14, 2017

Peer Comparison

Selected REIT - Mortgage dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
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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KREF dividend — frequently asked questions

Does KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.40 per share, a yield of approximately 7.10%.

What is KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.'s dividend yield?

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 7.10%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. pay dividends?

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. paid dividends?

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. has 9 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.