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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

$7.15 ▲ $0.03(0.42%) as of Sep 13, 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
Latest Dividend$0.1000
Forward Annual$0.40
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateJun 30, 2026
1-Yr Growth0.0%

Key Metrics

Current Yield

5.59%

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

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

60.3

Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.

RSI (14)

40

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

$5.88 – $9.71

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio

n/a

The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.

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

0.47

Price-to-book ratio: share price divided by 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 our quick durability read on a dividend — the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: the payout is well covered and the overall model profile is strong. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 60/100, yield 5.59%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
A dividend cut or reduction appears in the record.
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.
Volume519,941How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$7.17The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$7.13 – $7.20The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$7.12The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$549.16MThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out76.81MThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$-0.70Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E-10.2Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendJun 30, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateJul 15, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)-16.5%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)-10.3%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

KREF's dividend yield fell from 13.81% to 5.59% over the past ~90 days (-8.22 pp). Of that move, -8.39 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.17 pp from the share price ($7.24 → $7.15). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current5.59%
1-Yr Average11.73%
Low / High5.13% – 17.01%
Percentile12%

Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months, KREF's current yield is higher than approximately 12% of them. Our stored price history for KREF covers the past 16 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 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 Regular 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
MFA MFA Financial, Inc. 16.82% 2.1% 1 yr 55
RC Ready Capital Corporation 2.44% -21.6% 0 yrs 55
LFT Lument Finance Trust, Inc. 2.40% -30.8% 0 yrs 55
NYMTL New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. 7.88% - 0 yrs 52

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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 5.59%.

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

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 5.59%, 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 Sep 13, 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.

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