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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.KREFCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Real Estate›Real Estate Investment Trusts
Momentum weak 23
Mkt cap
$327M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
74%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$6.11M
20-day average traded
P/B
0.56×
price to book
ROE
-18.8%
delivered
Implied ROE
6.7%
what the price asks
Next earnings
95 days
9 Feb 2027
Close · USD$5.66
1D-0.9%
1W+7.0%
1M-11.2%
3M-26.0%
6M-14.4%
YTD-31.1%
1Y-29.5%
ATR %5.8%
Beta0.88
52w lowhigh37.8% off high

What KKR Real Estate Finance Trust does

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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust at a glance

Size KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) is a United States Real Estate company (Real Estate Investment Trusts) with a market value of $327M, the 3042nd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $5.66 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 14.4%, against -8.3% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 20.9% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.7%); the operating margin is 17.9% (peer median 63.6%).

Valuation It trades at 0.56× book value against a peer median of 0.74× (6th cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 6.7%; KKR Real Estate Finance Trust delivers -18.8%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.

Short interest Short interest is 10.1% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 9 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 91KREF 87
Six months, rebased to 100: KKR Real Estate Finance Trust against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$379M$458M$593M$660M$437M
Revenue growth—-23%-10%+51%—
Gross profit$323M$407M$544M$620M$399M
EBITDA$265M$394M$528M$602M$381M
Net income-$201M-$48.6M$34.4M-$32.6M$36.7M
Free cash flow$47.0M$72.3M$133M$156M$141M
Capital expenditure$0$0$0$0$0
Total debt$3.03B$4.69B$4.90B$6.06B$6.16B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-30%-20%-10%0%+10%-10%0%+10%2191IMDAMRT-UN180701180101YSILLANDCDP448730ARMSELERAW9UFPIHABACOFODBUINEA2972RWTNSIKREF6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

-20%-10%0%0.50×0.75×10×1.25×2191IMDAMRT-UN180701180101YSILLANDCDP448730ARMAW9UHABACOFODBUINEA2972RWTNSIKREFReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

-20%-10%0%10%-20%-10%0%10%2191IMDAMRT-UN180101LANDCDP448730ARMFPIHABACOF2972NSIKREFROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is the large dot.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust competitors and peer comparison

How KKR Real Estate Finance Trust compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureKREFPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-11.2%-0.2%4th lowest of 21
6-month return-14.4%-8.3%9th lowest of 21
Return on equity-18.8%2.8%2nd lowest of 21
Price / book0.56×0.74×6th cheapest of 21
ROE the price implies6.7%5.3%4th most demanding of 21
ROE delivered-18.8%2.2%2nd lowest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust KREFUnited States$327M-14%-21%-19%0.56×6.7%-18.8%
SF Real Estate Investment Trust 2191.HKHong Kong$333M+22%-7%4%0.82×5.1%4.0%
Immobiliere Dassault IMDA.PAFrance$335M-21%+14%-20%0.60×5.0%-19.9%
Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust MRT-UN.TOCanada$340M+8%-1%2%0.54×4.2%1.6%
Yinhua Shaoxing Yuanshui Water Conservancy REIT 180701.SZChina$348M-8%+290%4%1.43×4.3%3.8%
Bosera CMSK Industrial Park REIT Units 180101.SZChina$305M-21%-15%-1%0.68×2.7%-0.7%
Silicius Real Estate Socimi YSIL.MCSpain$303M-5%+84%5%0.87×5.3%n/a
Gladstone Land LANDUnited States$303M-28%+22%-1%0.45×6.5%-1.0%
Carindale Property Trust CDP.AXAustralia$302M-2%+5%10%0.73×5.6%10.2%
SamsungFN REIT 448730.KSSouth Korea$301M-28%+16%3%1.03×5.5%3.3%
Arima Real Estate SOCIMI ARM.MCSpain$356M-6%+210%8%0.91×5.4%7.7%
Selectirente SELER.PAFrance$367M-7%+2%5%0.88×6.0%5.0%
First Real Estate Investment Trust AW9U.SISingapore$291M-27%-5%4%0.76×4.0%3.8%
Farmland Partners FPIUnited States$369M-17%-6%2%0.87×8.1%2.2%
Hamborner REIT HABA.DEGermany$370M-19%-4%-2%0.97×6.3%-2.2%
Centuria Office REIT COF.AXAustralia$375M-3%-1%6%0.55×7.4%5.6%
United Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust ODBU.SISingapore$284M-9%+3%6%0.64×4.6%5.6%
Fonciere INEA INEA.PAFrance$382M-11%-1%1%0.68×5.3%0.5%
SANKEI REAL ESTATE 2972.TJapan$383M+4%-15%-5%1.28×5.0%-4.7%
Redwood Trust RWTUnited States$392M-44%-9%-4%0.44×7.2%-4.0%
Nsi NSI.ASNetherlands$394M+1%-4%-2%0.54×4.5%-2.5%

Questions

Which companies are KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: SF Real Estate Investment Trust (2191.HK), Immobiliere Dassault (IMDA.PA), Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust (MRT-UN.TO), Yinhua Shaoxing Yuanshui Water Conservancy REIT (180701.SZ), Bosera CMSK Industrial Park REIT Units (180101.SZ), Silicius Real Estate Socimi (YSIL.MC), Gladstone Land (LAND), Carindale Property Trust (CDP.AX).
Is KKR Real Estate Finance Trust expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 0.56× against a peer median of 0.74×, 6th cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 6.7%; KKR Real Estate Finance Trust delivers -18.8%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
How has KKR Real Estate Finance Trust stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -14.4% against -8.3% for the median peer; over one year -29.5%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.