Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp
ACRE NYSE Real Estate Investment Trusts Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp does
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- Legal name
- Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 10, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001628280-26-006635
0001529377
Revenue and margins
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp had $54.8M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 21.3% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β in fiscal 2025, β of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp returned $39.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.8%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $50.6M | $141M | $110M | $63.8M | $29.3M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $1.0B | $960M | $895M | $718M | $948M |
| Debt / equity | 1.5x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.9x |
| Total assets | $2.6B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| Total liabilities | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | $679M | $748M | $626M | $540M | $510M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $991M | $819M | $784M | $655M | $919M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 4 / 7 | 6 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | 3.6% | β0.1% | β0.0% | 0.3% | β0.5% | 0.5% | β1.1% | β3.6% | β3.5% | β1.3% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $45.1M | $46.3M | $55.3M | $77.3M | $82.7M | $102M | $107M | $92.9M | $69.7M | $54.8M |
| Net interest income | $45.1M | $46.3M | $55.3M | $52.2M | $69.1M | $83.6M | $104M | $89.0M | $51.7M | $32.4M |
| Noninterest expense | $14.4M | $15.0M | $16.2M | $39.8M | $36.3M | $40.9M | $32.7M | $28.5M | $37.9M | $41.4M |
| Provision for credit losses | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $20.2M | $0.0M | $46.1M | $91.8M | β | β |
| Pretax income | $30.7M | $30.6M | $39.0M | $37.5M | $22.2M | $61.2M | $30.3M | β$38.9M | β$35.0M | β$0.6M |
| Income tax | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.7M | $0.5M | β$0.0M | β$0.0M | $0.3M |
| Net income | $44.9M | $30.4M | $38.6M | $37.0M | $21.8M | $60.5M | $29.8M | β$38.9M | β$35.0M | β$0.9M |
| Net income to common | $40.3M | $30.4M | $38.6M | β | $21.8M | $60.5M | $29.8M | β$38.9M | β$35.0M | β$0.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.41 | $1.07 | $1.35 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$4.5M | $31.3M | $39.2M | $32.5M | $31.8M | $48.4M | $57.2M | $46.8M | $35.5M | $21.4M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.7M | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.0M | $1.0M | $4.8M | $8.5M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.3M | $0.6M | $1.1M | $1.9M | $1.3M | $1.9M | $2.9M | $4.0M | $4.7M | $3.9M |
| Acquisitions | β$90.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share buybacks | $1.4M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $4.6M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $29.4M | $30.5M | $32.1M | $37.5M | $42.8M | $58.4M | $71.8M | $76.0M | $59.6M | $39.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $30.8M | $30.5M | $32.1M | $37.5M | $42.8M | $58.4M | $71.8M | $80.6M | $59.6M | $39.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $47.3M | $28.3M | $11.1M | $5.3M | $74.8M | $50.6M | $141M | $110M | $63.8M | $29.3M |
| Total debt | $936M | $1.1B | $888M | $895M | $929M | $1.0B | $960M | $895M | $718M | $948M |
| Total assets | $1.4B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.6B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| Total liabilities | $944M | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | $419M | $419M | $426M | $426M | $473M | $679M | $748M | $626M | $540M | $510M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Net margin | 99.5% | 65.6% | 69.8% | 47.9% | 26.4% | 59.2% | 27.9% | β41.8% | β50.2% | β1.6% |
| Net interest share of revenue | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 67.6% | 83.6% | 81.9% | 97.5% | 95.7% | 74.3% | 59.1% |
| Efficiency ratio | 32.0% | 32.3% | 29.4% | 51.5% | 43.9% | 40.0% | 30.6% | 30.7% | 54.5% | 75.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 4.9% | 10.5% | 4.2% | β5.7% | β6.0% | β0.2% |
| Return on assets | 3.3% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 1.2% | β1.6% | β1.7% | β0.1% |
| Return on tangible equity | 9.6% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 4.6% | 8.9% | 4.0% | β6.2% | β6.5% | β0.2% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 2.8% | 19.3% | 39.8% | 7.0% | 23.4% | 4.7% | β13.0% | β25.0% | β21.3% |
| Net income growth | β | β32.2% | 26.9% | β4.2% | β41.0% | 176.8% | β50.7% | β230.5% | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β24.1% | 26.2% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 15.1% | 28.6% | 22.1% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | 2.2x | 2.5x | 2.1x | 2.1x | 2.0x | 1.5x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 7.1% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Accruals ratio | 3.6% | β0.1% | β0.0% | 0.3% | β0.5% | 0.5% | β1.1% | β3.6% | β3.5% | β1.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001529377). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.