Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) Q4 2025 Earnings

Reported Feb 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM ET · SEC Source

Q4 25 EPS

$0.26

BEAT +7.71%

Est. $0.24

Q4 25 Revenue

$73.3M

BEAT +58.47%

Est. $46.2M

vs S&P Since Q4 25

-11.0%

TRAILING MARKET

ARI -2.3% vs S&P +8.6%

Full Year 2025 Results

FY 25 EPS

$1.05

FY 25 Revenue

$271.6M

Market Reaction

Did ARI Beat Earnings? Q4 2025 Results

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance delivered a clear beat to close out 2025, posting distributable earnings of $0.26 per diluted share against a consensus estimate of $0.24, a 7.71% positive surprise, while revenue of $73.25 million ran 58.47% ahe… Read more Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance delivered a clear beat to close out 2025, posting distributable earnings of $0.26 per diluted share against a consensus estimate of $0.24, a 7.71% positive surprise, while revenue of $73.25 million ran 58.47% ahead of the $46.23 million Wall Street had penciled in and edged 2.1% higher year over year. The quarter's performance was underpinned by strong loan origination activity, with ARI committing $1.30 billion to new first mortgage loans in Q4 alone at weighted-average yields of 7.6% to 7.9%, helping the overall portfolio reach $8.80 billion across 56 loans. Distributable earnings comfortably covered the $0.25 quarterly dividend, a point of particular relevance given ongoing analyst scrutiny of dividend sustainability. Looking ahead, the company's strategic posture shifted materially with the announcement of a definitive agreement to sell its entire loan portfolio to Athene Holding Ltd. At 99.7% of total loan commitments, a transaction that reshapes ARI's investment narrative considerably as the company carries no corporate debt maturities until June 2029.

Key Takeaways

  • Net interest income of $44.1 million in Q4 driven by $159.5 million interest income from commercial mortgage loans
  • $1.3 billion in new loan commitments in Q4, $4.4 billion for full year 2025
  • Loan repayments and sales of $852 million in Q4, $2.9 billion for full year
  • 99% first mortgage portfolio with 7.3% weighted-average unlevered all-in yield
  • 96% floating rate loans providing interest rate sensitivity
  • Foreign currency translation gains of $99.5 million for full year 2025 vs losses of $37.5 million in 2024
  • Brooklyn multifamily REO with 56% of market units leased
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ARI YoY Financials

Q4 2025 vs Q4 2024, source: SEC Filings

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ARI Revenue by Segment

With YoY comparisons, source: SEC Filings

Q2 25 Q1 26
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ARI Revenue by Geography

With YoY comparisons, source: SEC Filings

Q2 25 Q1 26