Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation $(ACRE)$ reported fourth quarter (Q4) 2025 GAAP net loss of USD 3.9 million, or USD 0.07 per diluted common share. Distributable Earnings for Q4 were USD 8.5 million, or USD 0.15 per diluted common share. For the full year (FY) 2025, the company posted a GAAP net loss of USD 0.9 million, or USD 0.02 per diluted common share, and Distributable Earnings (Loss) of USD -6.7 million, or USD -0.12 per diluted common share. As of December 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents stood at USD 29.29 million. Following the end of 2025, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation closed USD 150 million of new loan commitments and declared a first quarter (Q1) 2026 dividend of USD 0.15 per common share. The company stated it made advancements in addressing risk rated 4 and 5 loans, reducing office and real estate owned (REO) properties, and maintaining a flexible balance sheet position, which enabled a return to investing activities in the second half of 2025. The company remains focused on these strategic objectives as it enters 2026.

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