Arbor Realty Trust's stock surged 5.37% during Friday's intraday session following the release of its fourth-quarter 2025 financial results, which featured a significant beat on adjusted earnings and highlighted the strongest quarter for loan originations in over three years.

The real estate investment trust reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.22, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of $0.19 by 13.99%. Quarterly sales of $55.739 million also exceeded expectations of $54.005 million. A key driver was the company's structured loan originations, which reached $1.10 billion, marking the strongest quarterly performance in more than three years. Additionally, the company maintained its quarterly cash dividend at $0.30 per share.

While GAAP net income showed a year-over-year decline, the better-than-expected adjusted results, coupled with robust business activity and a steady dividend, appear to have generated positive investor sentiment, fueling the stock's upward movement.