ARI Stock — Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI)

ARI is a Stock. its distribution rate is 15.58%, its trailing-12-month yield is 70.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 59/100 (Caution). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.5%.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is a REIT that originates, acquires, and manages commercial first mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt investments. The REIT distributes quarterly and currently carries a high distribution rate; note that its latest distribution was special and may not recur regularly. This security appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to commercial real estate lending.

ARI performance

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.5%.

ARI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

59 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

9.19%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/24/2009

Distribution rate

15.58%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

70.20%

5-year average yield

11.91

Last close

$6.41 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$821,839,516

Average volume

2375101.0

Next dividend

$3.75

Last ex-dividend date

07/16/2026 (as of 2026-07-16)

Next payment date

07/15/2026 (as of 2026-07-15)

Beta

1.448

Payout ratio

0.0889

P/E ratio

8.11

Forward P/E

15.528

EPS

$0.79

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (15.58%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (70.20%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ARI risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.5%.

Who may consider ARI — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ARI pays quarterly). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions