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Mcap
946,2M USD
P/E
EV / Rev
Div yield
14,68 %
Op margin
ROE
6,8 %
Net margin
46,7 %
Debt / equity
Beta
52w range
Volume
Day range
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$6,81
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Next earnings
2026-10-28
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About

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. is a commercial bank that generates revenue through lending and financial services, operating under the external management of Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Business. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. is a commercial bank that generates revenue through lending and financial services, operating under the external management of Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Classification66 %
SectorFinancials
Business sectorBanking & Investment Services
Industry groupBanking Services
IndustryBanks
ActivityCommercial Banks
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
consensus pending
— buy— hold— sell
Avg 12m price target
Upcoming events
  • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
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At a glance

Score
not yet scored
Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
not yet wired
Ownership
First Trust Advisors L.P.
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability
6,8 %
return on equity
Quality
not yet scored

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
    Materials+2,3 %+6,6 %+1,7 %
    Communication Services+2,2 %−5,5 %+1,6 %
    Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
    Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
    Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
    Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
    Financials · THIS SECTOR−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %
    Consumer Staples−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %
    Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
    Industrials−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
    Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Company
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
    • Peers
    • DividendDividend USD 1.75/sh2026-09-25 · Bank of America (BAC)
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-13 · estimated · JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-13 · estimated · Citigroup (C)
    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Synthesis

    Business

    Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. is a commercial bank that generates revenue through lending and financial services, operating under the external management of Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    Classification66 %
    SectorFinancials
    Business sectorBanking & Investment Services
    Industry groupBanking Services
    IndustryBanks
    ActivityCommercial Banks
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    The company maintains a conservative capital structure with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0, indicating no outstanding long-term debt relative to equity. Total equity stands at $1.86 billion against total liabilities of $8.04 billion, resulting in a price-to-book ratio of 0.51, which suggests the market values the firm at a significant discount to its book value. Liquidity is assessed as low risk, supported by $140 million in cash and equivalents and $143 million in operating cash flow. The current ratio is not explicitly provided, but the absence of immediate filing-based liquidity flags reinforces the stability of its short-term position.

    Profitability metrics show a return on equity (ROE) of 6.83% and a return on assets (ROA) of 1.28%. The company generated $272 million in revenue and $127 million in net income, yielding a net margin of approximately 46.7%. While specific cohort medians are not provided for direct comparison, the low P/E ratio of 7.48 implies that the market expects modest growth or perceives higher risk relative to earnings power. The enterprise value to revenue multiple of 2.97 is consistent with a mature, asset-heavy financial institution.

    Segment and geographic revenue breakdowns are not disclosed in the available data, preventing a detailed analysis of revenue concentration or regional exposure. The company operates as a commercial bank, implying a diversified loan book, but specific segment contributions cannot be quantified from the current input.

    Growth trajectory analysis is limited by the absence of historical period data. Without five-year annual or eight-quarter quarterly trends, it is not possible to assess revenue or net income momentum. The current financial snapshot provides a static view of performance, lacking the temporal depth required for trend reasoning.

    Risk assessment indicates low liquidity risk and low dilution risk, with no immediate filing-based flags detected. The company has no borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility administered by Bank of America, N.A., as of December 31, 2025, which further reduces leverage risk. The primary risk appears to be valuation-related, given the significant discount to book value, rather than operational or solvency concerns.

    Recent observations highlight the company's external management by Apollo Global Management, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of which serves as the manager. News events indicate system-level reconciler activities related to coverage closure, but no material corporate actions or transcript disclosures are present in the input data. The relationship with Bank of America as a vendor for credit facilities is noted, though no current borrowings exist.

    Key takeaways
    • The company trades at a 49% discount to book value (P/B 0.51) with a low P/E of 7.48, suggesting undervaluation or market skepticism about future returns.
    • Zero debt-to-equity and no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility indicate a highly conservative balance sheet with minimal leverage risk.
    • Net income of $127 million on $272 million in revenue demonstrates strong profitability, with a net margin of approximately 46.7%.
    • Liquidity and dilution risks are assessed as low, with no immediate filing-based flags detected in the risk assessment.
    • External management by Apollo Global Management provides strategic oversight, though specific operational details are not disclosed in the input.

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    In focus — financials by report

    Valuation

    Market price
    $6,81
    Market cap
    $947.6M
    Enterprise value
    $807.8M
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    5.7x
    P / B
    0.5x
    P / Tangible book
    0.5x
    Tangible book
    $1.86B
    Net cash
    $139.8M
    Current ratio
    Debt / equity
    ROA
    1.3%
    ROE
    6.8%
    Cash conversion
    112.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

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    Business relationships

    Business relationships2 disclosed relationships · 2 types · extracted from filings & disclosures
    Vendors1

    Supply chain

    Vendors → ARI ↔ Partners → Customers · click any node to drill
    VENDORSPARTNERSCUSTOMERSARIARIAri.O2 entitiesBank Of America CorpBanksUSApollo Global ManagemePension FundsUS
    2 mentions in 10-K0 from corporate websites0 from news dispatches
    Updated 2026-06-24

    Peer comparison

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    Market position

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    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution5 analysts
    Strong buy2
    Buy2
    Hold1
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target$11,50 · Median $11,50
    Low $11,00High $12,00
    Operating income · consensus59,5M USD
    EPS surprise
    +1 266,7 %
    reported vs consensus · beat
    Revenue surprise
    −21,9 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    Low$11,00
    Mean$11,50
    Median$11,50
    High$12,00
    Spot$6,81
    +68.9 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskLow
    Filing-based flags
    • No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Net Margin46,7 %Above median
    ROE6,8 %Above median
    D/E0,00Above median
    Cash Conv1,12Below median

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Reference data
    • Market data cache
    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Cash Conversion Ratio
      operating_cash_flow / net_income
    • Market Price
      input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
    • Ev To Revenue
      enterprise_value / revenue
    • Net Cash
      cash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Market Cap
      market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
    Source documents
    • Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Market data — financials · 2026-08-04
    • reconciler_enqueue (reconciler) on ARI.O · 2026-08-04
    • ARI.O HA canonical relationships · 2026-08-04

    Ownership & reference

    Top holders

    • First Trust Advisors L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$8M
    • BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,01 %$222M
    • Principal Global Investors (Equity)Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$7M
    • Invesco QQQ TrustFunds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$23M
    • Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$23M
    • Northern Trust Investments, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$18M
    • Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$35M
    • Vanguard Capital Management, LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$146M
    • State Street Investment Management (US)Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$57M
    • Bank of New York Mellon CorpInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$10M
    • Nuveen LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$6M
    • AQR Capital Management, LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
    • UBS Financial Services, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
    • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$19M
    • LPL Financial LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
    • AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
    • Victory Capital Management Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
    • AllianceBernstein L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
    • Wells Fargo AdvisorsBrokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
    • Raymond James & Associates, Inc.Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • PNC Investments LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • Franklin Advisers, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • FMR LLCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLPInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M

    Insider activity

    Net selling0 buys · 3 sellsnet -$1,1M9 insiders · last 365d
    • Whonder Carmencita N.M.Director · Common StockSold 4 574 @ $10,93$50K · 2026-05-13
    • Prince ScottDirector · Common StockOther 9 587 · 2026-04-01
    • Romando Brenna HaysomDirector · Common StockOther 9 587 · 2026-04-01
    • Kasdin Robert ADirector · Common StockOther 9 587 · 2026-04-01
    • SALVATI MICHAELDirector · Common StockOther 9 587 · 2026-04-01
    • Carlton Pamela GDirector · Common StockOther 9 587 · 2026-04-01
    • Whonder Carmencita N.M.Director · Common StockOther 9 587 · 2026-04-01
    • BIDERMAN MARK CDirector · Common StockOther 9 587 · 2026-04-01
    • ROTHSTEIN STUARTDirector, President & CEO · Common StockOther 61 485 @ $10,68$657K · 2026-01-30
    • Mironova Anastasia G.CFO, Treasurer and Secretary · Common StockOther 6 385 @ $10,68$68K · 2026-01-30
    • Mironova Anastasia G.CFO, Treasurer and Secretary · Common StockOther 34 825 · 2025-12-30
    • ROTHSTEIN STUARTDirector, President & CEO · Common StockOther 109 452 · 2025-12-30
    • ROTHSTEIN STUARTDirector, President & CEO · Common StockSold 52 072 @ $10,16$529K · 2025-12-15
    • ROTHSTEIN STUARTDirector, President & CEO · Common StockSold 52 073 @ $10,78$561K · 2025-09-15

    Short positioning

    4.8Mshares short-32.4% vs prior
    1days to cover
    55.9%short of daily vol
    50.9Kfails-to-deliver
    as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)

    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    ARI.OCanonical
    NASDAQ · USD

    Intel & risk

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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskLow
    No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
    Relationship graph
    ARIJPMBACCAPO.OBAC.NBanks
    This companyPeerSectorPartnersVendors

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
    • Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -1.0%Derived (calculated)
    • Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): 46.7%Derived (calculated)
    • Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 6.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): 1.3%Derived (calculated)
    • Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 4.33xDerived (calculated)
    • Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -55.9%Derived (calculated)
    • EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 183.5%Derived (calculated)
    • EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 183.5%Derived (calculated)
    • Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 205.9%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -28.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -10.6%Derived (calculated)
    • Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 17.7%Derived (calculated)
    • Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 23.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Total assets (annual): USD 9.9BSEC XBRL filing
    • Operating cash flow (annual): USD 142.52MSEC XBRL filing
    • Total liabilities (annual): USD 8.04BSEC XBRL filing
    • Pre-tax income (annual): USD 127.05MSEC XBRL filing
    • EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 1SEC XBRL filing
    • Shares outstanding (annual): 138.94MSEC XBRL filing
    • Revenue (annual): USD 271.59MSEC XBRL filing
    • EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 1SEC XBRL filing
    • Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 1.86BSEC XBRL filing
    • Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 139.82MSEC XBRL filing
    • Total operating expenses (annual): USD 157.96MSEC XBRL filing
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    The Thread

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