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Rithm Capital Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 3 February 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • GAAP diluted EPS fell to $0.09: Q4 GAAP net income was $53.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, against $193.7 million, or $0.35, in Q3. Full-year GAAP net income was $567.2 million, or $1.04 per diluted share. Source
  • Earnings available for distribution rose: Q4 earnings available for distribution were $418.9 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, against $296.9 million, or $0.54, in Q3. Full-year EAD was approximately $1.3 billion, or $2.35 per share, against $2.10 in 2024. Source
  • Newrez pre-tax operating income declined: Pre-tax operating income was $249.1 million, excluding the net hedged MSR mark-to-market and other items of $(216.5) million, down from $314.9 million in Q3 excluding $(80.8) million. Source
  • Sculptor AUM about $38 billion: Sculptor AUM was about $38 billion at December 31, up from $37 billion at September 30. The company notes the AUM figure is estimated. Source
  • Servicing revenue, net fell: Servicing revenue, net was $148.3 million in Q4, against $314.9 million in Q3, after a $421.8 million change in fair value of MSRs, net of economic hedges. Source
  • Compensation and benefits rose: Compensation and benefits were $453.9 million in Q4, against $299.1 million in Q3. Full-year compensation and benefits were $1,318.9 million, against $1,134.8 million in 2024. Source

“2025 was a year of strategic progress for Rithm, marked by disciplined execution and consistent performance across every segment of our business.”

Michael Nierenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Rithm Capital

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Crestline Management, L.P. acquisition completed on December 1, 2025, adding an alternative asset manager based in Fort Worth, TX. Source
  • New: Paramount Group, Inc. acquisition completed on December 19, 2025, adding an owner and operator of Class A office properties in New York and San Francisco. Source
  • New: The balance sheet now shows Real estate, net and Insurance company investments lines. The Q3 balance sheet showed single-family rental properties and no insurance line. Source

Results and earnings

  • GAAP diluted EPS fell to $0.09: Q4 GAAP net income was $53.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, against $193.7 million, or $0.35, in Q3. Full-year GAAP net income was $567.2 million, or $1.04 per diluted share. Source
  • Earnings available for distribution rose: Q4 earnings available for distribution were $418.9 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, against $296.9 million, or $0.54, in Q3. Full-year EAD was approximately $1.3 billion, or $2.35 per share, against $2.10 in 2024. Source
  • Revenue rose with asset management: Total revenues were $1,290.7 million in Q4, against $1,105.5 million in Q3. Asset management revenues were $359.5 million, against $84.9 million in Q3. Full-year total revenues were $4,590.2 million, against $4,917.5 million in 2024. Source
  • Income tax expense rose in Q4: Q4 income tax expense was $115.7 million, against $8.1 million in Q3. The EAD reconciliation adds back $111.6 million of deferred taxes, which management excludes from earnings available for distribution. Source

Origination and servicing

  • Newrez pre-tax operating income declined: Pre-tax operating income was $249.1 million, excluding the net hedged MSR mark-to-market and other items of $(216.5) million, down from $314.9 million in Q3 excluding $(80.8) million. Source
  • Newrez operating ROE of 17%: Newrez generated a 17% annualized operating ROE on $5.9 billion of equity in Q4. Full-year 2025 operating ROE was 20% on $5.8 billion of equity. Source
  • Servicing UPB reached $852 billion: Total servicing UPB was $852 billion at year end, up 1% year over year, with $256 billion of third-party servicing. The Q3 release reported total servicing UPB of $878 billion. Source
  • Origination funded production rose 15%: Funded production was $18.8 billion in Q4, up 15% from Q3 and 9% year over year. Full-year 2025 funded production was $63.3 billion, an increase of 7% year over year. Source

“Our Q4 results underscore the durable momentum we have built as we closed key transactions, expanded our client franchise and maintained solid earnings that reflect the power of our unified ecosystem.”

Michael Nierenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Rithm Capital

Transitional lending and investments

  • Genesis origination volume rose: Genesis Capital originated $1.4 billion in Q4, up 17% year over year, and $4.8 billion for 2025, up 33%. The release describes 2025 as a continuing series of record volume quarters. Source
  • Genesis new sponsors up 123%: Genesis added 96 new sponsors in Q4, a 123% increase year over year. New sponsors for full-year 2025 reached 269, up 66% year over year. Source
  • Three NQM securitizations closed in Q4: Three non-qualified mortgage securitizations totaled $1.5 billion of UPB in Q4. Eight securitizations totaled $4.0 billion for the year. The release calls both a record for NQM securitizations. Source
  • Home improvement loan purchases from Upgrade: Home improvement loan purchases under the Upgrade forward flow were $294 million in Q4. Q3 purchases were $234 million, plus $150 million bought after the quarter end. Source

Asset management platform

  • Sculptor AUM about $38 billion: Sculptor AUM was about $38 billion at December 31, up from $37 billion at September 30. The company notes the AUM figure is estimated. Source
  • Gross fundraising inflows rose 16%: Sculptor platform gross fundraising inflows were $5.8 billion in 2025, up 16% year over year. Q3 gross inflows were $1.4 billion for that quarter. Source
  • Real Estate Fund V closed at $5.5 billion: Real Estate Fund V closed in Q4 with $5.5 billion in commitments, the largest fund in Sculptor's real estate fund series, building on a 20-plus year track record. Source
  • CLO activity continued in 2025: Sculptor took part in 14 collateralized loan obligation transactions in 2025, contributing about $1.8 billion of AUM. Q3 included a European issuance and reset adding about $585 million of AUM. Source
  • Crestline managed $18 billion of AUM: Crestline, now part of the platform, managed $18 billion of AUM at September 30, 2025, across direct lending, opportunistic credit, NAV-based lending and insurance strategies. Source

“As we enter 2026, Rithm is well-positioned for growth.”

Michael Nierenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Rithm Capital

Costs and margins

  • Servicing revenue, net fell: Servicing revenue, net was $148.3 million in Q4, against $314.9 million in Q3, after a $421.8 million change in fair value of MSRs, net of economic hedges. Source
  • Compensation and benefits rose: Compensation and benefits were $453.9 million in Q4, against $299.1 million in Q3. Full-year compensation and benefits were $1,318.9 million, against $1,134.8 million in 2024. Source
  • Interest expense and warehouse fees rose: Interest expense and warehouse line fees were $422.8 million in Q4, against $402.7 million in Q3. Full-year interest expense was $1,662.4 million, against $1,835.3 million in 2024. Source

Balance sheet and funding

  • Total assets rose to $53.1 billion: Total assets were $53.1 billion at December 31, 2025, against $47.2 billion at September 30. Secured financing agreements were $13.8 billion, against $16.5 billion at September 30. Source
  • Secured notes and bonds rose: Secured notes and bonds payable were $15.2 billion at year end, against $9.5 billion at September 30. Source
  • Book value per share was $12.66: Book value per common share was $12.66 at year end, against $12.83 at September 30, based on 555.9 million common shares outstanding. Source
  • Cash and redeemable noncontrolling interests: Cash and cash equivalents were $1.85 billion, against $1.61 billion at September 30. Redeemable noncontrolling interests were $314.3 million, against $296.8 million at September 30. Source

Dividends and share count

  • Common dividend held at $0.25: The Q4 common dividend was $139.0 million, or $0.25 per share, the same per-share amount as Q3. Full-year dividends were $542.6 million, or $1.00 per share, against $503.4 million in 2024. Source
  • Preferred dividends increased in Q4: Dividends on preferred stock were $31.9 million in Q4, against $27.9 million in Q3. Full-year preferred dividends were $114.2 million, against $96.5 million in 2024. Source
  • Diluted share count rose: Weighted average diluted shares were 564.7 million in Q4, against 551.3 million in Q3, and 546.1 million for full-year 2025. Source

Strategy and platform

  • Alternative asset manager description: The release describes Rithm as a global alternative asset manager, where the Q3 release said global, multi-dimensional asset manager. Crestline and Paramount are listed among its subsidiaries. Source
  • Paramount extends owner-operator model: The Q3 release said the pending Paramount acquisition would enhance commercial real estate expertise and expand the owner-operator model.
  • Investable assets above $100 billion: Management put investable assets at over $100 billion at year end, following the Crestline and Paramount acquisitions and expansion across real estate and credit. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
AcquisitionsParamount Group, Inc., approximately $1.6 billion cash consideration

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: The Newrez operating result excludes the MSR fair value change net of economic hedges, which the release reports as a separate line item. Source
  • Operational: Acquisition and integration costs are among the non-capitalized transaction-related expenses excluded from EAD. The Q4 non-capitalized figure was $33.4 million. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: The Q3 release targeted a Q4 2025 close for Crestline. The Q4 release reports the acquisition completed.
  • Met: The Q3 release targeted a Q4 2025 close for Paramount, subject to Paramount common stockholder approval. The Q4 release reports completion.
  • Not stated: The Q3 release described a $1 billion program. The Q4 release gives no cumulative progress figure against it.

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Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.