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Starwood Property Trust, Inc.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 8 May 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Per-share earnings and distributable earnings: Management reported first quarter 2026 GAAP earnings of $0.13 per diluted share and Distributable Earnings of $0.39 per diluted share. Source
  • Net income and distributable earnings in dollars: GAAP net income attributable to the company was $51.9 million and Distributable Earnings was $147.3 million. Fourth quarter 2025 figures were $96.9 million and $159.5 million. Source
  • Commercial lending led segment earnings: Commercial and Residential Lending reported $172.3 million of Distributable Earnings, $0.45 per diluted share. Corporate recorded a $0.35 loss per diluted share. Source
  • Quarter and post-quarter investments: Management said the company invested $2.5 billion in the quarter and $1.5 billion after quarter end. Source
  • Loans and properties increased: Loans held-for-investment, net rose to $19.28 billion from $18.86 billion at year-end. Properties, net rose to $3.86 billion from $3.45 billion. Source
  • Secured financing rose while cash fell: Secured financing agreements, net rose to $13.77 billion from $12.68 billion. Cash and cash equivalents fell to $290.3 million from $499.5 million. Source
  • Dividend held at $0.48 per share: The company's dividend is $0.48 per share, which management described as paid for over a decade. Source
  • Earnings growth focus for 2026: Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht named disciplined origination, balance sheet optimization and resolution of legacy assets as the focus for 2026 earnings growth. Source

“In a period of broad global volatility, we believe real estate and infrastructure credit is an attractive and relatively stable place to invest capital”

Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Property Trust

What changed from last quarter

  • New: A new net lease warehouse facility closed after quarter end, according to management. Source
  • New: An existing ABS transaction was refinanced at meaningfully lower cost during the quarter. Source

Quarterly earnings and income

  • Per-share earnings and distributable earnings: Management reported first quarter 2026 GAAP earnings of $0.13 per diluted share and Distributable Earnings of $0.39 per diluted share. Source
  • Net income and distributable earnings in dollars: GAAP net income attributable to the company was $51.9 million and Distributable Earnings was $147.3 million. Fourth quarter 2025 figures were $96.9 million and $159.5 million. Source
  • Rental income higher than fourth quarter: Rental income was $80.0 million, against $67.5 million in fourth quarter 2025. The property segment provided $60.8 million of the quarter total. Source
  • Fourth quarter impairment not repeated: The fourth quarter 2025 reconciliation included a $26.8 million impairment of properties. The first quarter 2026 reconciliation has no impairment line.
  • Credit loss provision turned to reversal: Credit loss provision was a $0.4 million reversal in the quarter, compared with a $10.3 million provision in fourth quarter 2025. Source

Segment distributable earnings

  • Commercial lending led segment earnings: Commercial and Residential Lending reported $172.3 million of Distributable Earnings, $0.45 per diluted share. Corporate recorded a $0.35 loss per diluted share. Source
  • Infrastructure, property and servicing earnings: Infrastructure Lending contributed $21.9 million, Property $29.4 million and Investing and Servicing $57.4 million. Corporate Distributable Loss was $133.7 million. Source
  • Fourth quarter per-share segment figures: In fourth quarter 2025, per diluted share was $0.46 for commercial lending, $0.07 for infrastructure, $0.13 for property and $0.12 for investing and servicing.

“Starwood Property Trust’s access to capital across multiple markets remains a defining advantage of our platform”

Jeffrey DiModica, President of Starwood Property Trust

Investment and deal activity

  • Quarter and post-quarter investments: Management said the company invested $2.5 billion in the quarter and $1.5 billion after quarter end. Source
  • Year-to-date investments reached $4.0 billion: Management said it remains active, with $4.0 billion invested across the diversified portfolio year to date. Source
  • Seventh infrastructure CLO completed: During the quarter the company completed its seventh infrastructure CLO at a record tight credit spread, and refinanced an existing ABS transaction. Source

Balance sheet and financing

  • Loans and properties increased: Loans held-for-investment, net rose to $19.28 billion from $18.86 billion at year-end. Properties, net rose to $3.86 billion from $3.45 billion. Source
  • Secured financing rose while cash fell: Secured financing agreements, net rose to $13.77 billion from $12.68 billion. Cash and cash equivalents fell to $290.3 million from $499.5 million. Source
  • Total assets and equity declined: Total assets were $62.09 billion against $63.18 billion at December 31, 2025. Stockholders' equity was $6.67 billion against $6.80 billion. Source
  • Unsecured notes essentially unchanged: Unsecured senior notes, net were $4.29 billion, against $4.28 billion at December 31, 2025. Source

Dividend and shareholder returns

  • Dividend held at $0.48 per share: The company's dividend is $0.48 per share, which management described as paid for over a decade. Source
  • Dividends payable rose slightly: Dividends payable were $180.9 million at March 31, 2026, against $180.4 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Treasury stock balance increased: Treasury stock was $158.0 million at March 31, 2026, against $138.0 million at December 31, 2025. Source

Strategy, funding and recognition

  • Earnings growth focus for 2026: Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht named disciplined origination, balance sheet optimization and resolution of legacy assets as the focus for 2026 earnings growth. Source
  • Mortgage REIT award received: The company said it was awarded 2025 Mortgage REIT of the Year by PERE Credit. Source
  • Balance sheet optimization supports investing: Management said balance sheet optimization allows the company to keep investing across its businesses in any market environment. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Acquisitions and investments Source$2.5 billion invested in the quarter; $1.5 billion after quarter end

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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.