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Starwood Property Trust, Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 November 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • GAAP net loss for the quarter: The company reported a GAAP net loss of $389.7 million, compared with second-quarter GAAP net income of $6.6 million. Source
  • Distributable Earnings in the quarter: Distributable Earnings were $116.8 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, against $151.5 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, in the second quarter. Source
  • Earnings before commercial lending gains and losses: Distributable Earnings before realized commercial lending gains and losses were $155.2 million, or $0.41 per diluted share. Source
  • Credit loss provision in the quarter: The consolidated credit loss provision was $336.6 million, against $30.2 million in the second quarter, and was concentrated in the Commercial and Residential Lending segment. Source
  • Investing $3.2 billion in the quarter: The company invested $3.2 billion in the quarter and $8.2 billion across the first nine months of the year. Source
  • Commercial lending investments highest in four years: Commercial Lending investments were $2.4 billion, the highest in four years, lifting the commercial lending portfolio to $17.8 billion from $17.3 billion. Source
  • Investing in own shares: Management said share purchases are part of capital deployment across its diversified businesses, focused on risk-adjusted returns. Source

“The third quarter of the year was somewhat historic.”

Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Property Trust

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Share repurchases were $108 million in the quarter, after $30 million repurchased in the six months to June. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • GAAP net loss for the quarter: The company reported a GAAP net loss of $389.7 million, compared with second-quarter GAAP net income of $6.6 million. Source
  • Distributable Earnings in the quarter: Distributable Earnings were $116.8 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, against $151.5 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, in the second quarter. Source
  • Earnings before commercial lending gains and losses: Distributable Earnings before realized commercial lending gains and losses were $155.2 million, or $0.41 per diluted share. Source
  • Nine-month Distributable Earnings totals: Nine-month Distributable Earnings were $415.5 million, or $1.09 per diluted share; before realized commercial lending gains and losses, $458.7 million, or $1.21. Source

Credit losses and asset resolution

  • Credit loss provision in the quarter: The consolidated credit loss provision was $336.6 million, against $30.2 million in the second quarter, and was concentrated in the Commercial and Residential Lending segment. Source
  • Property impairments added back as non-cash: Unrealized impairment of properties was $32.2 million in the quarter, added back as non-cash in the Distributable Earnings reconciliation. Source
  • Mortgage loan fair value decline: Fair value of mortgage loans, net fell $121.6 million, against a $61 thousand decline in the second quarter. Source
  • Underperforming assets still being resolved: Management said it continued to resolve underperforming assets and loans while making meaningful investments in the quarter. Source

“Interest rates skyrocketed and the forward yield curve moved sharply higher.”

Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Property Trust

Segments and business lines

  • Commercial and Residential Lending earnings: Commercial and Residential Lending distributable earnings were $146.6 million, against $185.7 million; Property rose to $45.9 million from $34.2 million. Source
  • Rental income in the quarter: Total rental income was $90.5 million, against $87.9 million in the second quarter; Property segment rental income was $68.3 million. Source
  • Infrastructure and servicing earnings compared: Infrastructure Lending distributable earnings were $27.3 million, against $27.1 million; Investing and Servicing was $45.5 million, against $42.4 million.
  • Special servicer rating reaffirmed: Fitch reaffirmed the highest rating for LNR's Commercial Special Servicer (CSS1), the company reported. Source

Investments and portfolio size

  • Investing $3.2 billion in the quarter: The company invested $3.2 billion in the quarter and $8.2 billion across the first nine months of the year. Source
  • Commercial lending investments highest in four years: Commercial Lending investments were $2.4 billion, the highest in four years, lifting the commercial lending portfolio to $17.8 billion from $17.3 billion. Source
  • Total assets at quarter end: Total assets including consolidated VIEs were $57.96 billion at September 30, against $61.05 billion at June 30. Source

“We took advantage of favorable market conditions earlier this year, before the significant rate rise”

Jeffrey DiModica, President of Starwood Property Trust

Costs, margins and interest expense

  • Interest expense increased: Interest expense was $359.1 million, against $344.6 million in the second quarter. Source
  • General and administrative costs lower: General and administrative expense was $49.9 million, against $56.7 million in the second quarter. Source
  • Rental operating and depreciation costs: Costs of rental operations were $27.5 million, against $26.3 million; depreciation and amortization was $36.6 million, against $35.3 million. Source

Rates, borrowers and real estate

  • Interest rates rose sharply: Management said interest rates rose sharply and the forward yield curve moved higher during the quarter. Source
  • Rate rise reached property sector: Management said the rate rise sent a shock through the property sector and related rate-sensitive sectors. Source
  • Real estate markets described as healing: Management described real estate markets as continuing to heal, bolstered by what it called a meaningful collapse in most major asset classes. Source
  • Borrowers feel higher interest costs: Management said its borrowers are feeling the pain of higher interest costs. Source

Capital, funding and buybacks

  • Corporate financing completed at lower rates: Management said about $2.1 billion of financing transactions were completed at rates and spreads below those available today. Source
  • Investing in own shares: Management said share purchases are part of capital deployment across its diversified businesses, focused on risk-adjusted returns. Source
  • Stockholders' equity lower in quarter: Total Starwood Property Trust stockholders' equity was $5.84 billion at September 30, against $6.50 billion at June 30. Source

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management said the rate rise affected the property sector and related rate-sensitive sectors. Source
  • Demand: Management said its borrowers are feeling higher interest costs. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The prior quarter set this target; the current quarter gives the expectation as almost half of the assets started the year.

Other quarters

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.