---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-031611"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACRE"
cik: "0001529377"
company_name: "Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:39:31.865435+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Commercial Real Estate reports Q1 GAAP net loss of $9.6M; distributable earnings $3.2M

## Summary
- GAAP net loss of $(9.6)M or $(0.17) per diluted share for Q1 2026.
- Distributable Earnings (non-GAAP) of $3.2M or $0.06 per diluted share.
- Closed $294M of new loan commitments in Q1; subsequent $95M closed post-quarter.
- Increased secured funding facility capacity by $300M; redeemed FL4 CLO to lower borrowing costs.
- Declared Q2 2026 dividend of $0.15 per share (unchanged), payable July 15, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-031611
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACRE
- cik: 0001529377
- company_name: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026031611/0001628280-26-031611-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026031611/acre-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 423a411ebf6b74519c367dff676b1a62abcda3f5
  claim: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $(9.6) million, EPS $(0.17) per diluted common share.
  evidence_excerpt: reported generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) net income (loss) of $(9.6) million or $(0.17) per diluted common share and Distributable Earnings 1 of $3.2 million or $0.06 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026031611/0001628280-26-031611-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.