Starwood Property Trust Reports Results for Quarter Ended June 30, 2026
STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (STWD) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Exhibit 99.1 For Immediate Release Starwood Property Trust Reports Results for Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 – Quarterly GAAP Earnings of $0.01 and Distributable Earnings (DE) of $0.40 per Diluted Share – – Invested $2.5 Billion in the Quarter and $6.7 Billion through July – – Reco
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Why it matters
The filing updates quarterly earnings, distributable earnings, balance-sheet scale, capital deployment, and capital return (dividend and buyback), plus a stated plan to resolve nearly $900M of underperforming assets by year end.
Market read
Fresh quarterly earnings and capital deployment figures can drive near-term valuation and risk appetite for commercial real-estate lenders and REIT-like vehicles.
What to watch
Traders may focus on credit loss provision and fair-value movements within the segment tables, which can diverge from headline distributable earnings.
Quarterly GAAP Earnings of $0.01 and Distributable Earnings (DE) of $0.40 per Diluted Share
The Company reported $6.6 million of second quarter GAAP net income and $151.5 million of Distributable Earnings, while investing $2.5 billion in the quarter, reporting record total assets of $31.8 billion, and outlining plans to resolve nearly $900 million of underperforming assets by year end or shortly thereafter.
Key metrics
shortened, hover for the filing’s print| Metric | Value | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenuesGAAP | $513.7M | – | – |
| Interest income from loansGAAP | $398.4M | – | – |
| Interest income from investment securitiesGAAP | $4.75M | – | – |
| Servicing feesGAAP | $16.67M | – | – |
| Rental incomeGAAP | $87.85M | – | – |
| Other revenuesGAAP | $5.98M | – | – |
| Total costs and expensesGAAP | $524.8M | – | – |
| Management feesGAAP | $30.56M | – | – |
| Interest expenseGAAP | $344.6M | – | – |
| General and administrativeGAAP | $56.69M | – | – |
| Costs of rental operationsGAAP | $26.31M | – | – |
| Depreciation and amortizationGAAP | $35.26M | – | – |
| Credit loss provision, netGAAP | $30.16M | – | – |
| Other expenseGAAP | $1.20M | – | – |
| Total other incomeGAAP | $32.33M | – | – |
| Income before income taxesGAAP | $21.23M | – | – |
| Income tax provisionGAAP | $6.22M | – | – |
| Net incomeGAAP | $15.01M | – | – |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interestsGAAP | $8.45M | – | – |
| Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.GAAP | $6.56M | – | – |
| GAAP net incomeGAAP | $6.6M | – | – |
| Quarterly GAAP earnings per diluted shareGAAP | $0.01 | – | – |
| Distributable Earningsnon-GAAP | $151.5M | – | – |
| Distributable Earningsnon-GAAP | $151.5M | – | – |
| Distributable Earnings per Weighted Average Diluted Sharenon-GAAP | $0.40 | – | – |
| Total assetsother | $31.8B | – | – |
| Commercial Lending Assetsother | $17.3B | – | – |
| Portfolio across debt and equity investmentsother | $32B | – | – |
Segments
| Segment | Revenue | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial and Residential Lending SegmentNo segment revenue driver was separately provided in the filing. | $364.2M | – | – |
| Infrastructure Lending SegmentNo segment revenue driver was separately provided in the filing. | $68.95M | – | – |
| Property SegmentNo segment revenue driver was separately provided in the filing. | $64.19M | – | – |
| Investing and Servicing SegmentNo segment revenue driver was separately provided in the filing. | $52.66M | – | – |
| CorporateNo segment revenue driver was separately provided in the filing. | $822K | – | – |
| Securitization VIEsNo segment revenue driver was separately provided in the filing. | −$37.16M | – | – |
Amounts quoted below without a unit are in thousands, as in the filing’s tables. Per-share figures are as printed.
by year end or shortly thereafter outlook
- NoteWe expect to resolve nearly $900 million of underperforming assets by year end or shortly thereafter.
Capital returns
- Repurchased $30 Million of Common Shares in the Six Months.
- Dividend of $0.48 per Share.
What drove it
- Management cited improving real estate fundamentals, a drop in construction, and broad and robust economic growth.
- Management said it invested $6.7 billion through July at double digit return on equity.
- Commercial and Residential Lending Segment generated $364,214 (Amounts in thousands) of total revenues.
- Rental income was $87,854 (Amounts in thousands), including $63,827 (Amounts in thousands) in the Property Segment.
Concerns
- Credit loss provision, net was $30,164 (Amounts in thousands).
- Corporate reported net income (loss) of $(175,740) (Amounts in thousands).
- The Company expects to resolve nearly $900 million of underperforming assets by year end or shortly thereafter.
- Total costs and expenses were $524,768 (Amounts in thousands), compared with total revenues of $513,668 (Amounts in thousands).
- Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc. was $6,557 (Amounts in thousands), while Distributable Earnings were $151,503 (Amounts in thousands).
What to watch
- Progress toward resolving nearly $900 million of underperforming assets by year end or shortly thereafter.
- Deployment following $6.7 billion invested through July.
- The effect of the $2.1 billion of corporate debt transactions on the stated 3.7 years weighted average corporate debt maturity and cost of funds.
- Credit loss provision, net, reported at $30,164 (Amounts in thousands).
Balance sheet and cash flow
- Record Total Assets of $31.8 Billion.
- Commercial Lending Assets of $17.3 Billion.
- The Company has successfully deployed $120 billion of capital since inception.
- Manages a portfolio of $32 billion across debt and equity investments as of June 30, 2026.
- Invested $2.5 Billion in the Quarter and $6.7 Billion through July.
- $2.1 billion of corporate debt transactions in the quarter extended weighted average corporate debt maturity to 3.7 years and lowered cost of funds.
Analysis
Starwood Property Trust reported second quarter GAAP net income of $6.6 million, or quarterly GAAP earnings of $0.01 per diluted share, and Distributable Earnings of $151.5 million, or $0.40 per Weighted Average Diluted Share. The large difference between the two measures is reflected in the Distributable Earnings reconciliation, which includes adjustments for credit loss provision, net of $30,164 (Amounts in thousands), depreciation and amortization of $35,570 (Amounts in thousands), and fair-value and other items.
Total revenues were $513,668 (Amounts in thousands). Commercial and Residential Lending was the largest revenue segment at $364,214 (Amounts in thousands), followed by Infrastructure Lending at $68,946 (Amounts in thousands), Property at $64,189 (Amounts in thousands), and Investing and Servicing at $52,662 (Amounts in thousands). Interest income from loans was $398,415 (Amounts in thousands), while rental income was $87,854 (Amounts in thousands). No year-over-year or sequential comparisons were included for these metrics.
Expenses were substantial, with total costs and expenses of $524,768 (Amounts in thousands), including interest expense of $344,577 (Amounts in thousands), general and administrative expense of $56,694 (Amounts in thousands), and a $30,164 (Amounts in thousands) net credit loss provision. Total other income was $32,329 (Amounts in thousands), including a $33,087 (Amounts in thousands) change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs. The Corporate segment recorded a net loss of $(175,740) (Amounts in thousands).
Capital deployment and balance-sheet actions were central to management's commentary. The Company invested $2.5 billion in the quarter and $6.7 billion through July. It completed $2.1 billion of corporate debt transactions in the quarter, which management said extended weighted average corporate debt maturity to 3.7 years and lowered cost of funds. The release reported record total assets of $31.8 billion, commercial lending assets of $17.3 billion, $30 Million of common-share repurchases in the six months, and a dividend of $0.48 per share.
Management expects to resolve nearly $900 million of underperforming assets by year end or shortly thereafter. The release characterizes real estate fundamentals as improving and links the expected resolutions to redeploying trapped equity. The principal reported areas to monitor are execution on those resolutions, the net credit loss provision, continued capital deployment, and the effect of corporate debt transactions on funding costs and maturity profile.
Management, verbatim
Real estate fundamentals are improving steadily in almost every asset class, supported by a drop in construction and broad and robust economic growth. This provides a more constructive backdrop to deploy capital and improving credit in our loan portfolio. For us importantly, it provides a solid foundation to support the values of our real estate owned and underperforming loan assets. We expect to resolve nearly $900 million of underperforming assets by year end or shortly thereafter, returning the trapped equity to higher use cases across all our business lines.
Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Property Trust
We have invested $6.7 billion through July, at double digit return on equity, and our $2.1 billion of corporate debt transactions in the quarter extends our weighted average corporate debt maturity to 3.7 years and lowers our cost of funds, solidifying an already strong balance sheet. This positions us well to continue deploying capital and driving growth across all our business lines.
Jeffrey DiModica, President of Starwood Property Trust
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- Year-over-year changes for total revenue, segment revenue, earnings, margins, expenses, cash flow, capital returns, and balance-sheet metrics.
- Quarter-over-quarter changes for total revenue, segment revenue, earnings, margins, expenses, cash flow, capital returns, and balance-sheet metrics.
- Gross profit and gross margin.
- Operating income or loss.
- Operating cash flow.
- Free cash flow.
- Cash balance.
- Debt balance.
- Weighted average diluted share count.
- GAAP diluted EPS reconciliation or detailed per-share calculation.
- Forward revenue guidance.
- Forward gross-margin guidance.
- Forward operating-expense guidance.
- Forward tax-rate guidance.
- Previous-period outlook for comparison with actual results.
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Background
This is an SEC Form 8-K with Exhibit 99.1 reporting Starwood Property Trust’s quarter ended June 30, 2026 results and related disclosures.
Ticker impact
Starwood Property Trust reported Q2 results, including GAAP net income of $6.6M and distributable earnings of $151.5M, plus $6.7B invested through July.
Moderately positive bias for the next session as investors digest earnings and the scale of investments and underperforming-asset resolution plan.
The filing is a primary earnings disclosure with multiple quantified items (earnings, investments, assets, buyback, dividend, and underperforming-asset resolution target). The excerpt does not include guidance changes, but the magnitude of capital deployment and stated resolution of ~$900M underperforming assets are likely to matter for valuation and risk sentiment.
Market effects
Adds datapoint on commercial real-estate lending credit normalization and REIT-style distributable earnings resilience.
No specific regional shock; commentary is broad across asset classes.
Limited direct global linkage beyond general credit conditions and capital markets access.
Counterpoint
Improving fundamentals may already be priced; without explicit guidance or asset-quality metrics beyond the $900M resolution target, upside may be capped.
Key entities
- companyStarwood Property Trust, Inc.
NYSE-listed diversified real estate finance company reporting Q2 2026 results and capital deployment.
- executiveBarry Sternlicht
Chairman and CEO quoted on improving real estate fundamentals and underperforming-asset resolution.
- executiveJeffrey DiModica
President quoted on corporate debt transactions and cost of funds.
