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REFIChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.
$8.80$188M
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Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. (REFI) Financial Ratios

Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 6.5x · EV/EBITDA 10.9x · ROE 11.7%. (2021–2025 historical series)

Income StatementBalance SheetCash FlowRatios
AnnualQuarterly

REFI Valuation Multiples

Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Market Cap$188M$263M$304M$297M$267M$291M
Enterprise Value$271M$346M$382M$355M$320M$210M
P/E Ratio →6.507.308.207.678.2830.83
P/S Ratio3.124.165.555.185.4720.09
P/B Ratio0.610.850.981.091.011.10
P/FCF6.979.1313.1310.4415.7343.57
P/OCF6.519.1313.1310.4415.7343.57

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REFI EV Ratios

Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
EV / Revenue—5.496.976.196.5414.54
EV / EBITDA10.899.62——0.5716.48
EV / EBIT7.539.62————
EV / FCF—12.0316.4812.4918.8031.54

REFI Profitability

Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency

Margins

Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Gross Margin86.9%86.9%100.0%100.0%100.0%98.5%
Operating Margin57.1%57.1%———87.5%
Net Profit Margin57.1%57.1%67.6%67.5%66.1%87.5%

Return on Capital

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
ROE11.7%11.7%12.8%14.4%12.2%4.8%
ROA8.4%8.4%9.3%11.0%10.4%4.6%
ROIC6.9%6.9%————
ROCE9.3%9.3%———4.8%

REFI Leverage & Debt

Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Debt / Equity0.320.320.340.240.22—
Debt / EBITDA2.732.73——0.10—
Net Debt / Equity—0.270.250.210.20-0.30
Net Debt / EBITDA2.322.32——0.09-6.29
Debt / FCF—2.903.352.043.07-12.03
Interest Coverage4.774.77———166.91

REFI Liquidity & Efficiency

Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Current Ratio0.280.2821.7418.5317.3422.75
Quick Ratio0.280.2821.7418.5317.3422.75
Cash Ratio0.220.221.320.410.296.58
Asset Turnover—0.150.130.160.140.05
Inventory Turnover——————
Days Sales Outstanding——————

REFI Shareholder Yields

Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders

Dividends

Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Dividend Yield23.2%16.7%13.7%13.2%10.5%2.4%
Payout Ratio121.8%121.8%112.4%101.1%87.2%54.1%

Total Shareholder Return Metrics

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Earnings Yield15.4%13.7%12.2%13.0%12.1%3.2%
FCF Yield14.4%11.0%7.6%9.6%6.4%2.3%
Buyback Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total Shareholder Yield23.2%16.7%13.7%13.2%10.5%2.4%
Shares Outstanding—$21M$20M$18M$18M$17M

Key Metrics

Growth RegimeMixed
ProfitabilityStrained
Balance SheetAdequate
Cash FlowDeteriorating
Top Statement Risk

Dividend coverage instability

Verified Source

Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.

SEC 10-K (2026Q2)

Discounted Book, Compressed Multiple

Based on REFI's reported figures, the stock trades at 13.89x FFO and 0.63x book, below its own 14.12-15.34x range over the past two years, while a 22.6% dividend yield signals the market prices distribution risk rather than asset quality.

The 13.89x P/FFO sits beneath the 14.12-15.34x band REFI held from 2024Q1 through 2026Q1, but because FFO per share fell from $0.56 to $0.35 across that window, the compression appears to reflect a shrunken earnings base rather than a deliberate de-rating. At 0.63x price-to-book versus IIPR's 0.81x, the discount may embed investor skepticism about loan-book carrying values following the 2025Q4 write-down. With AFFO disclosed in only a handful of quarters, an implied cap rate cannot be reliably constructed from the supplied data and should be treated as unavailable rather than proxied from GAAP earnings.

Payout Outruns Earnings Base

According to recent SEC filings, REFI's FFO payout ratio reached 142.8% in 2026Q2, the second reported period above 100% after 117.1% in 2024Q4, a shortfall that may be covered by cash reserves or accrued interest.

At 142.8%, current-period FFO funds only about 70% of distributions, and the $10.9M quarterly dividend equals roughly 81% of the $13.4M cash balance at 2026Q2, suggesting near-term coverage leans on interest collections and liquidity rather than retained FFO alone. The 82.0% payout recorded in 2024Q3 demonstrates that coverage was achievable before the credit reset, so the present level may prove transitional rather than structural. Sparse AFFO disclosure across the ten-quarter window limits a cleaner read on maintenance-style coverage, and investors should monitor whether the payout reverts or the equity base continues to erode.

Low Debt Masks Asset Growth

As reported in REFI's balance sheet, debt-to-equity fell to 0.16 in 2026Q2 from 0.39 a year earlier, with interest coverage at 4.13x, suggesting headline leverage is modest even as total assets grew 20.3% over two years.

Debt-to-equity of 0.16 alongside 4.13x interest coverage implies balance-sheet risk is concentrated in asset credit quality rather than debt service, since total debt swung from $120.4M to $49.5M over the window in a pattern that may reflect facility repayment timing rather than a structural delevering. A debt-to-gross-assets ratio is not present in the supplied data, so the equity-based measure should be read together with the observation that assets expanded while equity drifted to $301.6M. The $13.4M cash buffer covers roughly 27% of outstanding debt, which suggests refinancing risk is contained but warrants monitoring if asset growth remains debt-funded.

Margins Reset, FFO Incomplete Recovery

According to Chicago Atlantic's reported figures, NOI margin slipped to 89.5% in 2026Q2 from the 100.0% posted through 2025Q3, while FFO per share of $0.35 remains 37.5% below the $0.56 recorded in 2024Q3, following the 2025Q4 credit event.

The step-down from 100.0% to 89.5% implies roughly $1.6M of operating costs now sit between revenue and NOI, and part of the shift may reflect a change in presentation convention rather than pure expense inflation, so the margin should not be read as a clean operating trend. FFO growth swinging from +131.0% in 2024Q3 to -31.1% in 2025Q4 against a broadly flat revenue base suggests earnings are driven by origination volume and credit marks rather than compounding, rent-like cash flow. Quarterly ROE of 2.5% annualizes near 10%, but the 2025Q4 charge makes that run-rate an unreliable guide to normalized returns.

Cheapest Leverage, Comparable Yield

According to recent peer disclosures, REFI's 0.16 debt-to-equity is the lightest among the compared mortgage REITs, versus TPVG's 1.33 and SUNS's 0.67, while its 22.6% yield sits just below TPVG's 23.0% and well above IIPR's 14.4%.

REFI pairs the group's thinnest leverage with one of its lowest book multiples, which may indicate investors are not rewarding the conservative balance sheet because payout reliability, not asset coverage, is the binding concern. IIPR's 14.4% yield and 0.81x book imply the market pays a premium for disclosure depth and diversification, a gap REFI may not close while AFFO remains sparsely reported. Cross-group P/E and ROE comparisons should be treated cautiously here, since quarterly REFI figures and annualized peer figures are not on the same basis and non-cash mark treatments differ across the set.

P/E Obscures Credit Event

Based on the divergence in Chicago Atlantic's financial statements, the 5.38x P/E is the most misleading ratio here, since GAAP net income of $8.2M in 2025Q4 coexisted with FFO of negative $238.1M, a gap driven by non-cash adjustments.

The headline P/E flatters an earnings stream that reported FFO does not support, since a positive $8.2M net income alongside negative $238.1M FFO in the same quarter suggests depreciation and unrealized adjustments absorbed the economic loss only on paper. The preferable lens is the FFO payout ratio, already at 142.8%, supplemented by cash interest collected versus accrued, given that the FCF margin swing from 13.1% to 59.5% indicates conversion is timing-driven. For a mortgage REIT, book-value leverage is also less informative than leverage measured against fair-valued assets, because unrealized marks on the loan book can shift the denominator materially between reporting periods.

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REFI — Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about buying REFI stock.

What is Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s P/E ratio?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is 6.5x. The historical average is 12.5x.

What is Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s EV/EBITDA?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s current EV/EBITDA is 10.9x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 8.9x.

What is Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s ROE?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is 11.7%. The historical average is 11.2%.

Is REFI stock overvalued?

Based on historical data, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. is trading at a P/E of 6.5x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.

What is Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s dividend yield?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s current dividend yield is 23.25% with a payout ratio of 121.8%.

What are Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s profit margins?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. has 86.9% gross margin and 57.1% operating margin. Operating margin above 20% indicates strong pricing power and cost efficiency.

How much debt does Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. have?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 2.7x, indicating moderate leverage. A ratio between 2-4x is manageable but warrants monitoring.