Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 6.5x · EV/EBITDA 10.9x · ROE 11.7%. (2021–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $188M | $263M | $304M | $297M | $267M | $291M |
| Enterprise Value | $271M | $346M | $382M | $355M | $320M | $210M |
| P/E Ratio → | 6.50 | 7.30 | 8.20 | 7.67 | 8.28 | 30.83 |
| P/S Ratio | 3.12 | 4.16 | 5.55 | 5.18 | 5.47 | 20.09 |
| P/B Ratio | 0.61 | 0.85 | 0.98 | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.10 |
| P/FCF | 6.97 | 9.13 | 13.13 | 10.44 | 15.73 | 43.57 |
| P/OCF | 6.51 | 9.13 | 13.13 | 10.44 | 15.73 | 43.57 |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 5.49 | 6.97 | 6.19 | 6.54 | 14.54 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.89 | 9.62 | — | — | 0.57 | 16.48 |
| EV / EBIT | 7.53 | 9.62 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | 12.03 | 16.48 | 12.49 | 18.80 | 31.54 |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 86.9% | 86.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 98.5% |
| Operating Margin | 57.1% | 57.1% | — | — | — | 87.5% |
| Net Profit Margin | 57.1% | 57.1% | 67.6% | 67.5% | 66.1% | 87.5% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 11.7% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 14.4% | 12.2% | 4.8% |
| ROA | 8.4% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 11.0% | 10.4% | 4.6% |
| ROIC | 6.9% | 6.9% | — | — | — | — |
| ROCE | 9.3% | 9.3% | — | — | — | 4.8% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.22 | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.73 | 2.73 | — | — | 0.10 | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.20 | -0.30 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.32 | 2.32 | — | — | 0.09 | -6.29 |
| Debt / FCF | — | 2.90 | 3.35 | 2.04 | 3.07 | -12.03 |
| Interest Coverage | 4.77 | 4.77 | — | — | — | 166.91 |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.28 | 0.28 | 21.74 | 18.53 | 17.34 | 22.75 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.28 | 0.28 | 21.74 | 18.53 | 17.34 | 22.75 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.22 | 0.22 | 1.32 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 6.58 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 23.2% | 16.7% | 13.7% | 13.2% | 10.5% | 2.4% |
| Payout Ratio | 121.8% | 121.8% | 112.4% | 101.1% | 87.2% | 54.1% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 15.4% | 13.7% | 12.2% | 13.0% | 12.1% | 3.2% |
| FCF Yield | 14.4% | 11.0% | 7.6% | 9.6% | 6.4% | 2.3% |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 23.2% | 16.7% | 13.7% | 13.2% | 10.5% | 2.4% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $21M | $20M | $18M | $18M | $17M |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying REFI stock.
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is 6.5x. The historical average is 12.5x.
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.
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is 11.7%. The historical average is 11.2%.
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.
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s current dividend yield is 23.25% with a payout ratio of 121.8%.
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.
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.
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Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
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.