Operator
Good morning, and welcome to the KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Jack Switala. Please go ahead.
Jack Switala
Director of Investor Relations
Great. Thanks, operator, and welcome to the KKR Real Estate Finance Trust earnings call for the first quarter of 2026. As the operator mentioned, this is Jack Switala. This morning, I’m joined on the call by our CEO, Matt Salem; our President and COO, Patrick Mattson; and our CFO, Kendra Decious.
I’d like to remind everyone that we will refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures on the call, which are reconciled to GAAP figures in our earnings release and in the supplementary presentation, both of which are available on the Investor Relations portion of our website. This call will also contain certain forward-looking statements, which do not guarantee future events or performance. Please refer to our most recently filed 10-Q for cautionary factors related to these statements.
Before I turn the call over to Matt, I will go through our results. For the first quarter of 2026, we reported a GAAP net loss of $62 million or negative $0.96 per share. Book value as of March 31, 2026, is $11.87 per share. We reported a distributable loss of $4 million or negative $0.06 per share. Distributable earnings
