Starwood Property: Dividend Cut Unlikely In 2026

2026-02-27 06:15:32 ET

Starwood Property Trust ( STWD ) yet again failed to fully earn its dividend of $0.48 per-share with earnings available for distribution, causing the mortgage origination platform to report a $0.06 per-share dividend shortfall for the fourth fiscal quarter. While the dividend coverage trend is not that great, Starwood Property deployed a massive amount of capital in 2025 and has significant liquidity to finance the dividend. Although Starwood Property did not support its dividend with earnings for the fourth consecutive time, I believe a dividend cut is unlikely in 2026, given the growth in its commercial mortgage loan portfolio and access to ample liquidity....

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