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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ladder Capital Corp (LADR)

Ladder Capital Q3 diluted EPS rises to $0.53 from $0.12, helped by a property sale gain

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Ladder Capital reported third-quarter 2026 GAAP income before taxes of $67.3 million, or $0.53 diluted EPS, up from $16.3 million, or $0.12, in the prior quarter. Distributable earnings, a non-GAAP measure the company uses to support dividend decisions, were $44.7 million, or $0.35 per share, compared with $30.8 million, or $0.24, in the second quarter. Much of the gain came from a $65.6 million gain on real estate, and the quarterly dividend was unchanged at $0.23 per share.

Key points

  • GAAP diluted EPS was $0.53 for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, versus $0.12 for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
  • Distributable EPS was $0.35, or $0.38 before a $3.5 million charge-off of allowance for credit losses.
  • The company recorded a $65.6 million gain on real estate, including the sale of an office property in Jacksonville, FL.
  • Dividends per share of Class A common stock were $0.23, the same as the prior quarter.

The filing

CompanyLadder Capital Corp (LADR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 16, 2026, 8:31 AM ET
Accession number0001577670-26-000050

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 16, 2026.

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