(Mark One)☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026OR ☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934 For the transition period fromtoCommission File Number: 001-40993 Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) 47-4074900(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) Maryland(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)c/o Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies, L.P.60 Columbus Circle, 20Floor, New York, NY(Address of principal executive offices)th Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 484-0050 Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: N/A Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each classTradingSymbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registeredCommon Stock, $0.01 par value per shareCMTGNew York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required tofile such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to besubmitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorterperiod that the registrant was required to submit such files).Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, asmaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐Emerging growthcompany☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transitionperiod for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the ExchangeAct.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes☐No☒ As of May 5, 2026, the registrant had 140,218,764 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding. Table of Contents PagePART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION3Item 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)3Consolidated Balance Sheets3Consolidated Statements of Operations4Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity5Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows6Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements8Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations35Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk59Item 4.Controls and Procedures62PART II.OTHER INFORMATIONItem 1.Legal Proceedings63Item 1A.Risk Factors63Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds63Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities63Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures63Item 5.Other Information63Item 6.Exhibits64Signatures66 PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.Consolidated Balance Sheets(unaudited, in thousands, except share data) March 31, 2026December 31, 2025 Liabilities and EquityRepurchase agreements$1,593,114$1,857,614Term participation facility339,160329,452Notes payable, net-177,522Secured term loan, net465,577549,447Debt related to real estate owned hotel portfolio, net231,699230,992Other liabilities34,65337,063Management fee payable - affiliate7,3477,774Total liabilities2,671,5503,189,864 Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.Consolidated Statements of Operations(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data) Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity(unaudited, in thousands, except share data) Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows(unaudited, in thousands) Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows(unaudited, in thousands) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(unaudited) Note1. Organization Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (referred to throughout this report as the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is aMaryland Corporation formed on April 29, 2015 for the purpose of creating a diversified portfolio of income-producing loans collateralized by institutional quality commercial real estate. We commenced operations on August25, 2015 (“Commencement of Operations”) and generally conduct our business through wholly-owned subsidiaries.Unless the context requires otherwise, any references to the Company refer to the Company and its consolidatedsubsidiaries. The C