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NLY Annaly Capital Management, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Real Estate / REIT - Mortgage

$21.90 ▼ $-0.10(-0.45%) as of Sep 14, 2026 03:06 UTC
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Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) operates as a multifaceted financial firm, specializing in managing capital across various sectors. Its core business encompasses mortgage-related investments and lending to middle-market corporations. NLY strategically deploys capital across a diverse range of assets, including government-sponsored (Agency) and privately-issued (non-Agency) mortgage-backed securities, residential and commercial mortgage loans, mortgage servicing rights, credit risk transfer instruments, corporate debt, and other commercial real estate investments. Operating as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), Annaly benefits from a particular tax structure. This designation exempts it from federal corporate income tax, provided it distributes the majority of its taxable earnings to its investors. Established in 1996, the firm's corporate headquarters are located in New York City.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusReduced
Latest Dividend$0.7500
Forward Annual$3.00
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 30, 2026
Next Ex-DateSep 30, 2026
Next Pay DateOct 30, 2026
1-Yr Growth7.7%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth-5.2%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Key Metrics

Current Yield

13.70%

At the Sep 14, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$3.0000

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

47.9

As of Sep 14, 2026

Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.

RSI (14)

31

As of Sep 14, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$20.21 – $24.40

Closes through Sep 11, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

71.09% (EPS-based)

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

28

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

0.95

Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on a dividend — the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a model rank of 70+ and a yield of 2%+; the rank weighs the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio, return on equity and price-to-book. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 48/100, yield 13.70%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 1 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
A dividend cut or reduction appears in the record.
E Enduring
28 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume8,349,800Sep 11, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$22.22Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$21.86 – $22.26Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$22.00Close of Sep 10, 2026The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$16.51BAs of Sep 14, 2026The company's total market value — share price times shares outstanding — on the date shown.
Shares Out753.71MImplied by market cap, Sep 14, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$4.0412 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)5.5Price as of Sep 14, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendSep 30, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateOct 30, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)-7.3%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)-5.1%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases1 yrAnnual totals through 2025The number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

NLY's dividend yield rose from 12.39% to 13.70% over the past ~90 days (+1.30 pp). Of that move, +0.91 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.39 pp from the share price ($22.59 on Jun 16, 2026 → $21.90 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current13.70%
1-Yr Average12.76%
Low / High11.48% – 14.98%
Percentile85%

Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), NLY's current yield is higher than approximately 85% of them. Our stored price history for NLY covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

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Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.7500 Q Regular Sep 09, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 Oct 30, 2026
$0.7500 Q Regular Jun 10, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Jul 31, 2026
$0.7000 Q Regular Mar 12, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Apr 30, 2026
$0.7000 Q Regular Dec 10, 2025 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2025 Jan 30, 2026
$0.7000 Q Regular Sep 10, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Oct 31, 2025
$0.7000 Q Regular Jun 04, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Jul 31, 2025
$0.7000 Q Regular Mar 13, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Apr 30, 2025
$0.6500 Q Regular Dec 05, 2024 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2025
$0.6500 Q Regular Sep 10, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Oct 31, 2024
$0.6500 Q Regular Jun 05, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 Jul 31, 2024
$0.6500 Q Regular Mar 14, 2024 Mar 27, 2024 Mar 28, 2024 Apr 30, 2024
$0.6500 Q Regular Dec 07, 2023 Dec 28, 2023 Dec 29, 2023 Jan 31, 2024
$0.6500 Q Regular Sep 07, 2023 Sep 28, 2023 Sep 29, 2023 Oct 31, 2023
$0.6500 Q Regular Jun 07, 2023 Jun 29, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Jul 31, 2023
$0.6500 Q Regular Mar 14, 2023 Mar 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Apr 28, 2023
$0.8800 Q Regular Dec 08, 2022 Dec 29, 2022 Dec 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2023
$0.8800 Q Regular Sep 08, 2022 Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2022
$0.2200 Q Regular Jun 08, 2022 Jun 29, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Jul 29, 2022
$0.2200 Q Regular Mar 17, 2022 Mar 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Apr 29, 2022
$0.2200 Q Regular Dec 09, 2021 Dec 30, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2022
$0.2200 Q Regular Sep 09, 2021 Sep 29, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Oct 29, 2021
$0.2200 Q Regular Jun 09, 2021 Jun 29, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Jul 30, 2021
$0.2200 Q Regular Mar 17, 2021 Mar 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021
$0.2200 Q Regular Dec 10, 2020 Dec 30, 2020 Dec 31, 2020 Jan 29, 2021
$0.2200 Q Regular Sep 10, 2020 Sep 29, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Oct 30, 2020
$0.2200 Q Regular Jun 10, 2020 Jun 29, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Jul 31, 2020
$0.2500 Q Regular Mar 16, 2020 Mar 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020
$0.2500 Q Regular Dec 12, 2019 Dec 30, 2019 Dec 31, 2019 Jan 31, 2020
$0.2500 Q Regular Sep 09, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Oct 31, 2019
$0.2500 Q Regular Jun 13, 2019 Jun 27, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Jul 31, 2019
$0.3000 Q Regular Mar 14, 2019 Mar 28, 2019 Mar 29, 2019 Apr 30, 2019
$0.3000 Q Regular Dec 13, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Dec 31, 2018 Jan 31, 2019
$0.0780 M Regular Sep 11, 2018 Sep 27, 2018 Sep 28, 2018 Oct 31, 2018
$0.2220 Q Regular Aug 21, 2018 Sep 05, 2018 Sep 06, 2018 Sep 10, 2018
$0.3000 Q Regular Jun 14, 2018 Jun 28, 2018 Jun 29, 2018 Jul 31, 2018
$0.3000 Q Regular Mar 15, 2018 Mar 28, 2018 Mar 29, 2018 Apr 30, 2018
$0.3000 Q Regular Dec 14, 2017 Dec 28, 2017 Dec 29, 2017 Jan 31, 2018
$0.3000 Q Regular Sep 14, 2017 Sep 28, 2017 Sep 29, 2017 Oct 31, 2017
$0.3000 Q Regular Jun 16, 2017 Jun 28, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Jul 31, 2017
$0.3000 Q Regular Mar 16, 2017 Mar 29, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Apr 28, 2017
$0.3000 Q Regular Dec 16, 2016 Dec 28, 2016 Dec 30, 2016 Jan 31, 2017
$0.2641 Q Regular Sep 15, 2016 Sep 28, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Oct 31, 2016
$0.0359 W Regular Jul 06, 2016 Jul 07, 2016 Jul 11, 2016 Jul 14, 2016
$0.3000 Q Regular Jun 16, 2016 Jun 28, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Jul 29, 2016
$0.3000 Q Regular Mar 14, 2016 Mar 29, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Apr 29, 2016
$0.3000 Q Regular Dec 18, 2015 Dec 29, 2015 Dec 31, 2015 Jan 29, 2016
$0.3000 Q Regular Sep 17, 2015 Sep 28, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Oct 30, 2015
$0.3000 Q Regular Jun 19, 2015 Jun 26, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Jul 31, 2015
$0.3000 Q Regular Mar 17, 2015 Mar 27, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Apr 30, 2015
$0.3000 Q Regular Dec 19, 2014 Dec 29, 2014 Dec 31, 2014 Jan 29, 2015
$0.3000 Q Regular Sep 18, 2014 Sep 29, 2014 Oct 01, 2014 Oct 31, 2014
$0.3000 Q Regular Jun 20, 2014 Jun 27, 2014 Jul 01, 2014 Jul 31, 2014
$0.3000 Q Regular Mar 20, 2014 Mar 28, 2014 Apr 01, 2014 Apr 30, 2014
$0.3000 Q Regular Dec 20, 2013 Dec 27, 2013 Dec 31, 2013 Jan 31, 2014
$0.3500 Q Regular Sep 20, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 Oct 01, 2013 Oct 31, 2013
$0.4000 Q Regular Jun 19, 2013 Jun 27, 2013 Jul 01, 2013 Jul 29, 2013
$0.4500 Q Regular Mar 20, 2013 Mar 27, 2013 Apr 01, 2013 Apr 29, 2013
$0.4500 Q Regular Dec 18, 2012 Dec 26, 2012 Dec 28, 2012 Jan 29, 2013
$0.5000 Q Regular Sep 19, 2012 Sep 27, 2012 Oct 01, 2012 Oct 29, 2012
$0.5500 Q Regular Jun 19, 2012 Jun 27, 2012 Jun 29, 2012 Jul 26, 2012
$0.5500 Q Regular Mar 22, 2012 Mar 28, 2012 Mar 30, 2012 Apr 26, 2012
$0.5700 Q Regular Dec 21, 2011 Dec 27, 2011 Dec 29, 2011 Jan 26, 2012
$0.6000 Q Regular Sep 21, 2011 Sep 28, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Oct 27, 2011
$0.6500 Q Regular Jun 21, 2011 Jun 28, 2011 Jun 30, 2011 Jul 28, 2011
$0.6200 Q Regular Mar 22, 2011 Mar 29, 2011 Mar 31, 2011 Apr 27, 2011
$0.6400 Q Regular Dec 17, 2010 Dec 23, 2010 Dec 28, 2010 Jan 27, 2011
$0.6800 Q Regular Sep 23, 2010 Sep 30, 2010 Oct 04, 2010 Oct 28, 2010
$0.6800 Q Regular Jun 18, 2010 Jun 25, 2010 Jun 29, 2010 Jul 29, 2010
$0.6500 Q Regular Mar 23, 2010 Mar 30, 2010 Apr 01, 2010 Apr 28, 2010
$0.7500 Q Regular Dec 18, 2009 Dec 24, 2009 Dec 29, 2009 Jan 28, 2010
$0.6900 Q Regular Sep 22, 2009 Sep 29, 2009 Oct 01, 2009 Oct 29, 2009
$0.6000 Q Regular Jun 19, 2009 Jun 25, 2009 Jun 29, 2009 Jul 29, 2009
$0.5000 Q Regular Mar 19, 2009 Mar 26, 2009 Mar 30, 2009 Apr 29, 2009
$0.5000 Q Regular Dec 18, 2008 Dec 26, 2008 Dec 30, 2008 Jan 29, 2009
$0.5500 Q Regular Sep 08, 2008 Sep 16, 2008 Sep 18, 2008 Oct 29, 2008
$0.5500 Q Regular Jun 18, 2008 Jun 25, 2008 Jun 27, 2008 Jul 29, 2008
$0.4800 Q Regular Mar 10, 2008 Mar 26, 2008 Mar 28, 2008 Apr 29, 2008
$0.3400 Q Regular Dec 19, 2007 Dec 27, 2007 Dec 31, 2007 Jan 28, 2008
$0.2600 Q Regular Sep 19, 2007 Sep 27, 2007 Oct 01, 2007 Oct 29, 2007
$0.2400 Q Regular Jun 19, 2007 Jun 28, 2007 Jul 02, 2007 Jul 27, 2007
$0.2000 Q Regular Mar 20, 2007 Mar 29, 2007 Apr 02, 2007 Apr 26, 2007
$0.1900 Q Regular Dec 19, 2006 Dec 27, 2006 Dec 29, 2006 Jan 26, 2007
$0.1400 Q Regular Sep 18, 2006 Sep 27, 2006 Sep 29, 2006 Oct 27, 2006
$0.1300 Q Regular Jun 20, 2006 Jun 28, 2006 Jun 30, 2006 Jul 27, 2006
$0.1100 Q Regular Mar 20, 2006 Mar 29, 2006 Mar 31, 2006 Apr 27, 2006
$0.1000 Q Regular Dec 19, 2005 Dec 28, 2005 Dec 30, 2005 Jan 27, 2006
$0.1300 Q Regular Sep 15, 2005 Sep 26, 2005 Sep 28, 2005 Oct 27, 2005
$0.3600 Q Regular Jun 20, 2005 Jun 28, 2005 Jun 30, 2005 Jul 28, 2005
$0.4500 Q Regular Mar 21, 2005 Mar 30, 2005 Apr 01, 2005 Apr 27, 2005
$0.5000 Q Regular Dec 20, 2004 Dec 29, 2004 Dec 31, 2004 Jan 27, 2005
$0.5000 Q Regular Sep 20, 2004 Sep 28, 2004 Sep 30, 2004 Oct 27, 2004
$0.4800 Q Regular Jun 22, 2004 Jun 30, 2004 Jul 02, 2004 Jul 28, 2004
$0.5000 Q Regular Mar 19, 2004 Mar 29, 2004 Mar 31, 2004 Apr 28, 2004
$0.4700 Q Regular Dec 17, 2003 Dec 24, 2003 Dec 29, 2003 Jan 28, 2004
$0.2800 Q Regular Sep 22, 2003 Oct 01, 2003 Oct 03, 2003 Oct 29, 2003
$0.6000 Q Regular Jun 19, 2003 Jun 30, 2003 Jul 02, 2003 Jul 31, 2003
$0.6000 Q Regular Mar 20, 2003 Mar 27, 2003 Mar 31, 2003 Apr 30, 2003
$0.6800 Q Regular Dec 16, 2002 Dec 27, 2002 Dec 31, 2002 Jan 29, 2003
$0.6800 Q Regular Sep 18, 2002 Oct 01, 2002 Oct 03, 2002 Oct 29, 2002
$0.6800 Q Regular Jun 20, 2002 Jul 01, 2002 Jul 03, 2002 Jul 31, 2002
$0.6300 Q Regular Mar 21, 2002 Apr 03, 2002 Apr 05, 2002 Apr 29, 2002
$0.6000 Q Regular Dec 14, 2001 Dec 27, 2001 Dec 31, 2001 Jan 30, 2002
$0.4500 Q Regular Sep 21, 2001 Oct 03, 2001 Oct 05, 2001 Oct 30, 2001
$0.4000 Q Regular Jun 22, 2001 Jul 02, 2001 Jul 05, 2001 Jul 27, 2001
$0.3000 Q Regular Mar 22, 2001 Apr 03, 2001 Apr 05, 2001 Apr 30, 2001
$0.2500 Q Regular Dec 20, 2000 Dec 27, 2000 Dec 29, 2000 Jan 30, 2001
$0.2500 Q Regular Sep 27, 2000 Oct 05, 2000 Oct 10, 2000 Oct 30, 2000
$0.3000 Q Regular Jun 27, 2000 Jun 29, 2000 Jul 03, 2000 Jul 27, 2000
$0.3500 Q Regular Mar 29, 2000 Apr 03, 2000 Apr 05, 2000 Apr 28, 2000
$0.3500 Q Regular Dec 20, 1999 Dec 29, 1999 Dec 31, 1999 Jan 27, 2000
$0.3500 Q Regular Sep 27, 1999 Oct 07, 1999 Oct 12, 1999 Oct 27, 1999
$0.3500 Q Regular Jun 29, 1999 Jul 07, 1999 Jul 09, 1999 Jul 28, 1999
$0.3300 Q Regular Mar 25, 1999 Mar 30, 1999 Apr 01, 1999 Apr 29, 1999
$0.3050 Q Regular Dec 21, 1998 Dec 29, 1998 Dec 31, 1998 Jan 25, 1999
$0.2700 Q Regular Sep 23, 1998 Oct 01, 1998 Oct 05, 1998 Oct 21, 1998
$0.3200 Q Regular Jun 25, 1998 Jul 01, 1998 Jul 06, 1998 Jul 27, 1998
$0.3200 Q Regular Mar 19, 1998 Mar 27, 1998 Mar 31, 1998 Apr 20, 1998
$0.2200 Q Regular Dec 22, 1997 Dec 29, 1997 Dec 31, 1997 Jan 20, 1998

Peer Comparison

Selected REIT - Mortgage dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
AGNCL AGNC Investment Corp. 7.71% - 0 yrs 54
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. 5.59% -10.3% 0 yrs 51
NYMT New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. 16.88% -0.9% 1 yr 50
ADAMN Adamas Trust, Inc. 8.21% 0.0% 0 yrs 50

NLY dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Annaly Capital Management, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $3.00 per share, a yield of approximately 13.70%.

What is Annaly Capital Management, Inc.'s dividend yield?

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 13.70%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Annaly Capital Management, Inc. pay dividends?

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

When is Annaly Capital Management, Inc.'s next ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record for Annaly Capital Management, Inc. is September 30, 2026. The associated payment is $0.7500 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.

How long has Annaly Capital Management, Inc. paid dividends?

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. has 28 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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