Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Annaly Capital Management posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $63.7 million for Q1 2026, up 8.35% year-on-year from $58.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.96% on a QoQ basis from $63.1 million in Q4 2025.
Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $63.7 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 8.35% year-over-year to $63.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $252.6 million (up 13.42% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $247.7 million, up 16.67% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $63.7 million, up from $63.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $63.7 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $48.1 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $55.2 million (2023), against an average of $55.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses plunged 33.59%; it then climbed 21.5% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $56.3 million in 2022, then fell by 14.2% to $48.3 million in 2023, then grew by 11.79% to $54.0 million in 2024, then rose by 16.93% to $63.1 million in 2025, then climbed by 0.96% to $63.7 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $63.7 million (Q1 2026), $63.1 million (Q4 2025), and $62.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annaly Capital Management | 15.50 Bn | 13.25 Bn | - | 63.74 Mn |
| 2 | AGNC Investment | 11.46 Bn | 10.79 Bn | - | 34.00 Mn |
| 3 | Starwood Property Trust | 6.34 Bn | 6.34 Bn | - | 480.31 Mn |
| 4 | Rithm Capital | 5.16 Bn | 4.85 Bn | - | 1.24 Bn |
| 5 | Blackstone Mortgage Trust | 3.03 Bn | 2.49 Bn | - | 110.77 Mn |
| 6 | Dynex Capital | 2.55 Bn | 1.77 Bn | - | 21.25 Mn |
| 7 | Armour Residential REIT | 1.98 Bn | 1.25 Bn | - | 15.35 Mn |
| 8 | Ellington Financial | 1.66 Bn | 1.38 Bn | - | 80.37 Mn |
| 9 | Two Harbors Investment | 1.31 Bn | 763.45 Mn | - | 49.45 Mn |
| 10 | Orchid Island Capital | 1.28 Bn | 602.37 Mn | - | 7.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 63.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 63.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 62.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 63.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 58.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 53.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 53.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 56.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 48.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 48.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 49.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 55.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 52.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 56.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 48.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 58.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 54.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 59.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 75.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 64.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 61.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 59.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 92.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 114.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 46.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 91.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 112.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 122.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 110.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 81.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 80.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 74.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 72.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 69.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 68.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 55.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 97.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 49.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 47.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 47.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 49.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 52.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 50.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 58.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 65.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 51.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 40.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 63.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 64.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 67.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 63.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 65.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 57.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 51.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 46.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 43.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 41.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 40.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 37.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 33.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 30.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 30.31 Mn |