Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Annaly Capital Management (NLY) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.11% in Q2 2026, up 1.42 percentage points from 0.69% a year earlier and up 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Annaly Capital Management reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.72%, up 0.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +2.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 1.03% in FY2024 (+2.90 pp), -1.87% in FY2023 (-4.05 pp), 2.18% in FY2022 (-0.72 pp) and 2.90% in FY2021 (+3.71 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 4.20 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 7.20 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.61% (Q1 2026), 1.57% (Q4 2025) and 1.27% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | 0.78% |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 3.61% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | 6.81% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | 0.35% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | 13.34% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | 2.89% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 7.87% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | 2.11% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 13.00 Bn | -5.74 Bn | - | 0.37% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.11% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.59% |
API Access
Annaly Capital Management Return on Assets [ROA] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "NLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();