Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Annaly Capital Management's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 17.89% for Q2 2026, up 12.27 percentage points from 5.62% a year earlier and up 4.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Annaly Capital Management's Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.22%, up 5.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +20.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 8.42% in FY2024 (+22.84 pp), -14.43% in FY2023 (-28.48 pp), 14.06% in FY2022 (-3.55 pp) and 17.61% in FY2021 (+23.58 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +12.05 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 24.87 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 49.37 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NLY's Return on Equity [ROE] at 13.62% (Q1 2026), 13.17% (Q4 2025) and 10.58% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 44.95 Bn | 30.63 Bn | - | 2.01% |
| 2 | Orix | 41.97 Bn | 42.47 Bn | - | 13.99% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.14 Bn | 33.05 Bn | - | 13.69% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.99 Bn | 24.99 Bn | - | 13.17% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.75 Bn | 17.44 Bn | - | 41.65% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.25 Bn | -44.72 Bn | - | 21.08% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.67 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 9.87% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.04 Bn | 5.13 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.76 Bn | 11.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.58 Bn | -6.16 Bn | - | 17.07% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -14.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -15.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.88% |
API Access
Annaly Capital Management Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();