Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Annaly Capital Management (NLY) recorded Shares Outstanding of 738.93 million in Q2 2026, up 19.1% from 620.21 million a year earlier and up 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Annaly Capital Management reported Shares Outstanding of 639.51 million, up 22.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding came in at 521.74 million in FY2024 (+5.5%), 494.54 million in FY2023 (+20.2%), 411.35 million in FY2022 (+15.3%) and 356.86 million in FY2021 (+0.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has increased for 20 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 17.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ranged from 0.9% (Q4 2021) to 34.0% (Q1 2023).
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 722.71 million (Q1 2026), 639.51 million (Q4 2025) and 656.34 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orix | 43.85 Bn | 44.35 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 43.67 Bn | 29.35 Bn | - | 2.84 Bn |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | 445.06 Mn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | 5.87 Bn |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 23.24 Bn | -44.73 Bn | - | 331.30 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.66 Bn | 16.35 Bn | - | 335.16 Mn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 20.35 Bn | 19.57 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 84.78 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 15.27 Bn | 6.37 Bn | - | 738.93 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.74 Bn | 11.17 Bn | - | 718.00 Mn |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.68 Bn | -6.06 Bn | - | 3.23 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 738.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 722.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 639.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 656.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 620.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 587.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 521.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 515.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 500.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 500.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 494.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 494.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 494.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 489.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 411.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 429.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 380.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 365.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 356.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 361.33 Mn |
API Access
Annaly Capital Management Shares Outstanding API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=NLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=NLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();