Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Annaly Capital Management (NLY) reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 740.26 million for Q2 2026, up 19.2% from 621.1 million a year earlier and up 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Annaly Capital Management posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 641.04 million, up 22.6% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 522.75 million in FY2024 (+5.7%), 494.54 million in FY2023 (+20.1%), 411.62 million in FY2022 (+15.3%) and 357.14 million in FY2021 (+1.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has now increased in each of the last 20 quarters, with growth averaging 18.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding (Diluted) ran from 1.0% in Q4 2021 to 33.9% in Q1 2023.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 724.36 million (Q1 2026), 641.04 million (Q4 2025) and 657.86 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (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 | - | 556.90 Mn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | 5.89 Bn |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 23.24 Bn | -44.73 Bn | - | 334.10 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.66 Bn | 16.35 Bn | - | 348.85 Mn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 20.35 Bn | 19.57 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 85.05 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 15.27 Bn | 6.37 Bn | - | 740.26 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 | 740.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 724.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 641.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 657.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 621.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 588.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 522.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 516.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 500.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 501.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 494.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 494.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 494.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 489.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 411.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 429.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 380.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 365.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 357.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 361.59 Mn |
API Access
Annaly Capital Management Shares Outstanding (Diluted) API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=NLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=NLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();