Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Dividend History | Yield & Payout Insights

Dividend history and payout analysis for Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

29 years
Metric (FY)20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919981997
Dividends per share (FY)$2.10$2.60$2.60$2.20$0.88$0.91$1.05$1.20$1.20$1.20$1.20$1.20$1.50$2.05$2.44$2.65$2.54$2.08$1.04$0.57$1.04$1.98$1.95$2.67$1.75$1.15$1.38$1.21$0.22
Dividend yield (FY) %N/A15.64%15.84%17.52%12.18%12.34%12.50%12.97%10.68%12.63%13.61%11.80%17.37%15.74%14.63%15.17%13.38%12.12%4.88%4.10%14.18%9.92%11.29%13.10%8.46%13.67%15.15%13.73%1.36%
Payout ratio (FY) %N/A149.08%-92.37%88.06%56.89%-165.59%-78.09%2832.09%86.21%85.16%259.19%-143.57%43.99%123.85%592.66%126.20%64.72%281.67%63.63%101.83%-2054.70%92.57%106.38%92.02%60.80%105.24%94.17%92.90%38.78%

Dividend Payout History

100 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2025-10-31September 30, 252025-09-30$0.70
2025-07-31June 30, 252025-06-30$0.70
2025-04-30March 31, 252025-03-31$0.70
2025-01-31December 31, 242024-12-31$0.65
2024-10-31September 30, 242024-09-30$0.65
2024-07-31June 28, 242024-06-28$0.65
2024-04-30March 27, 242024-03-28$0.65
2024-01-31December 28, 232023-12-29$0.65
2023-10-31September 28, 232023-09-29$0.65
2023-07-31June 29, 232023-06-30$0.65
2023-04-28March 30, 232023-03-31$0.65
2023-01-31December 29, 222022-12-30$0.88
2022-10-31September 29, 222022-09-30$0.88
2022-07-29June 29, 222022-06-30$0.22
2022-04-29March 30, 222022-03-31$0.22
2022-01-31December 30, 212021-12-31$0.22
2021-10-29September 29, 212021-09-30$0.22
2021-07-30June 29, 212021-06-30$0.22
2021-04-30March 30, 212021-03-31$0.22
2021-01-29December 30, 202020-12-31$0.22
2020-10-30September 29, 202020-09-30$0.22
2020-07-31June 29, 202020-06-30$0.22
2020-04-30March 30, 202020-03-31$0.25
2020-01-31December 30, 192019-12-31$0.25
2019-10-31September 27, 192019-09-30$0.25
2019-07-31June 27, 192019-06-28$0.25
2019-04-30March 28, 192019-03-29$0.30
2019-01-31December 28, 182018-12-31$0.30
2018-10-31September 27, 182018-09-28$0.08
2018-09-10September 05, 182018-09-06$0.22
2018-07-31June 28, 182018-06-29$0.30
2018-04-30March 28, 182018-03-29$0.30
2018-01-31December 28, 172017-12-29$0.30
2017-10-31September 28, 172017-09-29$0.30
2017-07-31June 28, 172017-06-30$0.30
2017-04-28March 29, 172017-03-31$0.30
2017-01-31December 28, 162016-12-30$0.30
2016-10-31September 28, 162016-09-30$0.26
2016-07-14July 07, 162016-07-11$0.04
2016-07-29June 28, 162016-06-30$0.30
2016-04-29March 29, 162016-03-31$0.30
2016-01-29December 29, 152015-12-31$0.30
2015-10-30September 28, 152015-09-30$0.30
2015-07-31June 26, 152015-06-30$0.30
2015-04-30March 27, 152015-03-31$0.30
2015-01-29December 29, 142014-12-31$0.30
2014-10-31September 29, 142014-10-01$0.30
2014-07-31June 27, 142014-07-01$0.30
2014-04-30March 28, 142014-04-01$0.30
2014-01-31December 27, 132013-12-31$0.30
2013-10-31September 27, 132013-10-01$0.35
2013-07-29June 27, 132013-07-01$0.40
2013-04-29March 27, 132013-04-01$0.45
2013-01-29December 26, 122012-12-28$0.45
2012-10-29September 27, 122012-10-01$0.50
2012-07-26June 27, 122012-06-29$0.55
2012-04-26March 28, 122012-03-30$0.55
2012-01-26December 27, 112011-12-29$0.57
2011-10-27September 28, 112011-09-30$0.60
2011-07-28June 28, 112011-06-30$0.65
2011-04-27March 29, 112011-03-31$0.62
2011-01-27December 23, 102010-12-28$0.64
2010-10-28September 30, 102010-10-04$0.68
2010-07-29June 25, 102010-06-29$0.68
2010-04-28March 30, 102010-04-01$0.65
2010-01-28December 24, 092009-12-29$0.75
2009-10-29September 29, 092009-10-01$0.69
2009-07-29June 25, 092009-06-29$0.60
2009-04-29March 26, 092009-03-30$0.50
2009-01-29December 26, 082008-12-30$0.50
2008-10-29September 16, 082008-09-18$0.55
2008-07-29June 25, 082008-06-27$0.55
2008-04-29March 26, 082008-03-28$0.48
2008-01-28December 27, 072007-12-31$0.34
2007-10-29September 27, 072007-10-01$0.26
2007-07-27June 28, 072007-07-02$0.24
2007-04-26March 29, 072007-04-02$0.20
2007-01-26December 27, 062006-12-29$0.19
2006-10-27September 27, 062006-09-29$0.14
2006-07-27June 28, 062006-06-30$0.13
2006-04-27March 29, 062006-03-31$0.11
2006-01-27December 28, 052005-12-30$0.10
2005-10-27September 26, 052005-09-28$0.13
2005-07-28June 28, 052005-06-30$0.36
2005-04-27March 30, 052005-04-01$0.45
2005-01-27December 29, 042004-12-31$0.50
2004-10-27September 28, 042004-09-30$0.50
2004-07-28June 30, 042004-07-02$0.48
2004-04-28March 29, 042004-03-31$0.50
2004-01-28December 24, 032003-12-29$0.47
2003-10-29October 01, 032003-10-03$0.28
2003-07-31June 30, 032003-07-02$0.60
2003-04-30March 27, 032003-03-31$0.60
2003-01-29December 27, 022002-12-31$0.68
2002-10-29October 01, 022002-10-03$0.68
2002-07-31July 01, 022002-07-03$0.68
2002-04-29April 03, 022002-04-05$0.63
2002-01-30December 27, 012001-12-31$0.60
2001-10-30October 03, 012001-10-05$0.45
2001-07-27July 02, 012001-07-05$0.40

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Annaly Capital Management, Inc.'s current dividend yield and payout ratio?

The dividend yield shows how much Annaly Capital Management, Inc. returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.

How has Annaly Capital Management, Inc.'s dividend changed over the last 5 years?

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