Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) Balance Sheet

NYSE: NLYAssets, liabilities, debt and equity over 10 years.

NLY balance sheet, 2025

December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

$135.61B assets = $119.45B liabilities + $16.16B equity

What it owns$135.61BCash & ST investments: $2.04B (1.5%)Receivables: $927.7M (0.7%)Goodwill & intangibles: $13.5M (0.0%)LT investments: $8.48B (6.3%)LT investments $8.48BOther non-current: $124.15B (91.6%)Other non-current$124.15B · 92%=How it is financed$135.61BCurrent liabilities: $84.80B (62.5%)Current liabilities$84.80B · 63%Long-term debt: $31.93B (23.5%)Long-term debt$31.93B · 24%Other LT liabilities: $2.72B (2.0%)Shareholders’ equity: $16.16B (11.9%)Shareholders’ equity$16.16B · 12%

Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what NLY owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.

NLY financial health

Current ratio0.03
Tight · current assets cover current liabilities 0.03×
Debt / equity6.95
High leverage · $6.95 of debt for each $1 of equity
Equity / assets11.9%
Thin equity · of assets funded by shareholders
Cash / debt1.8%
Low cash cover · cash & short-term investments vs total debt
Goodwill & intangibles0.0%
Mostly tangible · of total assets

Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.

NLY balance sheet trends, 2016–2025

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. balance sheet trends
MetricTrendThenLatestChange
Total assets$87.91B2016$135.61B2025+4.9%/yr
Total liabilities$75.33B2016$119.45B2025+5.3%/yr
Shareholders’ equity$12.58B2016$16.09B2025+2.8%/yr
Cash & short-term investments$1.54B2016$2.04B2025+3.2%/yr
Total debt$67.07B2016$111.86B2025+5.8%/yr
Net cash (debt)−$65.53B2016−$109.82B2025−$44.3B
Working capital−$25.5M2016−$81.84B2025−$81.8B
Book value per share$51.852016$25.102025−7.7%/yr
Current ratio0.9320160.032025−0.89
Debt / equity5.3320166.952025+1.62
Shares outstanding242.5M2016641.0M2025+11.4%/yr

Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.

NLY assets

Cash & ST investmentsReceivablesInventoryOther currentPP&EGoodwill & intangiblesLT investmentsOther non-current

NLY liabilities and equity

Current liabilitiesLong-term debtOther long-term liabilitiesEquity

NLY debt vs cash

Total debtCash & ST investmentsNet cash (debt)

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.

NLY balance sheet

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. annual balance sheet
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Assets
Cash & short-term investments$2.04B$2.35B$4.49B$1.58B$1.34B$1.24B$1.85B$1.74B$706.6M$1.54B
Cash & equivalents$2.04B$285.1M$275.9M$1.58B$1.34B$1.24B$1.85B$1.74B$706.6M$1.54B
Short-term investments$8.48B$2.06B$4.21B−$9.12B$170.4M$171.1M$113.6M−$2.74B$92.9M$60.2M
Receivables$927.7M$1.07B$1.22B$1.21B$237.6M$284.0M$454.7M$426.1M$324.8M$321.9M
Inventory$0$0−$162.6M−$342.1M−$170.4M−$171.1M−$113.6M−$200.5M−$313.9M$114.4M
Other current assets$0$0$1.30B$342.1M$170.4M$171.1M$113.6M$0$0$0
Total current assets$2.96B$3.42B$6.85B$2.79B$1.58B$1.53B$2.31B$426.1M$324.8M$321.9M
Property, plant & equipment (net)$0$27.9M$5.9M$8.9M$10.5M$13.2M$15.8M−$105.79B$580.9M$652.2M
Goodwill & intangible assets$13.5M$458.3M$2.49B$1.76B$638.1M$228.2M$470.9M$658.7M$675.9M$758.2M
Long-term investments$8.48B$2.06B$4.21B$74.91B$64.25B$827.4M$839.2M$5.88B$2.28B$1.27B
Other non-current assets$124.15B$97.59B$79.67B$2.38B$10.29B$85.86B$126.66B$204.61B$97.90B$84.90B
Total assets$135.61B$103.56B$93.23B$81.85B$76.76B$88.46B$130.30B$105.79B$101.76B$87.91B
Liabilities
Accounts payable$2.06B$268.3M$287.9M$1.48B$239.1M$1.08B$939.7M$1.15B$460.8M$347.3M
Short-term debt$81.87B$68.91B$64.83B$250.0M$903.3M$64.87B$103.24B$80.58B$77.70B$65.22B
Deferred revenue———$1.23B—−$63.79B−$102.30B−$100.21B−$94.49B−$88.03B
Total current liabilities$84.80B$69.86B$68.70B$1.48B$1.14B$1.08B$939.7M$1.15B$460.8M$347.3M
Long-term debt$31.93B$21.78B$13.20B$8.80B$7.11B$1.46B$1.29B$1.40B$917.5M$1.85B
Other long-term liabilities$2.72B$0$0$0$0$5.58B$9.27B$90.27B$85.97B$73.47B
Total liabilities$119.45B$90.86B$81.88B$70.48B$63.57B$74.43B$114.50B$91.67B$86.89B$75.33B
Shareholders' equity
Common stock & paid-in capital$7.1M$5.8M$5.0M$4.7M$14.6M$14.0M$14.3M$13.1M$17.23B$10.2M
Retained earnings (deficit)−$13.16B−$13.17B−$12.62B−$9.54B−$9.65B−$10.67B−$8.31B−$4.49B−$2.96B−$3.14B
Treasury stock————————$0$0
Accumulated other comprehensive income−$488.6M−$1.02B−$1.34B−$3.71B$958.4M$3.37B$2.14B−$1.98B−$1.13B−$1.09B
Minority interest$69.1M$87.7M$89.3M$99.0M$25.5M$13.5M$4.3M$5.7M$6.1M$7.8M
Total shareholders' equity$16.09B$12.61B$11.26B$11.37B$13.20B$14.02B$15.80B$14.12B$14.87B$12.58B
Key figures
Total debt$111.86B$89.61B$77.54B$9.05B$8.01B$66.33B$104.53B$81.98B$78.61B$67.07B
Net cash (debt)−$109.82B−$87.26B−$73.05B−$7.47B−$6.67B−$65.09B−$102.68B−$80.25B−$77.91B−$65.53B
Working capital−$81.84B−$66.44B−$61.85B$1.31B$437.4M$452.5M$1.37B−$727.8M−$136.1M−$25.5M
Tangible book value$16.08B$12.15B$8.77B$9.60B$12.56B$13.79B$15.33B$13.46B$14.20B$11.82B
Book value per share$25.10$24.12$22.76$27.62$36.95$39.65$44.03$46.69$55.78$51.85
Shares outstanding641.0M522.7M494.5M411.6M357.1M353.7M358.7M302.4M266.6M242.5M
Current ratio0.030.050.101.881.381.422.450.370.700.93
Quick ratio0.030.050.081.881.381.422.451.872.245.36
Debt / equity6.957.116.890.800.614.736.625.815.295.33
Equity / assets11.9%12.2%12.1%13.9%17.2%15.9%12.1%13.3%14.6%14.3%

Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed February 12, 2026); data from EODHD.

NLY financial position

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Annaly Capital Management had total assets of $135.6 billion (up 31.0% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $119.4 billion and shareholders' equity of $16.1 billion. It held $2.0 billion in cash and short-term investments against $111.9 billion of debt, net debt of $109.8 billion. Its current ratio was 0.03. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $143.7 billion and equity $16.9 billion.

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NLY balance sheet FAQ

What are Annaly Capital Management's total assets?

Annaly Capital Management reported total assets of $135.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $103.6 billion a year earlier.

How much debt does Annaly Capital Management have?

Annaly Capital Management had $111.9 billion of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 6.95.

How much cash does Annaly Capital Management have?

Annaly Capital Management held $2.0 billion in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $111.9 billion of debt that is net debt of $109.8 billion.

What is Annaly Capital Management's book value?

Annaly Capital Management's shareholders' equity (book value) was $16.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, or $25.10 per share.

What is Annaly Capital Management's current ratio?

Annaly Capital Management had current assets of $3.0 billion and current liabilities of $84.8 billion, a current ratio of 0.03 (current liabilities exceed current assets).

How much goodwill does Annaly Capital Management have?

Annaly Capital Management carried $13.5 million of goodwill and intangible assets, 0.0% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.

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