Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) Cash Flow Statement
Where NLY’s cash came from and went, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars- Cash from operations
- $692.9M −79.1% vs 2024
- Capital expenditures
- $915.1M 13.7% of revenue
- Free cash flow
- −$222.2M −3.3% margin
- Returned to shareholders
- $1.90B
- Change in cash
- $549.8M cash at year-end $2.04B
Drawn to scale: where the cash came from and how it was used. Hover for values.
NLY operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
NLY cash flow trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $6.86B2016 | $692.9M2025 | −22.5%/yr | |
| Capital expenditures | $174.2M2016 | $915.1M2025 | +20.2%/yr | |
| Free cash flow | $6.68B2016 | −$222.2M2025 | — | |
| Free cash flow margin | 335.3%2016 | −3.3%2025 | −338.6 pts | |
| Operating cash flow / net income | 4.782016 | 0.342025 | −4.45 | |
| Stock-based compensation | $7.0M2016 | $17.3M2023 | +13.7%/yr | |
| Dividends paid | $1.22B2016 | $1.88B2025 | +4.9%/yr | |
| Share buybacks (net) | $102.7M2016 | $14.2M2025 | −19.8%/yr | |
| Capex / revenue | 8.7%2016 | 13.7%2025 | +4.9 pts |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
NLY cash flow by activity
NLY net income vs operating cash flow
Operating cash flow above net income usually means earnings are backed by cash (depreciation and stock-based pay are non-cash expenses).
NLY cash flow statement
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | ||||||||||
| Net income | $2.05B | $1.01B | −$1.64B | $1.73B | $2.40B | −$889.8M | −$2.16B | $54.1M | $1.57B | $1.43B |
| Depreciation & amortization | $34.0M | $30.4M | $24.8M | $20.5M | $24.6M | $41.4M | $31.6M | $72.4M | $26.6M | $34.8M |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | $17.3M | $19.4M | — | — | — | — | $1.4M | $7.0M |
| Change in working capital | $224.8M | $148.4M | −$694.5M | −$223.1M | −$33.9M | $92.0M | −$188.6M | $188.9M | $27.5M | −$33.4M |
| Other non-cash items | −$1.62B | $2.12B | $4.66B | $3.83B | $689.8M | $1.28B | $1.12B | $2.31B | $5.31B | $5.41B |
| Cash from operating activities | $692.9M | $3.31B | $2.37B | $5.37B | $3.08B | $528.0M | −$1.20B | $2.62B | $6.93B | $6.86B |
| Investing activities | ||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | −$915.1M | −$863.1M | −$396.8M | −$1.01B | −$538.1M | −$32.68B | −$25.0M | −$381,000 | −$11.5M | −$174.2M |
| Investments (net) | −$15.23B | −$14.98B | −$15.15B | −$13.52B | $4.18B | $40.12B | −$20.38B | −$864.4M | −$14.85B | −$12.81B |
| Acquisitions & other investing | −$11.22B | $863.1M | $7.13B | $9.1M | $1.26B | $32.91B | −$235.3M | −$43.7M | $192.0M | $10.92B |
| Cash from investing activities | −$27.36B | −$14.98B | −$8.42B | −$14.53B | $4.90B | $40.35B | −$20.64B | −$908.4M | −$14.67B | −$2.06B |
| Financing activities | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | −$1.88B | −$1.49B | −$1.52B | −$1.52B | −$1.36B | −$1.48B | −$1.69B | −$1.54B | −$1.35B | −$1.22B |
| Share repurchases & issuance (net) | −$14.2M | −$6.2M | −$6.7M | $2.71B | −$4.51B | −$669.4M | −$453.6M | −$412.5M | −$185.3M | −$102.7M |
| Net borrowing (repayment) | $9.76B | $7.97B | $3.81B | $4.24B | $1.99B | $1.08B | $1.37B | −$466.0M | −$1.03B | $1.01B |
| Shares issued | $2.91B | $1.56B | $589.0M | $2.64B | $552.2M | $1.2M | $1.83B | $1.53B | $0 | $0 |
| Other financing | $16.45B | $3.72B | $3.01B | $1.32B | −$4.56B | −$40.43B | $20.90B | $202.6M | $14.77B | −$4.71B |
| Cash from financing activities | $27.22B | $11.75B | $5.88B | $9.39B | −$7.88B | −$41.49B | $21.96B | −$684.4M | $12.20B | −$5.02B |
| Summary | ||||||||||
| Net change in cash | $549.8M | $75.9M | −$164.6M | $234.6M | $98.4M | −$607.0M | $115.0M | $1.03B | −$833.2M | −$229.5M |
| Cash at end of period | $2.04B | $1.49B | $1.41B | $1.58B | $1.34B | $1.24B | $1.85B | $1.74B | $706.6M | $1.54B |
| Free cash flow | −$222.2M | $2.45B | $1.97B | $4.36B | $2.54B | −$32.15B | −$1.20B | $2.62B | $6.92B | $6.68B |
| Free cash flow margin | −3.3% | 38.5% | — | 105.0% | 337.9% | −2,165.7% | −66.1% | 126.1% | 294.4% | 335.3% |
| Capex / revenue | 13.7% | 13.6% | — | 24.4% | 71.6% | 2,201.2% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 8.7% |
| Operating cash flow / net income | 0.34 | 3.27 | — | 3.11 | 1.28 | — | — | 48.42 | 4.42 | 4.78 |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $822.7M | $290.5M | $1.02B | $843.1M | $60.4M | $130.3M | $473.1M | $82.4M | −$8.8M | $465.2M | −$391.2M | −$562.2M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $10.2M | $9.6M | $7.9M | $7.8M | $9.1M | $9.2M | $7.2M | $7.0M | $9.2M | $6.9M | $5.5M | $7.3M |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17.3M | — |
| Change in working capital | $8.7M | $59.9M | $106.7M | −$65.7M | −$5.0M | $188.8M | −$25.6M | −$220.2M | −$26.7M | $420.9M | −$13.3M | −$214.6M |
| Other non-cash items | $777.9M | −$1.76B | −$488.3M | −$761.1M | $116.3M | −$484.6M | $2.35B | −$1.54B | $503.3M | $805.0M | $760.3M | $2.64B |
| Cash from operating activities | $1.62B | −$1.40B | $644.3M | $24.1M | $180.7M | −$156.3M | $2.81B | −$1.67B | $477.1M | $1.70B | $378.5M | $1.87B |
| Investing activities | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | −$210.9M | −$500.9M | −$172.8M | −$316.3M | −$38.8M | −$387.1M | −$161.7M | −$64.8M | −$120.9M | −$515.8M | −$398.7M | −$398.7M |
| Investments (net) | −$1.72B | $541.0M | −$6.15B | −$11.82B | −$7.31B | $1.66B | −$6.25B | −$4.43B | −$4.14B | −$166.5M | $1.20B | −$3.99B |
| Acquisitions & other investing | −$4.29B | −$4.44B | −$3.58B | $316.3M | $38.8M | $387.1M | $161.7M | $64.8M | $120.9M | $515.8M | $398.7M | −$5.23B |
| Cash from investing activities | −$6.22B | −$4.40B | −$9.89B | −$11.82B | −$7.31B | $1.66B | −$6.25B | −$4.43B | −$4.14B | −$166.5M | $1.20B | −$9.62B |
| Financing activities | ||||||||||||
| Dividends paid | −$552.4M | −$535.7M | −$523.0M | −$487.1M | −$459.0M | −$413.2M | −$401.6M | −$367.4M | −$362.5M | −$362.2M | −$358.9M | −$358.0M |
| Share repurchases & issuance (net) | −$18,000 | −$1.88B | −$2.37B | $2.35B | $1.26B | $495.5M | $48,000 | −$1.40B | −$1.29B | −$48,000 | −$299.9M | −$851,000 |
| Net borrowing (repayment) | $3.88B | $2.49B | $2.39B | $2.66B | $2.05B | $2.66B | $1.87B | $1.75B | — | — | — | $3.84B |
| Shares issued | $447.0M | $508.3M | $565.3M | $1.09B | $760.8M | $495.5M | $398.0M | $1.15B | $0 | $0 | $93.6M | $17.5M |
| Other financing | $1.82B | $5.08B | $9.13B | $6.23B | $3.75B | −$4.40B | $1.50B | $4.95B | $5.24B | −$915.9M | −$845.5M | $8.2M |
| Cash from financing activities | $5.60B | $5.67B | $9.19B | $11.83B | $7.36B | −$1.16B | $3.37B | $6.07B | $3.58B | −$1.28B | −$1.41B | $3.51B |
| Summary | ||||||||||||
| Net change in cash | $999.6M | −$125.4M | −$58.9M | $37.9M | $225.3M | $345.5M | −$72.1M | −$26.9M | −$78.3M | $253.2M | $171.0M | $4.2M |
| Cash at end of period | $2.91B | $1.91B | $2.04B | $2.10B | $2.06B | $1.83B | $1.49B | $1.56B | $1.59B | $1.67B | $1.41B | $1.24B |
| Free cash flow | $1.41B | −$1.90B | $471.5M | −$292.2M | $141.9M | −$543.4M | $2.65B | −$1.74B | $356.2M | $1.18B | $380.4M | $1.87B |
| Free cash flow margin | 63.0% | −116.7% | 26.4% | −17.9% | 7.9% | −36.5% | 135.6% | −139.2% | 21.6% | 78.3% | 26.2% | 108.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 9.4% | 30.7% | 9.7% | 19.4% | 2.2% | 26.0% | 8.3% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 34.2% | 27.5% | 23.1% |
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.97 | −4.82 | 0.63 | 0.03 | 2.99 | −1.20 | 5.94 | −20.31 | — | 3.65 | — | — |
Negative numbers are cash paid out. Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported; data from EODHD.
NLY cash generation
In fiscal 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), Annaly Capital Management generated $692.9 million of cash from operations (down 79.1%) and spent $915.1 million on capital expenditures, leaving free cash flow of -$222.2 million, −3.3% of revenue. It returned $1.9 billion to shareholders through dividends ($1.9 billion) and net share buybacks ($14.2 million). Cash and equivalents rose by $549.8 million over the year.
Related: NLY income statement, NLY balance sheet, NLY dividend history. See the NLY stock overview for the latest quote and news.
NLY cash flow FAQ
What is Annaly Capital Management's free cash flow?
Annaly Capital Management's free cash flow was -$222.2 million in fiscal 2025: $692.9 million of operating cash flow minus $915.1 million of capital expenditures It was $2.4 billion a year earlier..
How much cash does Annaly Capital Management generate from operations?
Annaly Capital Management generated $692.9 million of cash from operating activities in fiscal 2025, 0.34 times its net income of $2.1 billion.
How much does Annaly Capital Management spend on capital expenditures?
Annaly Capital Management spent $915.1 million on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, 13.7% of revenue, compared with $863.1 million the year before.
How much stock does Annaly Capital Management buy back?
Annaly Capital Management spent $14.2 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025.
How much does Annaly Capital Management pay in dividends?
Annaly Capital Management paid $1.9 billion in dividends in fiscal 2025.