Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 117 recorded NLY dividend payments, running from December 29, 1997 to June 30, 2026 — 30 calendar years. Together those payments total $161.23 per share. NLY has most often paid quarterly.
NLY has increased its payment rate for 1 consecutive complete year.
Over the last five complete years the NLY payment rate compounded at -4.5% a year, and -5.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
NLY's payment rate fell in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2023. The steepest drop was -51.0%.
NLY dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.80 | 4 | $0.700 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | $2.60 | 4 | $0.650 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | $2.60 | 4 | $0.650 | -26.1% |
| 2022 | $3.52 | 4 | $0.880 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | $3.52 | 4 | $0.880 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | $3.64 | 4 | $0.880 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | $4.20 | 4 | $1.00 | — |
| 2018 | $4.80 | 5 (timing) | $1.20 | — |
| 2017 | $4.80 | 4 | $1.20 | — |
| 2016 | $4.80 | 5 (timing) | $1.20 | — |
| 2015 | $4.80 | 4 | $1.20 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | $4.80 | 4 | $1.20 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | $6.00 | 4 | $1.50 | -28.6% |
| 2012 | $8.20 | 4 | $2.10 | -13.9% |
| 2011 | $9.76 | 4 | $2.44 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | $10.60 | 4 | $2.66 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | $10.16 | 4 | $2.58 | +22.9% |
| 2008 | $8.32 | 4 | $2.10 | +110.0% |
| 2007 | $4.16 | 4 | $1.00 | +85.2% |
| 2006 | $2.28 | 4 | $0.540 | -44.9% |
| 2005 | $4.16 | 4 | $0.980 | -51.0% |
| 2004 | $7.92 | 4 | $2.00 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | $7.80 | 4 | $2.14 | -21.3% |
| 2002 | $10.68 | 4 | $2.72 | +60.0% |
| 2001 | $7.00 | 4 | $1.70 | +54.5% |
| 2000 | $4.60 | 4 | $1.10 | -21.4% |
| 1999 | $5.52 | 4 | $1.40 | +12.0% |
| 1998 | $4.86 | 4 | $1.25 | — |
| 1997 | $0.880 | 1 (timing) | $0.880 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than NLY's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent NLY dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | $0.750 |
| March 31, 2026 | $0.700 |
| December 31, 2025 | $0.700 |
| September 30, 2025 | $0.700 |
| June 30, 2025 | $0.700 |
| March 31, 2025 | $0.700 |
| December 31, 2024 | $0.650 |
| September 30, 2024 | $0.650 |
| June 28, 2024 | $0.650 |
| March 27, 2024 | $0.650 |
| December 28, 2023 | $0.650 |
| September 28, 2023 | $0.650 |
| June 29, 2023 | $0.650 |
| March 30, 2023 | $0.650 |
| December 29, 2022 | $0.880 |
| September 29, 2022 | $0.880 |
| June 29, 2022 | $0.880 |
| March 30, 2022 | $0.880 |
| December 30, 2021 | $0.880 |
| September 29, 2021 | $0.880 |
| June 29, 2021 | $0.880 |
| March 30, 2021 | $0.880 |
| December 30, 2020 | $0.880 |
| September 29, 2020 | $0.880 |
| June 29, 2020 | $0.880 |
| March 30, 2020 | $1.00 |
| December 30, 2019 | $1.00 |
| September 27, 2019 | $1.00 |
| June 27, 2019 | $1.00 |
| March 28, 2019 | $1.20 |
| December 28, 2018 | $1.20 |
| September 27, 2018 | $0.312 |
| September 5, 2018 | $0.888 |
| June 28, 2018 | $1.20 |
| March 28, 2018 | $1.20 |
| December 28, 2017 | $1.20 |
| September 28, 2017 | $1.20 |
| June 28, 2017 | $1.20 |
| March 29, 2017 | $1.20 |
| December 28, 2016 | $1.20 |
| September 28, 2016 | $1.06 |
| July 7, 2016 | $0.144 |
| June 28, 2016 | $1.20 |
| March 29, 2016 | $1.20 |
| December 29, 2015 | $1.20 |
| September 28, 2015 | $1.20 |
| June 26, 2015 | $1.20 |
| March 27, 2015 | $1.20 |
| December 29, 2014 | $1.20 |
| September 29, 2014 | $1.20 |
| June 27, 2014 | $1.20 |
| March 28, 2014 | $1.20 |
| December 27, 2013 | $1.20 |
| September 27, 2013 | $1.40 |
| June 27, 2013 | $1.60 |
| March 27, 2013 | $1.80 |
| December 26, 2012 | $1.80 |
| September 27, 2012 | $2.00 |
| June 27, 2012 | $2.20 |
| March 28, 2012 | $2.20 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 117 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
NLY dividend history questions
How many dividends has NLY paid?
DivTrkr has 117 recorded NLY dividend payments between December 29, 1997 and June 30, 2026, totalling $161.23 per share across 30 calendar years.
Has NLY ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The NLY per-payment rate fell in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2023, the steepest being -51.0%.
How fast is the NLY dividend growing?
The NLY payment rate compounded at -4.5% a year over the last five complete years and -5.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does NLY pay a dividend?
NLY has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current NLY dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track NLY free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.