Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Annaly Capital Management Shares (Basic) increased by 3908.7% to 722.7M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 23.1%, from 587.1M to 722.7M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows a downward trend with a -12.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 29, 2026
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 1.4B | 361.3M | 2.3M | 365.3M | 380.6M | 429.9M | 19.2M | 489.7M | 494.2M | 494.3M | 1.8M | 500.6M | 501M | 515.7M | 15.9M | 587.1M | 620.2M | 656.3M | 18M | 722.7M |
| QoQ Change | — | -74.4% | -99.4% | >999% | +4.2% | +12.9% | -95.5% | >999% | +0.9% | +0.0% | -99.6% | >999% | +0.1% | +3.0% | -96.9% | >999% | +5.6% | +5.8% | -97.3% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -73.0% | +19.0% | +752.1% | +34.0% | +29.8% | +15.0% | -90.6% | +2.2% | +1.4% | +4.3% | +787.2% | +17.3% | +23.8% | +27.3% | +13.1% | +23.1% |
Range1.8M – 1.4B
CAGR-13.1%
Avg YoY Growth+99.1%
Median YoY Growth+18.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Annaly Capital Management's shares (basic)?
- Annaly Capital Management (NLY) reported shares (basic) of 722.7M in Q1 2026.
- How has Annaly Capital Management's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Annaly Capital Management's shares (basic) increased by 23.1% year-over-year, from 587.1M to 722.7M.
- What is the long-term trend for Annaly Capital Management's shares (basic)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Annaly Capital Management's shares (basic) has grown at a -12.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.2B to 1.9B.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.