Annaly Capital Management stock falls 1.87 percent as dividend holds

Annaly Capital Management stock fell 1.87 percent to USD 21.04 on September 23, 2026, leaving the mortgage REIT valued at USD 15,858,142,560. The quarterly dividend remains USD 0.75 per share, giving income investors a dated payment schedule rather than a change in the distribution.

Dividend dates set the near term

Annaly declared the third quarter 2026 cash dividend on September 9, 2026. The company set September 30, 2026, as the record date and October 30, 2026, as the payment date, while the ex-dividend date is also September 30, 2026.

The USD 0.75 quarterly distribution equals USD 3.00 on an annualized basis. Against the September 23 price of USD 21.04, that annual amount represents 14.26 percent before any change in the share price.

Quarterly earnings beat estimates

Annaly reported quarterly earnings per share of USD 0.79 for the results released July 21, 2026, compared with a USD 0.75 consensus estimate, according to MarketBeat. The USD 0.04 difference represents a 5.33 percent beat against consensus.

The same report cited revenue of USD 1.82 billion for the quarter versus analyst expectations of USD 639.80 million. That comparison is unusually wide, so investors need to distinguish the reported revenue measure from distributable earnings when assessing the dividend's coverage.

Stock stays inside yearly range

Annaly's September 23 price of USD 21.04 sits between the 52-week low of USD 20.00 and high of USD 24.52. The stock is 14.19 percent below that high and 5.20 percent above the low, placing the latest move closer to the bottom of its yearly range.

Annaly operates as a mortgage REIT focused on mortgage-related investments and lending strategies. Its current market profile combines a USD 0.75 quarterly distribution, Q2 2026 earnings of USD 0.79 per share, and a price that declined 1.87 percent in the latest completed session.