All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
NLY real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, NLY returned −2.67% over the past year and −12.57% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 8, 1997, NLY is up +457.96% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.11%/yr, and is currently −20.45% below its real total-return high on Aug. 19, 2026.
Data ending Mon Oct. 5, 2026
| Wed 1997-10-08💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLY × |
+457.96%
+6.11%/yr |
+6.28%/yr
R2=0.720 |
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| Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 1997-10-08💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| NLY × |
$10,000.00
1997-10-08 |
$55,795.92
2026-10-05 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| NLY × | −12.57% | −2.67% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| NLY × |
−20.45%
on 2026-10-05 from 2026-08-19 peak |
−60.01%
on 2020-04-03 from 2020-02-20 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-10-05 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLY × | −2.67% |
+15.04% +7.26%/yr |
+40.86% +12.10%/yr |
−13.20% −2.79%/yr |
+15.08% +1.41%/yr |
| Year | NLY |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −12.57% |
| 2025 | +36.35% |
| 2024 | +5.04% |
| 2023 | +1.54% |
| 2022 | −26.18% |
| 2021 | −4.25% |
| 2020 | +1.01% |
| 2019 | +4.82% |
| 2018 | −8.96% |
| 2017 | +29.18% |
| 2016 | +16.78% |
| 2015 | −2.90% |
| 2014 | +19.73% |
| 2013 | −21.19% |
| 2012 | −1.75% |
| 2011 | −0.51% |
| 2010 | +18.14% |
| 2009 | +23.78% |
| 2008 | −0.35% |
| 2007 | +34.03% |
| 2006 | +29.67% |
| 2005 | −42.55% |
| 2004 | +14.89% |
| 2003 | +6.65% |
| 2002 | +32.83% |
| 2001 | +96.80% |
| 2000 | +13.84% |
| 1999 | +19.35% |
| 1998 | −15.41% |
| 1997 | −10.98% |
