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▌Earnings Flash·July 21, 2026

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) gains on earnings beats

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) gains 0.8% as investors react to earnings beats, signaling stronger-than-expected results and renewed momentum in the stock.

Earnings FlashNLYReal EstateREIT - Mortgage
By TickerSpark·July 21, 2026·2 min read
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) gains on earnings beats
▌Key Takeaway
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) beat Wall Street’s EPS estimate with $0.79 versus $0.751, extending its streak of topping earnings expectations to five straight quarters. Revenue was far weaker than expected at -$1.63 billion versus a $0.64 billion estimate, but investors focused on the earnings beat and pushed the stock up 0.79% after hours to $22.88.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) beat on EPS but missed badly on revenue, posting $0.79 versus a $0.751 estimate and revenue of -$1.63B versus a $0.64B estimate, while the stock still gained 0.79% in after-hours trading to $22.88.

Key Numbers

  • EPS: $0.79 actual vs $0.751 estimate, a beat.
  • Revenue: -$1.63B actual vs $0.64B estimate, a miss.
  • Stock reaction: rose 0.79% in after-hours trading to $22.88 from the $22.70 regular-session close.

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  • Regular-session range before results: $22.54 to $22.93.
  • EPS trend: NLY has now topped estimates in each of the last five reported quarters, including $0.76 vs $0.745 in April and $0.74 vs $0.72 in January.

    • EPS Keeps Landing, Even as Revenue Swings Hard

    The cleanest signal in this report is the EPS beat. For a mortgage REIT like Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY), that matters because earnings consistency helps support confidence in portfolio income and capital management. NLY has now beaten EPS estimates for five straight quarters, and that kind of streak tends to matter more than a single messy revenue print in this group.

    The revenue miss was sharp, with reported revenue at -$1.63B against a $0.64B estimate. That gap helps explain why the stock reaction stayed modest rather than breaking out. Investors got a familiar split decision: earnings came in ahead, but top-line volatility remains part of the story. In plain English, NLY did enough to avoid a negative immediate reaction, but not enough to erase the noise around reported revenue.

    The after-hours gain to $22.88 says the market put more weight on the EPS beat than the revenue miss. That is a useful tell. Right now, traders look willing to give NLY credit for steady earnings execution, even when the headline revenue number looks rough.

    Bottom Line

    NLY delivered another EPS beat and kept its streak alive, and the after-hours gain shows investors were willing to look past a very weak revenue headline.

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    ▌Common Questions

    Frequently asked questions

    +Did Annaly Capital Management (NLY) beat earnings this quarter?
    Yes. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) reported EPS of $0.79, above the $0.751 estimate. This was its fifth straight quarter of beating EPS expectations.
    +Why did NLY stock rise after the earnings report despite the revenue miss?
    NLY shares rose 0.79% in after-hours trading to $22.88 because investors focused on the EPS beat. The company’s revenue came in at -$1.63 billion versus a $0.64 billion estimate, but the earnings result carried more weight for the market.
    +How bad was Annaly Capital Management's revenue miss?
    The revenue miss was large, with Annaly reporting -$1.63 billion compared with analyst expectations for $0.64 billion. That gap shows the top line remains highly volatile for this mortgage REIT.
    +What does Annaly's five-quarter EPS beat streak mean for investors?
    A five-quarter streak of EPS beats suggests Annaly Capital Management has been executing consistently on earnings relative to expectations. For investors, that supports confidence in the company’s income generation and capital management even when revenue is uneven.
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