Annaly Capital Management, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

NLY · REIT - Mortgage · $13.9B market cap

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. had 212 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 11.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $6.70B, up 5.4% from a year earlier, or $31.6M per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.

Employees

212

+11.0% YoY

Revenue

$6.70B

+5.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$31.6M

Peer median $31.6M

Rank in industry

3 of 5

REIT - Mortgage

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
0279557'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 336Staff 517

Hover a year for the numbers.

NLY employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 2025212$6.70B$31.6M+11.0%+5.4%
Dec 2024191$6.36B$33.3M+2.1%+13.3%
Dec 2023187$5.61B$30.0M+16.1%+35.1%
Dec 2022161$4.15B$25.8M-5.8%+452.3%
Dec 2021171$751M$4.39M-5.0%-49.4%
Dec 2020180$1.48B$8.25M+2.9%-18.2%
Dec 2019175$1.81B$10.4M+2087.5%-12.7%
Dec 20188$2.08B$260.0M+33.3%-11.5%
Dec 20176$2.35B$391.8M-85.4%+18.0%
Dec 201641$1.99B$48.6M——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
180'20171'21161'22187'23191'24212'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$8.25M'20$4.39M'21$25.8M'22$30.0M'23$33.3M'24$31.6M'25

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from REIT - Mortgage.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
ARR
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
20$1.31B$65.3MLeaner
AGNC
AGNC Investment Corp.
54$1.91B$35.4MHiring into decline
NLY
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
212$6.70B$31.6MHiring ahead
DX
Dynex Capital, Inc.
28$534M$19.1MEfficient growth
STWD
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
324$1.88B$5.80MHiring into decline
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Questions about Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

How many employees does Annaly Capital Management, Inc. have?
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. reported 212 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 12, 2026. That is up 11.0% from a year earlier.
What is Annaly Capital Management, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. brought in $6.70B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $31.6M per employee. That ranks 3 of 5 companies we track in REIT - Mortgage, where the median is $31.6M.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Annaly Capital Management, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 12, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell NLY.