Annaly Capital Management Debt to Equity

Annaly Capital Management posts a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.38. That is above the Finance sector average of 2.02. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

For Finance stocks, a debt-to-equity ratio near 2.02 is typical. Annaly Capital Management's 7.38 is higher that level. That is roughly 265.7% above the sector mean. Whether that is a warning or an opportunity depends on growth outlook and other fundamentals shown elsewhere on Stockcircle.

Annaly Capital Management's debt-to-equity ratio of 7.38 comes from dividing a price-based measure by a related financial statistic. Changes can come from the stock price moving, the underlying fundamental shifting, or both. Track both the level and the trend — a rising multiple on falling fundamentals is a different story than a rising multiple on rising earnings.

Context for NLY's debt-to-equity ratio usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers (average 2.02), and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; Annaly Capital Management's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging Annaly Capital Management against Finance peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Finance are more comparable, which makes gaps in debt-to-equity ratio easier to interpret. Start with 7.38 here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.