The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.
1/4Weak
MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.14.3%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.7 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$692.9M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+55.7% in 3 years
Free cash flow
$692.9M
From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: debt under half of equity, net margin 10%+, gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
Reported Oct 20After close4:15 pm ET
From the press release
Used with permission. (6) All outstanding shares of Annaly's 6.750% Series I Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock were redeemed subsequent to quarter end on October 1, 2026. (7) Net of sales agent commissions and other offering expenses.
The numbers below are the quarter before. The new quarter's full numbers come with the 10-Q. Read the press release ↗
EPS
$1.06
vs $0.03
Free cash flow
$1.6B
Share count
+19.2%
vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.
Weekly insider trend
No trades to chart yet.
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
0/ 100
This week
0
Normal week
0.7
vs normal
0.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
▲Accumulating+4.6%
Institutions added 4.6% to their holdings. 437 bought, 266 sold. 7 quarters of net buying in a row.
Shares held by institutions438.1M
Sep '24Jun '26
Safety check
From SEC filings
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
+15.2%
Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positive
Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
Total liabilities $126.8B
Shares outstandingLatest reported
754M
Why moderate risk
Share count growing 15.2% a year (dilution)
Earnings reports
Last 12
Next reportAround Jan 27, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
Results filedOct 20
Results filedJul 21
Results filedApr 21
Results filedJan 28
Results filedOct 22, 2025
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days
No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days
No open-market buys or sells in 90 days. Grants and option exercises are left out.
"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.