---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-032635"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ORC"
cik: "0001518621"
company_name: "Orchid Island Capital, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-14T21:15:06+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-14T21:16:07.685072+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Orchid Island Capital Q3 net loss $0.90/share; book value $6.02, down $1.20 QoQ

## Summary
- Estimated GAAP net loss of $0.90/share for Q3 2026, including an estimated $1.17/share of net realized and unrealized losses on RMBS and derivative instruments.
- Estimated book value per share of $6.02 at September 30, 2026; preliminary total stockholders' equity approximately $1.2 billion on 194,661,864 shares.
- Estimated total return on equity of (12.5)% for Q3 2026: $0.30/share of dividends declared against a $1.20 decrease in book value per share from June 30, 2026.
- Declared October monthly dividend of $0.10/share, payable November 27, 2026 to holders of record October 30, 2026; ex-dividend date October 30, 2026.
- Shares outstanding fell to 192,992,160 as of October 14, 2026 from 199,603,438 at June 30, 2026; next dividend announcement expected November 10, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-032635
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ORC
- cik: 0001518621
- company_name: Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-14T21:15:06+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1518621/000143774926032635/0001437749-26-032635-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1518621/000143774926032635/orc20261013c_8k.htm

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