Strategy disclosed its weekly ATM and bitcoin activity update for May 26-31, 2026: it sold 801,994 shares of MSTR common stock for $128.3 million in net proceeds, sold 32 BTC for $2.5 million (proceeds earmarked for preferred dividends), and holds 843,706 BTC at an average cost of $75,699. The board declared quarterly cash dividends payable June 30 on STRF ($2.50), STRK ($2.00), STRD ($2.50), and STRE (EUR 2.50), plus a monthly STRC dividend at the maintained 11.50% annual rate; the USD Reserve stood at $900 million as of May 31.
Strategy disclosed its weekly bitcoin and ATM update: no shares were sold and no bitcoin was purchased during May 18-25, 2026, leaving total holdings at 843,738 BTC acquired at an average cost of ~$75,700 per coin ($63.87 billion aggregate). The USD Reserve, established to fund preferred dividends and debt interest, stood at $871 million as of May 25, 2026.
For the week of May 11–17, 2026, Strategy sold 19,519,801 shares of STRC (Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock) for $1.949B in net proceeds and 430,344 shares of MSTR common stock for $83.7M, bringing total ATM net proceeds for the period to ~$2.03B. Separately, Strategy acquired 24,869 BTC for ~$2.01B (~$80,985 average price), bringing total holdings to 843,738 BTC at an aggregate cost of $63.87B ($75,700 average).
Strategy Inc entered into privately negotiated transactions on May 14, 2026 to repurchase approximately $1.50 billion aggregate principal amount of its 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 for an estimated cash consideration of approximately $1.38 billion, funded via cash reserves, ATM offering proceeds, and/or bitcoin sales, with settlement expected around May 19, 2026 and cancellation of the repurchased notes thereafter, leaving roughly $1.50 billion of the 2029 Notes still outstanding.
For the week of May 4–10, 2026, Strategy sold 231,324 shares of MSTR Class A common stock raising $42.9M net and 1,412 shares of STRC preferred raising $0.1M, deploying the combined ~$43M proceeds to acquire 535 additional bitcoin at an average price of $80,340, bringing total holdings to 818,869 BTC at an aggregate cost basis of ~$61.86B ($75,540 average). STRF, STRK, and STRD ATM programs had zero sales during the period, with $1.62B, $2.1B, and $4.01B remaining capacity respectively.
Strategy's Q1 2026 financial narrative is dominated almost entirely by bitcoin accumulation mechanics rather than operating performance. The company purchased 89,599 BTC during Q1 2026 for approximately $7.25 billion, funded almost entirely through ATM equity issuances: $5.19 billion from class A common stock and $2.06 billion from STRC preferred stock, with no new debt raised in the quarter. Total BTC holdings reached 762,099 at quarter-end, with a carrying value of $51.6 billion, down sharply from $58.9 billion at year-end 2025 due to a $14.46 billion unrealized mark-to-market loss as bitcoin fell from roughly $95K to $67.8K during the quarter, partially offset by a $2.42 billion deferred tax benefit. The BTC Yield KPI for Q1 2026 came in at 3.3%, translating to a BTC Gain of approximately 22,049 coins and a BTC $ Gain of roughly $1.5 billion based on the quarter-end price.
The enterprise analytics software segment, while still operationally active with the Strategy One and Strategy Mosaic platforms, is clearly a secondary priority. Revenue from software is not broken out with growth commentary in this section; the MD&A allocates the vast majority of its analytical attention to bitcoin capital markets activity. The company raised $7.36 billion in Q1 2026 across equity instruments and disclosed $27.2 billion in remaining ATM capacity for class A common stock and $22.7 billion for STRC Stock as of March 31, 2026, signaling that the capital raise and BTC accumulation engine remains wide open. From April 1 to April 26, 2026, an additional $4.24 billion was raised via ATMs, and total BTC holdings had grown to approximately 818,334 coins with a market value of $64 billion by April 26.
Management's thesis is straightforward: the business exists to grow bitcoin per diluted share faster than it dilutes equity, and it frames this through BTC Yield, BTC Gain, and BTC $ Gain metrics. Notably, management itself discloses significant limitations in these KPIs, acknowledging that preferred dividends, non-convertible debt, and instruments not converting into equity create senior claims on bitcoin assets that are invisible in the per-share metrics. The USD Reserve, maintained to service preferred dividends and convertible note interest, adds a structural liquidity cost layer. With over $57.7 billion in BTC cost basis against $51.6 billion in carrying value at quarter-end, the portfolio is currently underwater on a cost basis, and the degree to which future BTC price recovery drives reported earnings and book value is the dominant financial variable in this story.
Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) reported Q1 2026 financial results via press release on May 5, 2026; the filing also references the company's public dashboard for ongoing Regulation FD disclosures on bitcoin holdings, KPIs, and potential changes to the terms of the Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC), including possible dividend rate adjustments.
Strategy's weekly ATM update for April 27–May 3, 2026 shows zero shares sold across all preferred series (STRF, STRC, STRK, STRD), while 492,210 MSTR common shares were sold for $82.0M net proceeds, leaving $26.4B of MSTR capacity remaining (inclusive of the $21B March 2026 increase). No bitcoin was purchased during the period; total BTC holdings stand at 818,334 BTC acquired at an average cost of $75,537, aggregate cost basis $61.81B.
The AI Brief
What a senior analyst would tell you about MSTR.
5d ago
What's happening
MSTR fell 10.37% today and 24.8% over the past week as Bitcoin broke below $70,000 and hit a four-month low, dragging the stock down 35.97% over 30 days.
Strategy sold Bitcoin for the first time since 2022 to fund preferred stock distributions, breaking the 'never sell' pledge that underpinned its NAV premium.
Q1 2026 earnings missed badly at -$38.25 EPS versus -$0.86 expected, reflecting Bitcoin mark-to-market volatility flowing through the income statement under ASU 2023-08.
Benchmark reiterated buy with a target implying 319% upside, framing the sell-off as overreaction while the stock trades at 0.9x book and 76.6x sales.
Insiders net sold 30,041 shares over 84 Form 4 filings in the last 30 days, with sells outpacing buys 48 to 36 into the drawdown.
Bull case
The $2.25B liquidity reserve and declining leverage ratios materially reduce the probability of a forced BTC liquidation cascade even if Bitcoin continues lower.
Trading at 0.9x book value, MSTR is now pricing close to the underlying Bitcoin holdings with the operating business and any future BTC-per-share accretion thrown in free.
Saylor continues to compound BTC-per-share through STRC and preferred issuance, meaning shareholders who sit through the drawdown own more Bitcoin claims per share than before.
Growing sovereign and institutional Bitcoin collateral adoption expands the addressable demand for MSTR as the primary equity-wrapper proxy for BTC exposure.
Bear case
Selling Bitcoin to service preferred dividends confirms operating cash flow cannot cover the preferred stack, creating a structural drain that compounds every quarter regardless of BTC price.
The historical 2-3x beta to Bitcoin works symmetrically: a further 15% BTC decline mechanically implies 30-45% downside in MSTR before any premium compression.
Breaking the 'never sell' pledge is a narrative regime change that justifies permanent NAV premium compression, separate from any move in Bitcoin itself.
Software revenue grew only 6.8% YoY on a 5-year revenue CAGR of -0.1%, meaning the underlying operating business cannot grow into the 76.6x P/S multiple if the BTC thesis breaks.
Peer software application stocks returned +90.7% over the past year against MSTR's -67.56%, showing the stock has fully decoupled from its nominal sector and trades purely on crypto beta.
What to watch
Q2 earnings on July 30 with consensus $27.34 EPS on $123M revenue, the first print to fully reflect any Bitcoin sales and preferred dividend coverage dynamics.
Whether Strategy executes additional BTC sales in subsequent 8-Ks, as repeated liquidations would confirm the preferred dividend burden is now a recurring outflow.
Bitcoin's $60,000 support level cited by traders as the next downside target, a break of which would test MSTR's debt covenants and STRC absorption capacity.
The premium-to-NAV multiple itself: collapse toward 1.0x book would signal the market is repricing MSTR as a pure BTC holding company rather than a leveraged accumulator.
What you pay vs. what the business earns and owns.
P/E
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P/E
Price to earnings. What you pay today per dollar of last year’s profit. Lower = cheaper, but a fast-growing company can look expensive and still be a bargain.
peer median 80.2× · range 32.3×–594×
P/SWORSE
71.0×
P/S
Price to sales. Useful when earnings are volatile or negative. Lower = cheaper relative to revenue.
peer median 14.3× · range 6.3×–22.1×
P/BBETTER
0.9×
P/B
Price to book. Market value vs. accounting value of equity. Below 1× can signal a bargain or a broken business.
peer median 16.0× · range 12.3×–104×
EV / EBITDAWORSE
85.6×
EV / EBITDA
Enterprise value vs. operating cash flow. Better than P/E across different capital structures.
peer median 40.3× · range 21.5×–359×
Dividend yield
0.0%
Dividend yield
Annual dividend as a % of current share price. Higher = more income per dollar invested.
peer median 0.0% · range 0.0%–0.7%
Growth
How fast the top and bottom lines are expanding.
Revenue growth (YoY)WORSE
6.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)
Year-over-year change in trailing twelve months of revenue. Measures top-line expansion.
peer median 18.3% · range 13.4%–29.5%
EPS growth (YoY)
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EPS growth (YoY)
Year-over-year change in earnings per share. Captures bottom-line progress, including buybacks.
peer median 8.5%
Financial health
Short-term solvency and leverage.
Current ratioBETTER
6.05
Current ratio
Short-term assets ÷ short-term liabilities. Above 1 = can pay near-term bills from near-term assets.
peer median 1.47 · range 0.83–3.40
Quick ratioBETTER
6.05
Returns & margins
Capital efficiency and margin profile.
ROEWORSE
-24.1%
ROE
Return on equity. Profits generated per dollar of shareholder capital. Over 15% sustainable = excellent.
peer median 21.1% · range 3.8%–155.7%
ROAWORSE
-22.8%
· range -17.9%–300.1%
Revenue 5Y growthWORSE
-0.1%
Revenue 5Y growth
Cumulative revenue growth over the past five years. Shows durability of the top line.
peer median 14.6% · range 6.7%–41.5%
EPS 5Y growth
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EPS 5Y growth
Cumulative EPS growth over the past five years. Separates one-off jumps from real compounding.
peer median 18.2% · range -0.8%–33.0%
Quick ratio
Like current ratio but excludes inventory. Stricter test of short-term solvency.
peer median 1.07 · range 0.83–3.40
Debt / EquityBETTER
0.18
Debt / Equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity. Higher = more leverage = more risk if business stumbles.
peer median 0.50 · range 0.25–0.78
ROA
Return on assets. Profits generated per dollar of total assets. Captures capital efficiency regardless of debt.
peer median 9.7% · range 2.0%–19.8%
ROICWORSE
0.7%
ROIC
Return on invested capital. Profits per dollar of debt + equity actually deployed. The cleanest efficiency metric.
peer median 12.2% · range -0.4%–33.9%
Operating marginBETTER
94.2%
Operating margin
Operating income ÷ revenue. What’s left after running the business, before interest and taxes.
peer median 26.6% · range -0.7%–31.1%
Gross marginWORSE
68.1%
Gross margin
Revenue minus cost of goods, as a %. High gross margin = pricing power or light cost structure.