Largest Corporate Bitcoin Holder
Holds 818,334 BTC (≈3.9% of total supply), market value ~ $64B (May 1 price ~$78,035). Leadership position as largest corporate Bitcoin holder.
Strong Capital Raises and STRC Growth
Raised ~$11.7B YTD 2026 (≈50% common equity / 50% preferred), STRC notional outstanding ~ $8.5B raised in ~9 months; STRC daily trading ~$375M and 30-day average volume ~25x the next largest preferred.
Bitcoin Per Share Accretion
BTC per share increased from 181,030 sats (May 2025) to 213,371 sats (May 2026), roughly +18% YoY. Year-to-date BTC yield 9.4% (vs 22.8% for full-year 2025).
Material BTC Gains and Ongoing Accumulation
Generated 63,110 BTC gains YTD (vs 101,873 BTC for all of 2025, ~62% of 2025 full-year gains in first four months). Purchased 89,599 BTC in Q1 (~$7.3B, avg ~$80,900) and additional 56,235 BTC quarter-to-date (~$4.1B, avg ~$73,400).
Balance Sheet Liquidity and Low Net Leverage
Cash & equivalents ~$2.2B; long-term debt unchanged at $8.2B; equity increased to ~$9B. Net debt ~ $6B, net leverage ~9.3% against BTC reserve (implying ~10.8x BTC coverage). Stress analysis shows BTC reserve would cover net debt even after a 91% price decline.
STRC Product Metrics and Market Fit
STRC dividend yield 11.5% (increased from 9%), Sharpe ratio ~2.53, turnover ~4.4% (≈10x comparable bank preferreds), 80% of STRC held by retail, 23% held in Schwab accounts, estimated ~3M households benefiting.
Capital Markets Optionality & Strategy
Company increased optionality (sell MSTR, sell STRC, sell BTC, retire debt) to pursue objective to double BTC per share in 7 years (~10% annualized BTC yield target). MNAV breakeven for reserve-funded dividends is low (~2.3% ARR) per management.
Ecosystem Adoption and Tokenization
STRC is being embedded into credit ETFs and DeFi (tokenized STRC ~ $270M), broad distribution channels (brokerages, neobanks, ETFs) and participation by institutional & corporate treasuries—indicating rapid, multi-channel adoption.