American Bitcoin Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
Rhea-AI Summary
American Bitcoin (Nasdaq: ABTC) reported Q1 2026 results on May 6, 2026, highlighting strategic reserve growth to ~7,021 BTC (up ~30% QoQ) and Satoshis per share of ~663 (up ~20% QoQ). The company mined ~817 BTC, achieved ~52% mining gross margin, and lowered cost to mine to ~$36,200 per BTC.
Mining revenue was ~$62.1M versus ~$78.3M in Q4 2025; the company completed a Bitmain miner acquisition adding ~3.05 EH/s and expanded total owned capacity to ~28.1 EH/s.
Positive
- Strategic reserve increased ~30% to ~7,021 BTC
- Satoshis per share rose ~20% to ~663 SPS
- Q1 production of ~817 BTC, the company’s highest quarterly output
- Cost to mine improved ~23% to $36,200 per BTC
- Completed acquisition of ~11,298 Bitmain miners adding ~3.05 EH/s
Negative
- Mining revenue declined ~21% sequentially to $62.1M
- Bitcoin price fell ~22% quarter-over-quarter, causing non-cash GAAP headwinds
- Shares outstanding grew ~9%, diluting Satoshis per share growth
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
ABTC is up about 5.13% while peers show mixed moves: IREN up 9.44%, VIRT up 1.74%, and others like MKTX and BMNR down. This points to a stock-specific reaction rather than a broad Finance/Capital Markets move.
Previous Crypto,earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26 | Earnings results | Positive | +2.9% | Fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results with strong revenue and margins. |
| Nov 14 | Earnings results | Positive | +2.5% | Third quarter 2025 results showing rapid revenue growth and higher margins. |
Crypto/earnings releases have previously triggered modest positive moves of about 2–3% in ABTC.
Over the past few quarters, American Bitcoin has repeatedly paired earnings with rapid scaling of its Bitcoin mining platform. In Q3 2025, it reported strong revenue growth, a 56% gross margin, and net income, while expanding capacity to about 25.0 EH/s. By Q4 2025, it delivered full-year results with $185.2 million revenue and 5,401 BTC held. Today’s Q1 2026 update continues this trajectory, emphasizing higher Bitcoin production, reserve growth, and maintained margins despite a weaker Bitcoin price.
Historical Comparison
In prior crypto/earnings releases, ABTC moved an average of 2.69%. Today’s 5.13% move is notably stronger than those past reactions.
Earnings updates progressed from Q3 2025 growth and profitability, to Q4 2025 full-year scaling and reserve build, and now to Q1 2026 results highlighting record Bitcoin production, larger reserves, and maintained gross margins despite a weaker Bitcoin price.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement emphasizes American Bitcoin’s Q1 2026 scaling: record production of 817 BTC, growth of its reserve to over 7,000 BTC, and a lower mining cost of $36,200 per Bitcoin while maintaining a roughly 52% gross margin. Compared with prior crypto/earnings releases that also highlighted capacity expansion and reserve growth, the company continues to focus on efficiency and Bitcoin-per-share metrics. Investors may track future quarters for sustainability amid Bitcoin price volatility and corporate actions outlined in recent proxy materials.
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Grew Strategic Reserve to Over 7,000 Bitcoin, a ~
Eric Trump, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of American Bitcoin, said: "Just over a year ago, American Bitcoin did not exist. Today we hold over 7,300 Bitcoin and stand among the largest publicly traded Bitcoin companies in the world, supported by a fleet of nearly 90,000 miners. In Q1, we mined 817 Bitcoin at a
Mike Ho, CEO of American Bitcoin, said: "Q1 2026 was a quarter of continued momentum in a resilient business under adverse market conditions. Bitcoin declined approximately
Matthew Prusak, President of American Bitcoin, said: "Our model is simple: secure the Bitcoin network through mining, accumulate it through our treasury strategy, and accelerate adoption through the ecosystem. Q1 demonstrated that the engine is working despite a sharp downturn in Bitcoin price. We produced Bitcoin at a
Strategic Reserve Growth
- Grew Bitcoin holdings from ~5,401 at December 31, 2025 to ~7,021¹ at March 31, 2026, an increase of ~1,600 Bitcoin, or ~
30% , in a single quarter. - Increased Satoshis per share by ~
20% , from ~554² as of December 31, 2025 to ~663² as of March 31, 2026. Bitcoin holdings grew ~30% while shares outstanding grew ~9% over the same period. - Mined ~817 Bitcoin in Q1 2026, the Company's highest quarterly production on record, up from ~783 Bitcoin mined in Q4 2025. Q1 2026 production represented ~
33% of the Company's total Bitcoin mined since its launch on March 31, 2025. - Acquired ~803 Bitcoin through strategic treasury purchases during Q1 2026.
Mining Platform Performance
- Mining revenue for Q1 2026 was
~ , compared to$62.1 million ~ in Q4 2025. The sequential decline was driven primarily by a lower average revenue per Bitcoin mined of$78.3 million ~ per Bitcoin in Q1 2026, compared to$76,000 ~ in Q4 2025. Mining production increased to ~817 Bitcoin in Q1 2026 from ~783 Bitcoin in Q4 2025.$100,000 - Gross margin held above
50% despite a ~22% decline in Bitcoin price quarter-over-quarter, reflecting meaningful improvements that partially offset the price headwind. - Cost to mine was
~ per Bitcoin in Q1 2026, a ~$36,200 23% improvement from~ per Bitcoin in Q4 2025, driven by higher production volume spread across a stable fixed cost base and continued energy pricing discipline.$46,900 - Completed the acquisition of ~11,298 next-generation miners from Bitmain in early March 2026, adding ~3.05 EH/s at an efficiency of ~13.5 joules per terahash (J/TH), deployed at Hut 8's Drumheller site. First containers at Drumheller were energized on March 31, 2026, and the remaining miners were fully energized by April 22, 2026.
- Total owned fleet of ~89,242 Bitcoin miners with ~28.1 EH/s of capacity as of quarter-end, up from ~78,000 owned Bitcoin miners and ~25.0 EH/s as of December 31, 2025. Post-Drumheller energization, our operational fleet increased to ~58,999 Bitcoin miners producing ~25.0 EH/s at an average efficiency of ~14.1 J/TH3.
1. | Includes ~3,090 Bitcoin held in custody or pledged for miner purchases under agreements with BITMAIN. |
2. | Represents the amount of Bitcoin attributable to each outstanding share of the Company's common stock. SPS is calculated by multiplying the Company's total Bitcoin holdings by the Satoshi conversion ratio (1 Bitcoin equals 100,000,000 Satoshis), then dividing that total by the number of shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of the measurement date. |
3. | Of the total owned hashrate, ~25.0 EH/s was operational as of the date of this release, following the completion of the energization of Drumheller on April 22, 2026. |
Conference Call
Our First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call will be held today, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. ET. Investors can join the live webcast at https://app.webinar.net/9GvL7K6Z354.
Supplemental Materials and Upcoming Communications
The Company expects to make available on its website and/or official social media channels certain materials and updates designed to accompany the discussion of its results, along with certain supplemental financial information and other data, including regarding its Bitcoin holdings and related performance metrics. For important news and information regarding the Company, including investor presentations and timing of future investor conferences, visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, abtc.com/investors, and its social media accounts, including on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn. The Company uses its website and social media accounts as primary channels for disclosing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information.
About American Bitcoin
American Bitcoin Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Hut 8 Corp., is a Bitcoin accumulation platform focused on building America's Bitcoin infrastructure. The Company delivers institutional-grade exposure to Bitcoin through an industry-first business model that integrates scaled self-mining operations with disciplined accumulation strategies. For more information, visit abtc.com and follow the Company on X at @ABTC.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Rule 175 promulgated thereunder, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 3b-6 promulgated thereunder, which statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the Company's ability to accumulate Bitcoin efficiently and at scale, strengthen and preserve balance sheet flexibility, prioritize and optimize fleet efficiency, cost discipline, and capital allocation accretive to Bitcoin on per share, maintain a structural discount to spot prices, and deploy incremental capacity when expected returns justify it, as well as the Company's future business strategy, competitive strengths, expansion, and growth of the business and operations more generally.
Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact, but instead represent management's expectations, estimates, and projections regarding future events based on certain material factors and assumptions at the time the statement was made. While considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of this press release, such statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: the price of Bitcoin and concentration of Bitcoin holdings; failure to grow hashrate; the purchase of miners; competition from other methods of investing in Bitcoin; uncertainty in the development and acceptance of the Bitcoin network; reliance on third-party mining pool service providers; hedging transactions; Bitcoin halving events; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the merger transactions; dependence on Hut 8; liquidity constraints and failure to raise additional capital; failure of critical systems; competition from current and future competitors; changes in leasing arrangements; hazards and operational risks; electrical power requirements; geopolitical, social, economic, and other events and circumstances; cybersecurity threats and breaches; Internet-related disruptions; dependence on key personnel; having a limited operating history; rapidly changing technology; predicting facility requirements; acquisitions, strategic alliances or joint ventures; operating and expanding internationally; legal, regulatory, governmental, and technological uncertainties; physical risks related to climate change; involvement in legal proceedings; stock price volatility; the Company's multi-class capital structure and status as a controlled company; and other factors that may affect the future business, results, financial position and prospects of the Company. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and in other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC.
Adjusted EBITDA
In addition to our results determined in accordance with GAAP, we rely on Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our business, measure our performance, and make strategic decisions. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net loss, adjusted for impacts of income tax benefit, depreciation and amortization, loss on sale of property and equipment, gain on derivatives, gain on warrant liability, the removal of non-recurring transactions, and stock-based compensation expense in the period presented. You are encouraged to evaluate each of these adjustments and the reasons that our Board and management team consider them appropriate for supplemental analysis.
Our Board and management team use Adjusted EBITDA to assess our financial performance because it allows them to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis across periods by removing the effects of our capital structure (such as varying levels of interest expense and income), asset base (such as depreciation and amortization), and other items (such as non-recurring transactions) that impact the comparability of financial results from period to period.
Net loss is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in such presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that its future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. There can be no assurance that we will not modify the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA in the future, and any such modification may be material. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool and you should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because Adjusted EBITDA may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, its definition of this non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing its utility.
American Bitcoin Corp. Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income (in USD thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, 2026 | December 31, | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 62,118 | $ | 78,321 | ||||
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below) | 29,598 | 36,735 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 26,620 | 26,649 | ||||||
General and administrative expenses | 6,908 | 7,331 | ||||||
Loss on digital assets | 117,188 | 112,232 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 150,716 | 146,212 | ||||||
Operating loss | (118,196) | (104,626) | ||||||
Other income: | ||||||||
Gain on derivatives | 37,292 | 37,455 | ||||||
Gain on warrant liability | 69 | 358 | ||||||
Total other income | 37,361 | 37,813 | ||||||
Loss before income taxes | (80,835) | (66,813) | ||||||
Income tax (provision) benefit | (957) | 7,359 | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (81,792) | $ | (59,454) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (81,792) | $ | (59,454) | ||||
Income tax provision (benefit) | 957 | (7,359) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 26,620 | 26,649 | ||||||
Gain on derivatives | (37,292) | (37,455) | ||||||
Gain on warrant liability | (69) | (358) | ||||||
Non-recurring transactions (1) | — | 360 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 296 | — | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (91,280) | $ | (77,617) | ||||
(1) Non-recurring transactions for the three months ended December 31, 2025 represent approximately |
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