Strategy estimates $20.9B Q3 digital-asset gain
Strategy held 848,000 BTC as of October 4, 2026, after purchasing 334 BTC from October 1 through October 4, 2026.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Strategy Inc reported activity under its at-the-market program, bitcoin purchases and share repurchases. From October 1 through October 4, 2026, it sold 92,894 Class A shares, generating $15.7 million in net proceeds used to fund bitcoin purchases. It acquired 334 BTC for $28.7 million, bringing holdings to 848,000 BTC as of October 4, with an aggregate purchase price of $63.97 billion and average purchase price of $75,440.7.
Strategy repurchased 1,033,168 STRC shares for $102.6 million from September 28 through September 30, and 740,634 shares for $73.7 million from October 1 through October 4. As of October 4, its USD Reserve was $4.88 billion and USD Cash was $833.4 million.
For the three months ended September 30, management estimated a $20.91 billion gain on digital assets and $1.88 billion in associated deferred tax expense. As of September 30, estimated digital-asset carrying value was $70.82 billion, with a $1.88 billion net deferred tax liability. Releasing the valuation allowance associated with a $4.12 billion bitcoin-related deferred tax asset resulted in an approximately $4.12 billion income tax benefit, reducing estimated deferred tax expense from approximately $6.00 billion to $1.88 billion. KPMG had not audited or reviewed these estimates.
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Positive
- Major pointQ3 estimated digital-asset gain: $20.91 billion.
- Moderate pointValuation-allowance release produced an approximately $4.12 billion income tax benefit. 6.5% of market cap
Negative
- None.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01 Other Events.
ATM Update
On October 5, 2026, Strategy Inc ("Strategy") announced an update with respect to sales made under its at-the-market offering program ("ATM") of the following securities:
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STRF Stock |
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(1) The total face value of the shares of preferred stock sold, which is used to calculate dividends thereon.
(2) Net proceeds are presented net of sales commission.
(3) Includes shares sold but not yet settled as of October 2, 2026.
(4) $15.7 million in net proceeds from MSTR Stock sales were used to fund bitcoin purchases.
BTC Update
On October 5, 2026, Strategy announced updates with respect to its bitcoin holdings:
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Aggregate BTC Holdings |
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Average Purchase Price (2) |
847,666 |
$63.95 |
$75,436.6 |
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BTC Acquired (1) |
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Aggregate BTC Holdings |
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848,000 |
$63.97 |
$75,440.7 |
*Bitcoin activity and holdings information is presented as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the last day indicated.
(1) $15.7 million of bitcoin purchases were made using net proceeds from MSTR Stock sales and $13.0 million of bitcoin purchases were made using USD Cash.
(2) Aggregate and average purchase prices are inclusive of fees and expenses.
Repurchase Program Updates
On October 5, 2026, Strategy announced the following update with respect to its share repurchase programs of the following securities:
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(1) $80.4 million of STRC Stock repurchases were funded using USD Cash and $22.2 million were funded using interest earned on Strategy’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. $620.9 million aggregate purchase price of Strategy's preferred stock remains available under its digital credit securities repurchase program as of September 30, 2026.
(2) $1.0 billion aggregate purchase price of MSTR Stock remains available under Strategy's MSTR Stock repurchase program as of each of September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
(3) $73.7 million of STRC Stock repurchases were funded using USD Cash. $547.2 million aggregate purchase price of Strategy's preferred stock remains available under its digital credit securities repurchase program as of October 4, 2026.
USD Reserve and USD Cash Updates
As part of its capital framework, Strategy maintains: (i) a U.S. dollar reserve (the "USD Reserve"), which is intended to support the payment of dividends on Strategy's preferred stock and interest on its outstanding indebtedness, and (ii) "USD Cash", which management maintains to deploy for broader general Bitcoin Treasury Company purposes, which may include acquiring bitcoin, expanding the USD Reserve, broader capital management uses, and other similar purposes.
During the period from September 28, 2026 to October 4, 2026, Strategy used $154.1 million of USD Cash to fund repurchases of STRC Stock and $13.0 million of USD Cash to fund purchases of bitcoin. During the same period, Strategy used $142.5 million of the USD Reserve to fund dividends on its preferred stock and interest on its outstanding indebtedness.
As of October 4, 2026, the balances of the USD Reserve and USD Cash were $4.88 billion and $833.4 million, respectively.
Q3 2026 Financial Update
Strategy estimates that, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, it had:
Strategy estimates that, as of September 30, 2026, it had:
As of September 30, 2026, the fair value of Strategy's bitcoin holdings exceeded the cost basis of its bitcoin holdings. As a result, Strategy's $4.12 billion deferred tax asset as of June 30, 2026 with respect to the loss on its bitcoin holdings and activity as of that date was reversed and the associated valuation allowance against that amount was released. The release
of the valuation allowance resulted in an approximately $4.12 billion income tax benefit, reducing Strategy's estimated deferred tax expense from approximately $6.00 billion to $1.88 billion, as noted above. The foregoing amounts exclude Strategy's additional deferred tax assets (and related valuation allowance against such assets) associated with its software operations as of September 30, 2026.
The financial information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K has been prepared by Strategy management. Strategy's independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, has not audited or reviewed, and does not express an opinion with respect to, such financial information.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Strategy Dashboard
Strategy also maintains a dashboard on its website (www.strategy.com) as a disclosure channel for providing broad, non-exclusionary distribution of information regarding Strategy to the public, including information regarding market prices of its outstanding securities, bitcoin purchases and holdings, certain key performance indicator metrics and other supplemental information, and as one means of disclosing non-public information in compliance with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Investors and others are encouraged to regularly review the information that Strategy makes public via the website dashboard.
Furnished Information
The information disclosed pursuant to Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K about future expectations, plans, and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Strategy's estimated gain on digital assets, deferred tax expense, digital asset carrying value and deferred tax liability and Strategy's deferred tax assets and valuation allowances. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including fluctuations in the market price of bitcoin and any associated unrealized gains or losses on digital assets that Strategy may record in its financial statements as a result of a change in the market price of bitcoin from the value at which Strategy's bitcoins are carried on its balance sheet, the impact of the price of bitcoin as of period-end and its effect on Strategy's deferred tax assets, related valuation allowance, and tax expense, fluctuations in tax benefits or provisions, assumptions underlying Strategy's estimates and projections, and the other factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in Strategy's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on August 3, 2026 and the risks described in other filings that Strategy may make with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date hereof, and Strategy specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: October 5, 2026 |
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/s/ Thomas C. Chow |
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Thomas C. Chow |
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Executive Vice President & General Counsel |