Strategy touts 14% YTD Bitcoin yield in Q1 earnings print, misses estimates

Strategy missed Wall Street estimates on its top and bottom line for the first quarter of 2025, but reported it made a yield of 13.7% on its vast Bitcoin holdings.

Update (May 1, 11:35 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add Strategy’s revenue, net loss and analyst estimates.

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin-buying firm Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, has reported earning a year-to-date yield of 13.7% on its Bitcoin holdings as it missed Wall Street’s first-quarter estimates.

The company said in its May 1 earnings statement that its year-to-date Bitcoin (BTC) yield equates to a gain of more than 61,000 BTC, worth approximately $5.8 billion. Bitcoin yield and gain are unofficial accounting metrics Strategy uses to benchmark the success of its BTC buys. 

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