MSTR — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of MSTR's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-05-06 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-03
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +160 | −147 | ~25 | 21 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | +5 | −2 | ~4 | 4 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Risk factors | Some risk factors updated | +369 | −2 | ~2 | 1 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +3 | −4 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-06
Strategy is the world's first and largest Bitcoin Treasury Company. We pursue financial innovation strategies designed to generate value from our bitcoin holdings, including by developing and issuing novel fixed-income instruments that provide investors varying degrees of economic exposure to bitcoi…
We believe that bitcoin is a financial and technological innovation and represents a compelling long-term treasury reserve asset due to its scarcity, durability, and global liquidity. Through our bitcoin treasury operations, we execute on our bitcoin acquisition, capital markets and capital manageme…
In addition to and in conjunction with our Treasury Reserve Policy, we pursue a corporate strategy of acquiring and holding bitcoin, including with the proceeds of capital raising transactions. Our capital markets strategy generally involves issuing class A common stock and preferred securities, whi…
As part of our capital management strategy, we maintain a U.S. dollar reserve (the "USD Reserve"), which is a management-designated portion of our liquidity intended to support the payment of dividends on our Preferred Stock and interest on our outstanding indebtedness. Our capital management strate…
"Preferred Stock" refers to, collectively, our STRF Stock, STRC Stock, STRE Stock, STRK Stock and STRD Stock.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-03
Strategy is the world's first and largest Bitcoin Treasury Company. We are a publicly traded company that has adopted Bitcoin as our primary treasury reserve asset. By using proceeds from equity and debt financings, as well as cash flows from our operations, we strategically accumulate Bitcoin and a…
In addition, we provide industry-leading AI-powered enterprise analytics software, advancing our vision of Intelligence Everywhere. We leverage our development capabilities to explore innovation in Bitcoin applications, integrating analytics expertise with our commitment to digital asset growth. We …
Our bitcoin strategy generally involves from time to time, subject to market conditions, (i) issuing debt or equity securities or engaging in other capital raising transactions with the objective of using the proceeds to purchase bitcoin and (ii) acquiring bitcoin with our liquid assets that exceed …
We view our bitcoin holdings as long-term holdings and expect to continue to accumulate bitcoin. We have not set any specific target for the amount of bitcoin we seek to hold, and we will continue to monitor market conditions in determining whether to engage in additional financings to purchase addi…
Additionally, we periodically engage in advocacy and educational activities regarding the continued acceptance and value of Bitcoin as an open, secure protocol for an internet-native digital capital asset, and we leverage our software development capabilities to explore innovation in Bitcoin applica…
Market risk (Item 3)
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-06
Additionally, absent limited circumstances, regular dividends and other payments on STRE Stock are paid in Euros. Because we expect to convert U.S. dollar cash balances into Euros to make regular dividends and other payments on the STRE Stock, our ability to make such payments depends on prevailing …
Interest Rate Risk. We are exposed to changes in interest rates primarily via our STRC Stock and assets held within our USD Reserve.
Our STRC Stock accumulates cumulative dividends, which we refer to in this Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk as “regular dividends”, at a variable dividend rate, which was initially set at 9.00% per annum. However, we have the right, in our sole and absolute discretio…
As of March 31, 2026, the regular monthly dividend rate per annum on STRC Stock was 11.50%, and if we determined to increase the regular dividend rate on our STRC Stock by 50 basis points, STRC Stock’s monthly dividend accrual would increase by approximately $2.1 million. We do not believe our inter…
As of March 31, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $2.21 billion. Integral to our cash and cash equivalents is our USD Reserve, which is primarily invested in money market funds to earn interest income on short-term cash balances. Interest earned on such funds fluctuates with pr…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-03
Interest Rate Risk. We are exposed to changes in interest rates primarily via our STRC Stock, which accumulates cumulative dividends, which we refer to in this Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk as “regular dividends”, at a variable dividend rate, which was initially s…
As of October 30, 2025, if we determined to increase the regular dividend rate on our STRC Stock by 0.50%, STRC Stock’s monthly dividend accrual would increase by approximately $1.2 million. We do not believe our interest rate risk exposure via STRC Stock is material as of October 30, 2025.
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-06
You should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with the other information included in this Quarterly Report, before making an investment decision. The risks and uncertainties described below are those that we currently believe could materially adversely affect the Company, our bu…
Our operating results, revenues, and expenses may fluctuate significantly, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of our listed securities
For many reasons, including those described below, our operating results, revenues, and expenses have varied in the past and may vary significantly in the future from quarter to quarter and year to year. As a result, comparisons of our operating results from one period to the next are not a good ind…
Fluctuations in Operating Results. Our operating results may fluctuate, in part, as a result of:
•fluctuations in the price of bitcoin, of which we have significant holdings and with respect to which we expect to continue to make significant future purchases, and potential related fair value changes;
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-03
You should carefully consider the risks described below and incorporated by reference into this Item before making an investment decision. The risks and uncertainties described herein and incorporated by reference into this Item are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not p…
The information set forth under the caption “Risk Factor Updates” in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 6, 2025 is incorporated herein by reference.
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-06
None of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (each as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K) during the quarterly period covered by this report.
Retirement of Jeanine Montgomery as Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
On May 6, 2026, Jeanine Montgomery, the Company’s Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer, informed the Company of her intention to retire on June 30, 2026. The Company extends its gratitude to Ms. Montgomery for her contributions to the Company during her tenure and states that her retirement is …
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-03
On July 11, 2025, Wei-Ming Shao, our Executive Vice President and General Counsel, entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K) intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act with respect to the sale of up to …
Except as set forth above, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K) during the quarterly period covere…
On July 6, 2025, our board of directors adopted resolutions authorizing the sale of shares of our STRD Stock under the STRD ATM. Between August 22, 2025 and October 28, 2025, sales of an aggregate 444,634 shares of STRD Stock (the “Applicable STRD Shares”) were made under the STRD ATM outside the of…
Please refer to Exhibit 99.2 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a notice to our shareholders under Section 204 of the DGCL.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice