NASDAQ$RIOT

Riot Platforms Inc · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Riot Platforms reported Q1 2026 total revenue of $167.2M and a net loss of $500.5M, with diluted loss per share of $1.44.

Total revenue was $167.2 million as Data Center leasing to AMD and bitcoin mining operations drove the top line. The company reported a net loss of $500.5 million, or $1.44 per share, compared with a $296.4 million loss a year ago, reflecting fair-value marks, depreciation, and scaling investments in data-center infrastructure.

  • Total revenue $167.2M with Data Center segment now reportable.
  • Net loss $(500.5)M; diluted EPS $(1.44).
  • Bitcoin mining and engineering costs remain significant.
  • AMD lease contributed to data-center revenue mix shift.
  • Fair-value and impairment dynamics weighed on bottom line.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$167M

Previous: $161M+3.6%
EPS (adj)

-$1.44

Previous: -$0.90-60.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$115M

Previous: -$32.9M-251.4%
Net Income

-$500M

Previous: -$296M-68.9%
Operating Income

-$500M

Previous: -$83.6M-498.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Riot · Revenue · Quarterly

$167M

Q1 2026+3.6%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Riot · $46.7M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Bitcoin Mining
    $31.2M+41.2%
  • Engineering
    $15.5M-1.9%

Forward guidance

Outlook tied to data-center utilization, power costs, and bitcoin economics rather than traditional EPS guidance.

Tailwinds

  • Data Center segment revenue from major hyperscaler lease.
  • Revenue up modestly year over year.

Headwinds

  • Large GAAP net loss on non-cash and scaling costs.
  • Crypto and power-price volatility.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

-1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+9.1%

Avg return

30 days after

35%

14 / 40 earnings

Positive

+37.3%

Q4 2018

Best reaction

-20.3%

Q2 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+7.9%+27.3%+69.6%
Q4 2025-4.3%-13.8%-21.7%
Q3 2025-5.6%-10.1%-23.5%
Q1 2025+7.8%+0.9%+3.9%
Q4 2024-6.7%-7.1%-22.2%
Q3 2024-15.0%-17.4%+16.4%
Q2 2024-10.1%-19.9%-27.4%
Q1 2024+1.9%+6.5%-3.7%
Q4 2023-1.7%+11.3%-24.5%
Q3 2023-6.6%-5.9%+35.1%
Q2 2023-12.2%-14.2%-35.9%
Q1 2023-6.4%-3.1%-9.7%
Q4 2022+3.3%+0.5%+62.7%
Q3 2022-7.9%-7.8%-27.1%
Q2 2022-7.7%-27.0%-23.9%
Q1 2022-10.8%+3.9%-28.7%
Q4 2021+23.6%+31.6%+0.4%
Q3 2021-16.5%-18.1%-41.5%
Q2 2021+9.6%+12.4%-16.3%
Q1 2021-1.8%-12.2%+31.4%
Q4 2020+1.0%-10.1%-46.6%
Q3 2020-5.5%+9.0%+142.5%
Q2 2020-4.0%+0.3%-21.8%
Q1 2020-13.5%+12.4%+67.6%
Q4 2019+2.3%-0.8%+56.6%
Q3 2019-1.3%-1.3%-13.7%
Q2 2019+2.8%-6.6%-3.8%
Q1 2019+22.6%+24.2%-25.6%
Q4 2018+37.3%+26.0%+25.4%
Q3 2018-15.5%-15.5%-13.7%
Q2 2018-20.3%-20.0%-43.4%
Q1 2018+5.9%-7.6%-12.9%
Q4 2017-6.0%-9.0%+30.1%
Q3 2017-2.0%+13.5%+221.6%
Q2 2017-1.3%-3.2%+5.3%
Q1 2017-3.3%+0.3%+8.6%
Q4 2016-2.0%-3.5%-7.6%
Q3 2016+0.4%+5.6%+46.4%
Q2 2016+4.1%+1.3%+24.7%
Q1 2016-3.2%
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