Strategy has executed a $25 million buyback of its STRC shares between July 20 and July 26, 2026, purchasing 288,930 shares at an average price of $86.52. The company did not acquire any additional Bitcoin during this period, instead focusing on expanding its cash reserves.
STRC buyback and corporate structure
STRC, which traded significantly below its $100 stated value in June 2026, has been the initial target in buybacks under Strategy’s Digital Credit Capital Framework. This initiative, announced on June 29, authorized up to $1 billion in repurchases spanning STRC and other securities, including STRF, STRD, and STRK.
The buyback strategy is grounded in the hierarchy of Strategy’s capital structure. Common stockholders hold residual claims after senior liabilities—such as preferred stock and debt—are settled. The company’s liquid assets, including Bitcoin holdings and a USD cash reserve, play a central role in these calculations.
A key metric introduced by Strategy is Net Bitcoin Per Share (Net BPS). This measure calculates the Bitcoin economically attributable to common equity after deducting senior claims, then dividing by fully diluted common shares. The updated mNAV methodology, reflecting these changes, uses Net BPS, with July 23 marking its adoption date.
This metric provides MSTR investors with a direct lens into the amount of Bitcoin represented by each share, factoring in both liabilities and available liquid assets. Gross Bitcoin Per Share may increase when additional capital is used to acquire Bitcoin, but Net Bitcoin Per Share reveals the true economic value left for common shareholders after obligations to senior investors are considered.
Financial impact of buybacks
Retiring liabilities below their face value has a direct financial benefit for common equity holders. For example, if a company with $100 million in Bitcoin and $50 million in liabilities repays its obligations for only $40 million, the resulting equity rises from $50 million to $60 million.
Strategy’s recent repurchase mirrored this concept by buying STRC shares at $86.52, well below the $100 stated amount. Each share repurchased removed $100 from the preferred stock obligation in the Net BTC calculation while using only $86.52 in funds, creating immediate value for common shareholders through the $13.48 per share differential.
In total, Strategy retired $28.893 million of STRC’s stated amount by spending about $24.998 million. The resulting $3.895 million difference accrues to the equity value of MSTR shares.
The buyback not only increases residual value for common shareholders but also eliminates approximately $3.47 million in annual dividend liabilities at STRC’s current 12% annualized dividend rate. Should dividend rates rise with the share price below par, the savings on dividend expenses would become even more pronounced.
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Broader significance
The company’s focus on Net BTC per share highlights its ongoing commitment to financial engineering and shareholder value creation through capital markets activity. Distinguishing between Gross and Net Bitcoin Per Share gives investors a clearer understanding of how strategic buybacks influence true ownership and long-term returns.
Market participants continue to watch Strategy’s implementation of its Digital Credit Capital Framework, with attention on how its ongoing buybacks could further impact the Net BTC metric amid evolving capital structure dynamics.
Net BTC per share offers an innovative benchmark for measuring the effects of capital transactions, allowing investors to assess whether actions like buybacks create or dilute value within the company’s Bitcoin-focused ecosystem.
