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STRATEGY INC

MSTR · Other · $37.8B mkt cap · FY2025 filings · · No moat ·

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The five investor questions

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2021–2025 (latest 5 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $511M to $477M, decreasing; diluted EPS -4.86 to -15.23, decreasing.

97

Median gross margin 79.7% over 10y, very stable.

7

Median ROIC -1.9%, above the 12% hurdle in 20% of years.

28

Net debt/EBITDA n/ax, interest coverage 0x.

24

Owner earnings changed trend unclear over up to the ten most recent annual observations.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
No price data
Not reported
Unavailable — insufficient owner-earnings data
Unavailable — insufficient growth-model data
$136.02
No price data

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. The recent FY revenue series does not trigger the three-consecutive-declines flag.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 254% above the zero-growth estimate across 49 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Oct 20, 2026.

Exactly which 50 companies?

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Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 0% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

18 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

STRATEGY INC booked $477M of revenue in FY2025 in the Other sector and kept 68.7% of it as gross profit — a high-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, −806.3% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $378M (FY2009) to $477M (FY2025) — about 1.5% a year compounded over 16 years.

It earned −8.6% on invested capital in the latest filed year, FY2025. Across the full 13-year measurable filed record, median ROIC was −1.2%. Over the v3 recent window (10 measurable filed years), median ROIC was −1.9%. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 7/100.

The balance sheet carried $8.2B of total debt in FY2025. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 28/100.

Put together: Pricing Power is the strongest of the five filters (97/100) and Returns on Capital the weakest (7/100), which is how MSTR lands at 36/100 — a None moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2008–FY2025 · 18 fiscal years, normalized from MSTR’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$477M FY2025
$0$250M$500M2008201420202025
Revenue kept after cost of goods68.7% FY2025
0%50%2008201420202025
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROICStandard ROIC −10.1% FY2025

Exact FY and FY-1 financing invested-capital inputs are required.

−40%−20%0%2008201420202025
Cash an owner could take out−$3.8B FY2025
−$4B−$2B$02008201420202025

The explained ROIC gaps have filed inputs but no meaningful positive invested-capital denominator. Other gaps mean the item is not in the filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

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How STRATEGY INC makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$477M · 100%Cost of revenue$149M · 31%Gross profit$328M · 69%Operating income−$5.4B · −1141%Income before tax−$5.5B · −1158%Income tax−$1.7B · −352%Net income−$3.8B · −806%As of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$477M100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Cost of revenue$149M31%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
$328M69%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
−$5.4B−1141%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Income before tax−$5.5B−1158%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Income tax−$1.7B−352%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
−$3.8B−806%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 20, 2026 · annual-row source set
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What STRATEGY INC owns — and owes

STRATEGY INC's filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$61.6B100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Cash and equivalents$2.3B4%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
$8.2B13%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Stockholders’ equity$44.1B72%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 20, 2026 · annual-row source set

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What drives STRATEGY INC’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity−12%Tax burden70%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden101%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin−1141%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.01×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.40×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
−$3.8BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Income before tax−$5.5BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Operating income−$5.4BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
$477MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Ending assets$61.6BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Beginning assets$25.8BFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
$44.1BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
$18.2BFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 20, 2026 · annual-row source set
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Where STRATEGY INC's cash went

STRATEGY INC’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations−$67.2M−100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Depreciation and amortization$25.5M38%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001050446-26-000020 · filed Feb 19, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 20, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding STRATEGY INC

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q2—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

0 holding0 exited18 not holding18/19 resolved1 not retrieved

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Abrams CapitalNo position reportedNo position reported
Akre CapitalNo position reportedNo position reported
Baupost GroupNo position reportedNo position reported
Berkshire HathawayNo position reportedNo position reported
Brave Warrior AdvisorsNo position reportedNo position reported
Dodge & CoxNo position reportedNo position reported
First EagleNo position reportedNo position reported
FundsmithNo position reportedNo position reported
Gardner Russo & QuinnNo position reportedNo position reported
Gates Foundation TrustNo position reportedNo position reported
Mairs & PowerNo position reportedNo position reported
Markel / Markel-GaynerNo position reportedNo position reported
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesNo position reportedNo position reported
Polen CapitalNo position reportedNo position reported
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffNo position reportedNo position reported
Southeastern Asset ManagementNo position reportedNo position reported
Tweedy, BrowneNo position reportedNo position reported
Yacktman Asset ManagementNo position reportedNo position reported
Pershing SquareNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source:
37 SEC filings
  1. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000813917-26-000038 · filed May 15, 2026
  2. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000813917-26-000042 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  3. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000860643-26-000003 · filed May 13, 2026
  4. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000860643-26-000005 · filed Aug 13, 2026
  5. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000905567-26-000002 · filed May 1, 2026
  6. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000905567-26-000003 · filed Aug 11, 2026
  7. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000919574-26-003132 · filed May 15, 2026
  8. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000919574-26-005176 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  9. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001061768-26-000007 · filed May 14, 2026
  10. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001061768-26-000010 · filed Aug 13, 2026
  11. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001096343-26-000044 · filed May 1, 2026
  12. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001096343-26-000065 · filed Jul 31, 2026
  13. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001104659-26-062592 · filed May 15, 2026
  14. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001104659-26-097175 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  15. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001112520-26-000009 · filed May 14, 2026
  16. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001112520-26-000014 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  17. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-001819 · filed May 14, 2026
  18. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-001911 · filed May 14, 2026
  19. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-001966 · filed May 14, 2026
  20. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-002294 · filed May 15, 2026
  21. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-003035 · filed Aug 4, 2026
  22. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-003402 · filed Aug 13, 2026
  23. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-003496 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  24. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-003728 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  25. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-208439 · filed May 6, 2026
  26. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-223352 · filed May 14, 2026
  27. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-226661 · filed May 15, 2026
  28. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-340443 · filed Aug 7, 2026
  29. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-349535 · filed Aug 13, 2026
  30. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-352200 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  31. 13F-HR/A · Q1 2026 · Amendment RESTATEMENTFiling detailsAccession 0001325447-26-000018 · filed May 14, 2026
  32. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001325447-26-000020 · filed Aug 5, 2026
  33. 13F-HR/A · Q2 2026 · Amendment NEW HOLDINGSFiling detailsAccession 0001325447-26-000033 · filed Aug 24, 2026
  34. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001398344-26-009296 · filed May 15, 2026
  35. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001398344-26-014641 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  36. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001569205-26-000005 · filed May 15, 2026
  37. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001569205-26-000012 · filed Aug 14, 2026
· event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Oct 20, 2026

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What STRATEGY INC insiders reported

We could not retrieve insider activity for this rendering; no zero-activity claim is shown.

Unavailable: Form 4 activity could not be retrieved for this rendering.

Moat Score history

16 logged readings since Sep 4, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale36.4 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatSep 4, 2026Oct 20, 2026

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

None yet — MSTR has read No moat for every logged capture since Sep 4, 2026.

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

The insider-filing service is temporarily unavailable, so no partial or guessed answer is shown for MSTR.

Other context

#71 of 104 scored Other companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

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  2. #70RIOT RIOT PLATFORMS, INC.36.6No moat
  3. #72FGCO Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.36.2No moat
  4. #73HSDT SOLANA COMPANY35.4No moat

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Common questions about MSTR

Does STRATEGY INC have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores STRATEGY INC (MSTR) 36.4 out of 100 — below the Shallow-moat bar, so no moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 27, pricing power 97, returns on capital 7, balance-sheet safety 28, capital allocation 24.
How has MSTR's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 16 readings since Sep 4, 2026; the latest reads 36.4 out of 100 (no moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

Scored from primary SEC filings via the public methodology. Educational only — not a recommendation to buy or sell MSTR. See the disclaimer.