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Hut 8 Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 25 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter revenue rose year over year: Revenue was $88.5 million, up from $31.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Compute revenue rose from $19.2 million, while Power and Digital Infrastructure revenue declined. Source
  • Quarterly net loss reflected digital asset losses: Net loss was $301.8 million, against net income of $152.0 million a year earlier. The release attributes the loss mainly to unrealized losses on digital assets. Source
  • Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA was negative: Adjusted EBITDA was $(347.8) million, compared with $310.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Compute was the largest revenue line: Compute revenue was $202.3 million for 2025, against $80.7 million in 2024, and $81.9 million in the fourth quarter. It spans ASIC compute, AI Cloud and Traditional Cloud. Source
  • Fluidstack lease at River Bend: The 245 MW IT lease runs for a 15-year base term, with lease payments and pass-through obligations backstopped by Google. Source
  • Cash and Bitcoin reserve near $1.4 billion: Hut 8 held $899.3 million of the reserve and American Bitcoin $472.6 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Capital allocation framework streamlined: Management describes the sale as refining portfolio structure and streamlining the capital allocation framework. Source

“Over the past two years, we have rebuilt Hut 8 around a power-first strategy centered on high-velocity origination, disciplined greenfield development, first-principles infrastructure design, and capital-efficient execution.”

Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
River Bend delivery timing SourceQ2 2027delivery beginning in Q2 2027New
River Bend project-level financing Sourcenot statedup to 85% loan-to-costNew
AI data center infrastructure under Anthropic and Fluidstack partnership Sourcenot statedat least 245 MW and up to 2,295 MWNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: River Bend delivery start date given as Q2 2027. The prior release contained no delivery date. Source
  • New guidance: River Bend project-level financing stated at up to 85% loan-to-cost, with J.P. Morgan as lead left loan underwriter. Source
  • New: River Bend lease with Fluidstack signed for 245 MW of IT capacity. The prior release did not mention this lease. Source
  • New: Partnership with Anthropic and Fluidstack launched to accelerate US hyperscale AI infrastructure. The prior release did not mention it. Source
  • Ended: Sale of the 310 MW Ontario natural gas portfolio to TransAlta is described as closed in February 2026. Source
  • Ended: Management refers to the carveout of the legacy ASIC compute business as completed. Source

Quarter results and growth drivers

  • Fourth-quarter revenue rose year over year: Revenue was $88.5 million, up from $31.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Compute revenue rose from $19.2 million, while Power and Digital Infrastructure revenue declined. Source
  • Quarterly net loss reflected digital asset losses: Net loss was $301.8 million, against net income of $152.0 million a year earlier. The release attributes the loss mainly to unrealized losses on digital assets. Source
  • Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA was negative: Adjusted EBITDA was $(347.8) million, compared with $310.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Full-year revenue grew to $235.1 million: Full-year revenue was $235.1 million, against $162.4 million. Full-year net loss was $248.0 million, compared with net income of $331.4 million in 2024. Source
  • Full-year Adjusted EBITDA was negative: Full-year Adjusted EBITDA was $(135.4) million against $555.7 million in 2024. The release says it includes primarily unrealized digital asset gains and losses. Source

Segments and revenue mix

  • Compute was the largest revenue line: Compute revenue was $202.3 million for 2025, against $80.7 million in 2024, and $81.9 million in the fourth quarter. It spans ASIC compute, AI Cloud and Traditional Cloud. Source
  • Power revenue declined from 2024: Power revenue was $23.2 million for 2025, against $56.6 million in 2024. Fourth-quarter Power revenue was $5.0 million. Source
  • Colocation revenue and King Mountain share: Colocation revenue was $9.6 million for 2025. Colocation of $57.3 million at the King Mountain joint venture is recognized in equity in earnings, including reimbursements. Source
  • American Bitcoin revenue eliminated in consolidation: Revenue from agreements with American Bitcoin is eliminated in consolidation, so segment revenue excludes those amounts. Source

“As AI continues to drive incremental power demand, our focus is on converting this early success into a repeatable development flywheel”

Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8

AI contracts and development pipeline

  • Fluidstack lease at River Bend: The 245 MW IT lease runs for a 15-year base term, with lease payments and pass-through obligations backstopped by Google. Source
  • Fluidstack holds right of first offer: The right covers future River Bend expansion phases and applies to up to an additional 1,000 MW of IT capacity. Source
  • Anthropic and Fluidstack partnership launched: The partnership aims to accelerate deployment of hyperscale AI infrastructure in the United States, with Hut 8 developing and delivering the capacity. Source
  • Vega cooling supports dense ASIC racks: Vega, a 205 MW Tier I data center, uses a proprietary rack-based, direct-to-chip liquid cooling system designed by Hut 8, for densities up to 180 kilowatts per rack. Source
  • Pipeline total fell 150 MW: Total pipeline was 8,500 MW at December 31, 2025, against 8,650 MW at September 30, 2025. Exclusivity rose, while diligence and development stages declined. Source

Costs and non-GAAP adjustments

  • Adjusted EBITDA includes digital asset effects: Adjusted EBITDA includes the impact of gains and losses on digital assets in each period, so quarterly and full-year figures reflect that effect. Source
  • Sales tax refund in non-recurring items: Non-recurring items included a $17.6 million sales tax refund, partly offset by $1.1 million of American Bitcoin transaction costs and about $1.0 million of Far North costs. Source
  • Stock-based compensation added back: Adjusted EBITDA adds back stock-based compensation, shown at $40.1 million for the quarter and $57.8 million for the year. Source

“we believe we are positioned to scale with greater discipline, compound long-term value for shareholders, and build an enduring, generational business at the intersection of energy and technology.”

Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8

Capital, financing and liquidity

  • Cash and Bitcoin reserve near $1.4 billion: Hut 8 held $899.3 million of the reserve and American Bitcoin $472.6 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Credit capacity reached $400 million: Two Prime and Coinbase facilities provide $400 million of total credit capacity, with Coinbase upsized to $200 million. Source
  • Institutional ownership rose to about 70%: Institutional ownership was about 70% at year-end 2025, up from about 55% a year earlier. Source

Strategy and portfolio actions

  • Ontario portfolio sold to TransAlta: The 310 MW portfolio had five-year capacity contracts with the Ontario IESO before its sale to TransAlta. Source
  • Capital allocation framework streamlined: Management describes the sale as refining portfolio structure and streamlining the capital allocation framework. Source
  • American Bitcoin built as separate vehicle: The majority-owned American Bitcoin vehicle is described as able to scale independently, giving Hut 8 stockholders exposure to Bitcoin. Source
  • Power-first model described as platform: The company describes its approach as power-first and innovation-driven, covering development, commercialization and operation of critical infrastructure. Source

Coming up, as management said on 25 February 2026

  • Portfolio sale proceeds to be redeployed: Management intends to redeploy capital from the portfolio sale for general corporate purposes, including the data center development pipeline. Source
  • River Bend financing subject to documents: Loan underwriter roles for River Bend are expected, subject to definitive agreements and customary closing conditions. Source
  • Supplemental materials to be posted: The company expects to post on its website materials that accompany the results discussion, along with supplemental financial information. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Energy Capacity Under Diligence Source5,185 MW
Energy Capacity Under Exclusivity Source1,755 MW
Energy Capacity Under Development Source1,230 MW
Energy Capacity Under Construction Source330 MW
Energy Capacity Under Management Source710 MW

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: 1,000 MW of potential River Bend expansion is excluded from pipeline figures and depends on expanding power at the site. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management describes the multi-phase program as concluding with the portfolio sale. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.