RIOT Stock — Riot Platforms Inc.

Riot Platforms Inc. (RIOT)

RIOT is a Stock. Total return is -96.2% over the past 23.7 years, 1319.2 points behind SPY at 1223.0%.

Riot Platforms is a Bitcoin mining company operating large-scale mining facilities in the United States, along with a complementary engineering segment that designs and manufactures power distribution equipment and electrical products for industrial, data center, and utility customers. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. This operating company appeals primarily to investors seeking exposure to Bitcoin mining and cryptocurrency infrastructure rather than current income.

RIOT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-30.

Total return is -96.2% over the past 23.7 years, 1319.2 points behind SPY at 1223.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 5.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 48.6%.

RIOT key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/23/2003

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$20.15 (as of 2026-09-30)

Market cap

$7,561,467,540

Average volume

12774601.0

Last ex-dividend date

10/12/2017

Last payment date

10/18/2017

Beta

3.832

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

20.8768

EPS

$-3.80

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

RIOT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 48.6%.

Who may consider RIOT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RIOT does not currently distribute); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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