SharpLink Gaming beats Q1 estimates as Ethereum treasury strategy drives major revenue growth and stronger earnings.
Stock Earnings Results
May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026
SharpLink Gaming Ltd. (NASDAQ: SBET) reported first-quarter 2026 results above expectations, supported by a sharp increase in revenue tied to its actively managed Ethereum treasury strategy.
SharpLink is a digital asset and gaming-related company that has become one of the largest corporate holders of Ether, using staking and onchain treasury management to generate ETH-denominated returns.
The company reported EPS of $0.06, above estimates of $0.03, representing a 100.0% earnings surprise. Revenue came in at $12.06 million, with revenue growth of 1,630.0%.
SharpLink reported total revenue of $12.1 million in the first quarter, compared with $0.7 million in the prior-year period.
The increase was mainly driven by the company’s actively managed ETH treasury strategy, which launched in June 2025. That strategy includes staking, liquid staking, ETH treasury management, and broader onchain yield opportunities.
SharpLink held approximately 870,821 ETH as of March 31, 2026, increasing to 872,984 ETH as of May 4, 2026.
Crypto assets totaled approximately $1.7 billion on a U.S. GAAP basis at the end of the quarter. The company also said ETH per share has more than doubled since the launch of its Ethereum treasury strategy, rising from 2.0 to 4.02.
Since June 2025, SharpLink has generated 18,800 ETH in total staking rewards through native and liquid staking programs.
That matters because the company is positioning itself less like a traditional gaming business and more like an Ethereum treasury platform focused on compounding ETH holdings and generating onchain returns.
SharpLink reported a net loss of $685.6 million for the quarter, compared with a $1.0 million loss in the prior-year period.
The company said the loss was mainly driven by non-cash unrealized losses and impairments, including a $506.7 million unrealized loss from ETH market conditions and a $191.7 million LsETH impairment charge. SharpLink said these accounting losses do not represent realized economic losses on ETH holdings or reduce the number of ETH held by the company.
SharpLink also announced plans to launch the Galaxy SharpLink Onchain Yield Fund through a partnership with Galaxy Digital.
The planned initiative is expected to deploy about $125 million into selective onchain opportunities designed to generate risk-adjusted returns while providing liquidity to emerging protocols.
Investors are likely to watch whether SharpLink can keep increasing ETH productivity while managing crypto volatility and accounting swings.
The key areas are:
SharpLink’s quarter shows how crypto treasury companies can report rapid revenue growth while still facing large accounting losses tied to digital asset volatility.
The revenue beat and staking rewards support the growth story, but the company’s valuation remains heavily linked to Ethereum prices, treasury execution, and investor confidence in onchain yield strategies.
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