How to buy Riot Blockchain shares in Australia

Learn how to easily invest in Riot Blockchain shares.

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Riot Blockchain Inc (RIOT) is a leading capital markets business with stocks listed in the US. It closed the previous market day at US$14.33. During the previous open market day, the price has varied from a low of USD14.025 to a high of USD14.73. Riot Blockchain is listed on the NASDAQ. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Riot Blockchain

  1. Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a company listed in the US from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. Look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
  2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, which will typically include your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
  3. Search for Riot Blockchain. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: RIOT. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment that matches your financial goals.
  4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Riot Blockchain reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying using consistent intervals and amounts.
  5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$14.33, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Riot Blockchain, depending on your broker.
  6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Riot Blockchain. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights.

Have Riot Blockchain's shares ever split?

Riot Blockchain's shares were split on a 1:8 basis on 30 March 2016. So if you had owned 8 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Riot Blockchain shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 700% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Riot Blockchain shares which in turn could have impacted Riot Blockchain's share price.

Riot Blockchain share growth calculator

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Riot Blockchain price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of $14.33

1 week (2026-03-18) 1.63%
1 month (2026-02-25) -16.10%
3 months (2025-12-24) 2.95%
6 months (2025-09-25) -14.40%
1 year (2025-03-25) 68.39%
2 years (2024-03-25) 15.19%
3 years (2023-03-24) 66.05%
5 years (2021-03-25) -70.25%

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Is it a good time to buy Riot Blockchain stock?

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Riot Blockchain share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Riot Blockchain's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$6.19 up to US$23.935. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Riot Blockchain's is 3.549. This would suggest that Riot Blockchain's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Riot Blockchain financials

Revenue TTM US$647.4 million
Gross profit TTM US$245.6 million
Return on assets TTM -8.19%
Return on equity TTM -22.1%
Profit margin -102.43%
Book value 7.693
Market capitalisation US$5.3 billion
EBITDA US$-169,096,000

TTM: trailing 12 months

Riot Blockchain share dividends

We're not expecting Riot Blockchain to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Riot Blockchain overview

Riot Platforms, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a Bitcoin mining company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Bitcoin Mining and Engineering. The company offers comprehensive and critical infrastructure for bitcoin mining and data center services at its facilities. The company also designs and manufactures power distribution equipment and engineered-to-order electrical products; and electricity distribution product design, manufacturing, and installation services for large-scale industrial and governmental customers, as well as data center, power generation, utility, water, industrial, and alternative energy markets. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Castle Rock, Colorado.

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