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“Making life multiplanetary”

SpaceX is an aerospace manufacturer and satellite communications company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, headquartered in Hawthorne, California. The company designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Today, SpaceX sits at the center of three interconnected markets: launch services anchored by the reusable Falcon 9 and the next-generation Starship program, satellite broadband through Starlink, and government-focused secure communications through Starshield.

The company confidentially filed for an IPO on April 1, 2026, with reports indicating a potential offering price of approximately $135 per share, and an implied valuation of $1.77 trillion, which would rank it among the largest public listings in recent years.

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Business Model

SpaceX operates a vertically integrated flywheel in which launch services revenue funds the development of progressively cheaper and more capable reusable spacecraft, which in turn enable new high-margin recurring revenue streams. Launch services revenue funds R&D for increasingly advanced reusable spacecraft, which then enables cheaper launches and the deployment of new revenue streams like Starlink, now the company's core profit center. On the launch side, the company sells missions to NASA, the Pentagon, and commercial satellite operators, with a standard commercial Falcon 9 launch priced at roughly $60 million and Falcon Heavy launches at about $125 million each.

Starlink monetizes through a multi-tiered subscription model, spanning consumer, enterprise, and government segments, with premium offerings such as Maritime at $250 per month and Aviation at $25,000 per month driving higher average revenue per user, alongside partnerships with airlines like United and mobile carriers like T-Mobile for direct-to-cell connectivity.

The cost structure is held down by deep vertical integration: SpaceX produces roughly 70% of Falcon 9 in-house at its Hawthorne facility and controls its entire value chain from rocket design and production to launch operations, ground station networks, and its own spaceports in Texas and Florida, allowing it to price launches based on the next-best alternative rather than its own operating costs, which supports healthy margins.

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Scale and Growth

• Scale & Volume: 165 orbital launches in 2025, a sixth consecutive annual record
• Market Share: ~85% of U.S. orbital launches in 2025
• Customer Base: Starlink surpassed 10M active customers across 160 countries, territories, and markets by February 2026, up from 4.6M at the end of 2024
• Profitability: Starlink generated $4.4B of operating revenue in 2025, the company's core profit center
• Government Tailwind: $2B Pentagon contract under the Golden Dome program, potentially fielding up to 600 satellites
• Capacity Expansion: Federal Aviation Administration authorization to increase Starship cadence at Starbase, Texas from 5 to up to 25 launches per year

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Targeted Impact

SpaceX aims to facilitate human life on Mars and transform space access to secure humanity's survival and a multiplanetary future.

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What Comes Next?

SpaceX is pursuing a potential 2026 IPO while continuing development of Starship and expansion of Starlink.

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Who will benefit?

Satellite operators, government agencies, commercial space ventures, and scientific researchers benefit from SpaceX innovations.

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SpaceX's Timeline

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SpaceX's Competitive Landscape by Similarity and Market Cap

The chart below shows SpaceX’s peer companies. Bubble size represents each company’s valuation based on MSCI Private Company Insights data as of June 8, 2026, while line width indicates similarity to SpaceX. Thicker lines represent a higher degree of similarity.

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Prominent News

Sen. Warren calls on SEC to delay SpaceX IPO, June 10, 2026 - According to a letter shared with CNBC, Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged the SEC to delay SpaceX’s forthcoming IPO over concerns about its valuation and governance structure. Read the full article.

SpaceX Faces A Crucial Launch Test Ahead Of Its IPO, May 22, 2026 - SpaceX faces a critical Starship launch test that could influence investor confidence following the company’s IPO filing. Read the full article.

Google in talks with SpaceX for Suncatcher orbital data center project, May 12, 2026 - Google and SpaceX discuss a potential collaboration on orbital data centers as both companies explore space-based infrastructure to support growing computing and AI demand. Read the full article.

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Revenue

The graph below displays the revenue and revenue growth of SpaceX 2019 to 2026.

• SpaceX's revenue grew 33.24% year-over-year to $18.67 billion in 2025 with 2026 revenue forecasted at $22.64 billion

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Return on Investment (ROI)

The graph below displays SpaceX's ROI over the past 90, 60, and 30 days, computed as of June 8, 2026.

• 180D: ↑ +140.69% since December 11, 2025‍
• 90D: ↑ +7.38% since March 11, 2026‍‍
• 30D: ↑ +3.5% since May 10, 2026

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Valuation in USD

• Acquisition: SpaceX acquired xAI on February 2, 2026, in a deal that valued the company at $1.25 trillion
• Secondary Market Valuation: $1.48 trillion on June 8, 2026, according to MSCI Private Company Insights

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Acquisition Valuation

<span class="date">2026-02-02</span>
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Secondary Market Valuation

<span class="date">2026-06-08</span>
<span class="value">$1.48T</span>

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Estimated IPO Valuation

<span class="date">2026-06-12</span>
<span class="value">$1.77T<span>

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Quarterly Bid-to-Ask Volume Ratio

MSCI Private Company Insights presents the quarterly bid-to-ask volume ratio of SpaceX from 2021 Q1 to 2026 QTD. The stacked bar chart below shows total quarterly bid and ask volumes alongside their relative ratios, illustrating market activity.

• Highest volume: $23.32 billion in 2026 Q1
• Lowest volume: $620 million in 2022 Q1
• 2026 QTD volume: $17.56 billion

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Volatility of Composite Price

The volatility of the composite price is calculated based on price movements within a 90-day rolling window ending on each respective date. The graph below illustrates the trend in volatility of composite price for SpaceX for a one-year period from June 9, 2025 until June 8, 2026.

• Volatility began the period at 5.97%, showing minor fluctuations before falling to a low of 4.36% in early July
• It then climbed steadily to 8.95% by mid-December before rising sharply to 20.26%
• Volatility reached a period high of 21.67% in mid-January 2026 and remained around that level until mid-March 2026
• It then declined sharply to 11.07%, followed by a gradual decrease through the remainder of the period
• The period ended with volatility at 5%

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