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SpaceX Files For Nasdaq IPO Under Symbol SPCX

• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

The stock is expected to list on Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas under the ticker "SPCX."

No specific share count, price range, or total offering size is finalized yet (placeholders are used).

But, with expectations of a $1.5 trillion market cap, that means SPCX will trade at a 77x LTM Revenue multiple!

Mission and Overview
SpaceX's mission is to make life multiplanetary, advance scientific understanding of the universe, and extend consciousness to the stars. It positions itself as a vertically integrated builder across Space, Connectivity (Starlink), and AI (via xAI acquisition).

The company has revolutionized space access with reusable rockets (Falcon family, Starship development), built the world's largest LEO satellite constellation for broadband, and is scaling AI compute and frontier models (Grok) with real-time data from X.

Key Corporate Details
Dual-class structure: Class A (1 vote/share) and Class B (10 votes/share). Elon Musk (founder, CEO, CTO, Chairman) will retain dominant voting control post-IPO (majority of the board via Class B and overall voting power), making SpaceX a "controlled company" under Nasdaq rules.

Basis of presentation: Financials include retrospective recasts for the xAI acquisition (Feb 2026) and X Holdings (via xAI, 2025), plus a 5-for-1 stock split (May 2026).

Underwriters: Led by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BofA, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, and others.

Consolidated Financial Highlights (preliminary/selected):
Q1 2026: Revenue $4.69B, operating loss $1.94B, Adjusted EBITDA $1.13B.

FY 2025: Revenue $18.67B, operating loss $2.59B, Adjusted EBITDA $6.58B.

Heavy capex (especially AI) and Starship R&D; Starlink (Connectivity) is the current profit engine.

Business Segments (as of/through Q1 2026 and FY 2025)
Space (launches, Dragon, Starship development):

Dominant global launch provider (>80% of mass-to-orbit in recent years, >99% Falcon success rate).

Key vehicles: Falcon 9 (reusable, ~23t to LEO), Falcon Heavy (~64t), Dragon (cargo/crew to ISS), Starship (in testing, targeting full reusability and massive scale).

Revenue: $619M (Q1 2026), $4.1B (2025). Still investing heavily in R&D/Starship.


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