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SpaceX Prices $75 Billion IPO at $135, Setting Up a $1.75 Trillion Market Debut

The fixed offer price concentrates tradable shares and could trigger heavy retail and index-driven volatility.

Overview

  • SpaceX has set terms to sell 555.6 million Class A shares at $135 each to raise about $75 billion and plans to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX around June 12.
  • Order books are reported several times oversubscribed, with roughly $250 billion of demand, a roughly 30% retail allocation, and reported multi‑billion anchor interest from Gulf sovereign funds including talks of up to $5 billion from Saudi PIF.
  • The S‑1 shows about $18.6 billion in 2025 revenue and a GAAP loss near $4.9 billion driven mainly by AI and capex spending, while independent valuations from Morningstar and others place fair value materially below the IPO price.
  • Elon Musk will retain overwhelming voting control through super‑voting shares (about 82% of votes) and Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked the SEC to delay the listing, citing valuation, disclosure and governance concerns.
  • Market structure and execution risks could amplify short‑term moves because the fixed price and small immediate free float may force index, ETF and retail flows, while SpaceX must scale Starship reusability, satellite production and AI infrastructure to meet the growth priced into the deal.