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SpaceX’s Record IPO Raises About $86 Billion as Stock Surges Then Pulls Back

A confirmed bond filing points to additional fundraising needs.

Overview

  • SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 per share on June 12, raising roughly $75 billion and then about $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised a greenshoe option.
  • The stock jumped at debut and climbed roughly 40% in its first week as heavy retail buying and an options boom pushed turnover to the top of U.S. markets.
  • Trading turned volatile with a multi‑day pullback that erased much of the late‑week gains and left the company still trading well above its IPO price.
  • The company confirmed in a filing on Monday that it plans a notes offering to repay bridge loans and raise cash, with media reports saying bankers are preparing a roughly $20 billion bond sale.
  • A tiny public float, staggered insider lockups that free up big tranches in the months ahead, and a two‑speed business where profitable Starlink funds loss‑making AI and Starship spending create the main near‑term risks and catalysts for price swings