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SpaceX Files for Record IPO, Eyes $1.75 Trillion Valuation

01 April, 2026.Finance.27 sources

Key Takeaways

SpaceX filed confidentially for an IPO with the SEC to go public.
Valuation targets about $1.75 trillion, potentially the largest IPO ever.
Expected to be the largest listing on record, with scale surpassing prior mega-IPOs.

Largest IPO in History

SpaceX filed confidentially with the SEC for what could become the world's largest IPO.

The planned offering would eclipse Saudi Aramco's $29 billion 2019 debut.

ABC

Musk combined SpaceX with xAI in an all-stock deal that valued the combined entity at $1.25 trillion.

SpaceX generated $8 billion in profit on $16 billion in revenue last year.

The offering may allocate up to 30% of shares to retail investors.

AI and Space Integration

The IPO comes weeks after Musk merged SpaceX with his AI startup xAI.

This creates the first space-based AI infrastructure network.

Ars Technica

Starlink's revenue stream provides operational cash flow.

The convergence of space access and AI compute represents a transformative business model.

Market Reception and Risks

Shares of satellite and rocket companies reacted with double-digit gains following the announcement.

“Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has confidentially filed to go public, firing the starting gun on what is expected to be the biggest initial public offering in history”

Ars Technica

Analysts caution that SpaceX is an extraordinary idea boxed in complexity.

The offering arrives amid ongoing Middle East conflict and economic uncertainty.