Elon Musk’s SpaceX readies for Wall Street blastoff with new filing projecting $28.5 trillion in future revenue

Nypost · May 20, 2026 · 691 words · By Marc Vartabedian

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX readies for Wall Street blastoff with new filing projecting $28.5 trillion in future revenue See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX readies for Wall Street blastoff with new filing projecting $28.5 trillion in future revenue See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleElon Musk’s SpaceX on Wednesday filed paperwork to go public next month, aiming for an out-of-this-world valuation projected around $1.5 trillion – the biggest IPO in history.

Common ground

The filing for the initial public offering included mind-boggling projections for how SpaceX — which owns artificial intelligence company xAI, satellite-internet business Starlink and social media platform X — will make money.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Wednesday filed paperwork to go public next month”

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Multiple independent sources (TechCrunch, Fortune, and davemanuel.com) confirm that SpaceX has filed its S-1 IPO paperwork.

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web search NEUTRAL — SpaceX Files Its S-1: Full Breakdown Of The Largest IPO In American History SpaceX just filed its S-1, and the document is exactly what you'd expect from a 24-year-old company that has become the most…
https://www.davemanuel.com/2026/05/20/spacex-s1-ipo-filing-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — In a S-1 filing replete with glossy photos of rockets and space, SpaceX gave investors the first peek at its business financials and plans for a massive IPO.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/20/spacex-finally-files-ipo-pros…

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web search NEUTRAL — SpaceX has finally made the contents of its IPO filing public, weeks ahead of what is expected to be the largest IPO ever.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/20/the-spacex-ipo-filing-has-…

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Claim 2: “The company’s launch and satellite businesses burned through combined $8 billion in capex last year while its AI business spent $12.7 billion”

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CNN Business reports that SpaceX spent $20.7 billion total, with $12.7 billion for AI and the remainder ($8 billion) split between Starlink ($4.2B) and other space ventures ($3.8B), which aligns with the claim's breakdown.

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Claim 3: “total capital expenditures at SpaceX of an eye-watering $20.7 billion”

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Both CNN Business and another web search result explicitly state that SpaceX's capital expenditures were $20.7 billion last year.

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web search NEUTRAL — SpaceX spent $20.7 billion last year, the bulk of which ($12.7 billion) was for AI. SpaceX spent $4.2 billion on Starlink and $3.8 billion on other space ventures, including rockets. The SpaceX logo i…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/business/spacex-files-for-sto…

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web search NEUTRAL — Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, doing business as SpaceX, is a private American aerospace and artificial intelligence company headquartered at the Starbase development site in Starbase, Te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX

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web search NEUTRAL — The company’s capital expenditures nearly doubled to $20.7 billion last year, up from $11.2 billion a year earlier, as it spent heavily on artificial intelligence development.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/technology/elon-musk-spac…

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Claim 4: “The company reported a net loss of $4.3 billion for the three months ended March 31”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 5: “expected IPO date of June 12 on Nasdaq”

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While there is evidence of an IPO filing and a general window (mid-June 2026), the specific date of June 12 on Nasdaq is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — SpaceX, NASA, and the United States Armed Forces work closely together by means of governmental contracts. [11] SpaceX was founded by Elon Musk in 2002 with a vision of decreasing the costs of space l…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX

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web search NEUTRAL — SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other…
https://www.spacex.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 1, 2026 · An initial public offering of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company would most likely be a generational wealth event and one of the largest offerings ever.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/technology/spacex-ipo-elo…

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Claim 6: “Saudi Aramco, which raised a record-setting $26 billion when it went public in 2019”

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Wikipedia and other financial reports confirm Saudi Aramco raised approximately $25.6 to $26 billion in its 2019 IPO.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2019 initial public offering (IPO).Saudi Aramco has emitted 59.26 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent since it began operations, accounting for 4.38% of worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Aramco

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web search NEUTRAL — Saudi Aramco raised $26 billion in its record-shattering IPO — but banks will get paid an abnormally small 0.25% of that.Saudi Aramco's initial public offering broke the record for size and largest pr…
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/saudi-aramco…

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web search NEUTRAL — Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest producer of oil, based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. They began drilling for oil in 1938. During the IPO, the company sold approximately 3 billion shares to raise $25.6…
https://learn.g2.com/largest-ipos-in-history

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Claim 7: “Musk will be the chief executive, head of technology and chairman of the board while holding 12.3% of Class A shares and 93.6% of Class B shares while retaining majority voting power”

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Claim 8: “aiming for an out-of-this-world valuation projected around $1.5 trillion”

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Multiple sources report a projected valuation around $1.5 trillion, with some mentioning variations up to $1.75 trillion.

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web search NEUTRAL — 1. Elon’s SpaceX said to target mid-2026 IPO at ~$1.5T valuation, seeking $30B+ raiseMid-to-late 2026: SpaceX and its advisers are targeting a listing in this window.Space-based data centers could be …
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/elons-spacex-said-target-mid-…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to a report by The Guardian, SpaceX is finalizing plans for a potential IPO in mid-June 2026, aiming to raise around $50 billion at a valuation estimated at approximately $1.5 trillion.
https://see.news/spacex-eyes-landmark-ipo-valued-at-15-trill…

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web search NEUTRAL — SpaceX is targeting a valuation of approximately $1.75 trillion, which would make it the largest IPO in history. The company aims to raise around $75 billion in the offering.
https://intellectia.ai/blog/spacex-ipo-2026-guide

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Claim 9: “SpaceX sees future revenue opportunities of $28.5 trillion — including $26.5 trillion from AI projects, $1.6 trillion from Starlink broadband, $740 billion in Starlink mobile and $370 billion from “space-enabled solutions.””

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries and a YouTube video about rocket landings; none of the sources provide the specific revenue projections ($28.5 trillion total, etc.) mentioned in the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, an international telecommunications provider that is a wholly owned subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink

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web search NEUTRAL — With unprecedented access to Elon Musk and his SpaceX team, witness the historic landing of a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral. Subscribe: https://on.natge...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brE21SBO2j8

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Claim 10: “SpaceX made $18.6 billion in revenue in 2025, up 33% from a year earlier”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to support the specific revenue figure of $18.6 billion for 2025.

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Claim 11: “Its sales came to $18.7 billion last year, when it lost $4.9 billion”

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Claim 12: “SpaceX — which owns artificial intelligence company xAI, satellite-internet business Starlink and social media platform X”

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While a CNBC cross-reference claims SpaceX owns xAI and X, Wikipedia and other general descriptions of SpaceX focus on it being an aerospace company. In reality, xAI and X are separate companies founded/owned by Elon Musk, not subsidiaries of SpaceX, though the provided cross-reference incorrectly suggests otherwise.

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Claim 13: “SpaceX will trade under the ticker SPCX”

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Multiple independent sources (The Motley Fool and other web results) explicitly state that the ticker symbol will be 'SPCX'.

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web search NEUTRAL — SpaceX Filing Reveals $4.28 Billion Loss, Musk’s Tight Grip. SpaceX Files for IPO on Nasdaq Under SPCX Symbol.At $2 trillion, SpaceX’s market value would be larger than all but a handful of the compan…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-20/musk-s-sp…

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web search NEUTRAL — 3. The company's ticker symbol will be "SPCX".SpaceX is fine-tuning the details of Wall Street's largest-ever initial public offering (IPO), including its ticker symbol, the exchange on which it'll tr…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/17/spacex-accelerates…

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web search NEUTRAL — SpaceX IPO,SPCX stock,how to buy SpaceX stock,SpaceX IPO date,SpaceX valuation,Elon Musk IPO,Starlink stock.The choice of the ticker symbol SPCX is notable, as it was previously used by Tuttle Capital…
https://intellectia.ai/blog/spacex-ipo-2026-guide

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