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Putting SpaceX’s valuation into perspective

Let’s take a look at SpaceX’s valuation trajectory over the last couple of years:

• In late 2024, SpaceX bought back s from employees for $185 each. This secondary deal valued the company at $350 billion.
• About one year later, a tender offer pushed the company’s worth to $800 billion by December 2025.
• Earlier this year, SpaceX merged with xAI in a $1.25 trillion transaction.
• Most recently, s of SpaceX hit a valuation of $1.5 trillion on Forge Global’s private market trading platform.

The company is reportedly eying an IPO valuation between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion. For context, the company would be valued higher than Walmart, Samsung, Meta Platforms, and Tesla at the high end of this range.

Given SpaceX’s S-1 filing remains confidential, investors have only estimates of the company’s revenue and profitability. Some analysts estimate that SpaceX generated between $15 and $16 billion in revenue last year, while others put the company’s top line closer to $18 billion. Regardless of the precise sales figure, SpaceX’s IPO valuation implies a price-to-sales (P/S) multiple exceeding 100.

Separating SpaceX’s actual business from its lofty goals

SpaceX currently operates two proven segments with a third, transformative one taking shape. The company’s reusable rockets reduce launch costs by orders of magnitude, helping SpaceX capture lucrative contracts across commercial and government sectors. Meanwhile, Starlink has evolved from a niche connectivity provider into a global broadband network.

The real multiplier for SpaceX is artificial intelligence (AI). The company is increasingly marketing itself as an orbital AI infrastructure provider — leveraging Starlink’s network and Starship’s launch capacity to deploy data centers in space.

The pitch looks compelling on the surface: Orbital compute can sidestep Earth’s power grid and cooling bottlenecks, offering greater scale for training and inference workloads. Reports claim that SpaceX estimates its total addressable market to be around $28 trillion, with the vast majority tied to enterprise AI.

These technology IPOs might be a good proxy for SpaceX’s fate

After a direct listing in 2020, Palantir Technologies (PLTR +0.19%) faced loads of skepticism over its lumpy, government-heavy revenue and recurring operating losses. A strategic pivot toward commercial AI applications fueled top-line growth and helped widen profit margins. Since bottoming at around $6 per in 2022, Palantir stock has gained more than 2,100%.

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NASDAQ: PLTR

Palantir Technologies

Today’s Change

(0.19%) $0.26

Current Price

$133.99

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$321B

Day’s Range

$132.29 – $135.62

52wk Range

$118.93 – $207.52

Volume

1.2M

Avg Vol

49M

Gross Margin

84.07%

Snowflake (SNOW +4.51%) ed a completely different arc. Its 2020 IPO popped dramatically on the first day of trading. Ultimately, it surrendered these gains due to a high-interest-rate environment and normalized growth rates. Investors who bought near the peak remain in the red years later.

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Most recently, Figma (FIG +13.04%) and Cerebras Systems (CBRS 8.57%) delivered outsize first-day surges driven by enthusiasm across high-growth software and next-generation chip architectures. Figma’s momentum eventually settled into a more measured trajectory, with s now hovering well below their level in early trading days. For now, it’s too early to tell if Cerebras stock will maintain its premium as the company works to convert backlog from OpenAI and Amazon Web Services into durable revenue against larger chip rivals.

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NASDAQ: CBRS

Cerebras Systems

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(-8.57%) $-26.67

Current Price

$284.40

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$60B

Day’s Range

$275.00 – $306.19

52wk Range

$185.00 – $386.34

Volume

648K

Avg Vol

17M

Gross Margin

39.03%

History shows that high-profile IPOs generally come with immediate hype and valuation premiums that are driven by narrative. These frothy valuations can persist if business fundamentals compound rapidly and execution matches the growth story — as with Palantir.

More often, however, IPO stocks erode in the first year after lockups expire, as actual quarterly performance replaces inspiring rhetoric. SpaceX enters the public markets under immense scrutiny. Its IPO will almost certainly price s at a premium, reflecting the assumed synergies between AI and the final frontier. But the company’s valuation in 2030 remains anyone’s guess.

Maintaining a trillion-dollar profile will require Starlink to scale to serve tens of millions of users, Starship to achieve routine launches, and orbital AI to evolve from an interesting concept into a revenue-generating business. Execution delays, geopolitical tensions over orbital routes, dependence on Elon Musk, and the possibility that AI compute economics favor ground-based solutions are all genuine risks for SpaceX.

Buying SpaceX at its IPO price requires accepting extreme valuation and volatility risk. A single missed milestone or change in perception could easily trigger a steep correction that lasts several years. Meanwhile, flawless execution from Musk and his team could mint generational wealth. While the stars are within reach, the journey will undoubtedly test even the most patient investors.

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About the Author

Adam Spatacco is a contributing Motley Fool technology analyst covering artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous driving, e-commerce, and cybersecurity stocks. Previously, Adam was an investment banking analyst specializing in mergers and acquisitions, as well as debt and equity capital raises, for software companies. He later worked in corporate development at venture-backed technology start-ups. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Richmond.

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