SpaceX to Begin Trading with Historic IPO
SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) is set to launch trading on the Nasdaq on Friday, expected to achieve an initial market value of approximately $1.77 trillion by selling about 556 million shares at $135 each. The public offering could raise around $75 billion, with investor demand exceeding $250 billion.
Despite its substantial market capitalization, SpaceX faces significant hurdles to joining the S&P 500 index, which requires companies to demonstrate profitability and a minimum 12-month trading history. Currently, SpaceX has reported net losses totaling $4.9 billion for 2025 and $4.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026, which complicates its path toward index inclusion.
SpaceX has around 13.1 billion shares outstanding, but only about 4% will be available for public trading initially. In contrast, companies like Tesla took over a decade to gain S&P 500 membership due to similar profitability requirements.
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