{"id":711525,"date":"2026-06-03T04:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/711525\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T04:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:42:25","slug":"spacex-targets-1-75-trillion-valuation-including-greenshoe-option-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/711525\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX targets $1.75-trillion valuation including greenshoe option, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off during a test flight from Starbase, Tex.Eric Gay\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n

SpaceX, Elon Musk\u2019s rocket and satellite company, plans to target a valuation of US$1.75-trillion, including a greenshoe option, in its blockbuster initial public offering, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

After some early meetings with investors, or a \u201ctesting the waters\u201d process, the company has indicated it plans to raise at least US$75-billion, the sources said, requesting anonymity to discuss confidential information. The greenshoe option gives underwriters the right to sell additional shares if investor demand exceeds expectations, typically up to 15 per cent.<\/p>\n

The IPO is expected to be structured as an all-primary offering, meaning all proceeds would go to the company rather than existing shareholders, the sources said.<\/p>\n

The move marks the first time SpaceX has communicated specific fundraising and valuation targets to banks after early investor meetings, as it prepares for what is expected to be the largest ever IPO. Reuters previously reported the company was considering a preliminary valuation of around US$1.75-trillion. The roadshow for the IPO is set to begin on Thursday, Reuters previously reported. The plans, including the size of the raise, are subject to change as investor meetings get under way, the sources cautioned.<\/p>\n

The IPO will give public investors a rare opportunity to buy into Musk\u2019s vision for space, satellite communications and artificial intelligence through SpaceX, which has emerged as the crown jewel of the world\u2019s richest person\u2019s business empire.<\/p>\n

SpaceX did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Wave of mega IPOs<\/p>\n

The listing is expected to kick off a wave of mega IPOs, with SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic together poised to add almost US$4-trillion in market capitalization to public markets and intensify competition for investor dollars. Unlike most IPO candidates, SpaceX lacks a clear public market benchmark. Analysts say investors must piece together comparisons from aerospace, telecom and defense companies while factoring in Starlink\u2019s growth potential and Musk\u2019s long-term ambitions, making valuation a complex task.<\/p>\n

For many investors, the bet is as much on Musk as on SpaceX. His track record at electric-vehicle company Tesla and his ability to galvanize retail traders could likewise spur strong demand for shares, as his reputation has done for past ventures.<\/p>\n

Still, two of SpaceX\u2019s three businesses are burning cash, with only its connectivity segment, home to the Starlink satellite constellation, generating profits and widely viewed as the company\u2019s cash cow.<\/p>\n

Beyond rockets and satellites, SpaceX is pitching investors a future that includes ambitious projects such as data centers in orbit, positioning itself to benefit from a surge in AI-related infrastructure spending. SpaceX merged with Musk\u2019s AI startup xAI earlier this year in a deal that valued the rocket and satellite company at US$1-trillion and the developer of the Grok chatbot at US$250-billion.<\/p>\n

Its revenue rose to US$4.69-billion in the three months ended March 31 from US$4.07-billion a year ago. Losses widened to $1.27 per share versus 18 cents per share over the same period.<\/p>\n

In 2025, SpaceX\u2019s revenue jumped to US$18.67-billion from US$14.02-billion a year earlier, but the company swung to a net loss of US$4.94-billion from a profit of US$791-million. Since a large part of SpaceX\u2019s pitch to investors hinges on Musk, some corporate governance concerns could give investors pause, experts have said. Measures, including a dual-class share structure laid out in the IPO prospectus, concentrate voting power in the hands of Musk and a small group of insiders. SpaceX is aiming to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol \u201cSPCX.\u201d The debut is expected as early as June 12, Reuters has reported, citing sources, after the company accelerated the timeline of its IPO.<\/p>\n

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan are the joint book-running managers for the offering, leading a syndicate of global investment banks underwriting the deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off during a test flight from Starbase, Tex.Eric Gay\/The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":711526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[901,888,902,879,877,903,49,48,876,895,896,891,878,875,46,549,295,894,887,914,880,881,893,889,890,884,904,885,909,910,912,907,911,905,908,882,898,899,714,897,906,66,306,865,61,900,892,886,883,913],"class_list":["post-711525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-news","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-science","tag-space","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}