{"id":636759,"date":"2026-10-20T23:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/636759\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:04:10","slug":"spcx-rises-after-hours-on-ai-driven-revenue-surge-and-first-profit-since-ipo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/636759\/","title":{"rendered":"SPCX Rises After Hours On AI-Driven Revenue Surge And First Profit Since IPO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">AI-related revenue led the way at $7.56 billion, surpassing the connectivity business for the first time.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Capital spending stayed heavy at roughly $19.6 billion, mostly for AI infrastructure, leaving free cash flow negative.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Up to 1.3 billion SpaceX shares will become freely tradable on Thursday, marking the largest single release under the staggered 180-day lockup that has restricted most employee and early-investor holdings since the June IPO.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Shares of SpaceX (SPCX) rose 2% after hours on Tuesday after the company reported third-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street estimates and its first quarterly profit after its June IPO, thanks to growth in its superintelligence segment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The company reported third-quarter revenue of $14.58 billion, compared to an estimated $13 billion, and earnings of $0.35 a share, against an expected $0.13.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stocktwits.com\/newsletters\" data-ylk=\"slk:See%20what%2010M%2B%20investors%20are%20talking%20about.%20Get%20the%20Stocktwits%20Daily%20Rip%20for%20what%20retail%20is%20watching%20right%20now%2C%20free%20to%20your%20inbox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;See what 10M+ investors are talking about. Get the Stocktwits Daily Rip for what retail is watching right now, free to your inbox&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">See what 10M+ investors are talking about. Get the Stocktwits Daily Rip for what retail is watching right now, free to your inbox<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>        Revenue Surge And Profitability          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Sales jumped 161% from a year earlier and nearly doubled from the $7.8 billion posted in the second quarter. The quarter also marks the company&#8217;s first profitable quarter since its June Nasdaq listing. Net income reached about $4.4 billion, versus a Q2 loss of $541 million, while adjusted core profit climbed to $8.81 billion.  <\/p>\n<p>        AI Beats Starlink Segment Revenues          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">AI-related revenue led the way at $7.56 billion, surpassing the connectivity business for the first time, partly owing to the company&#8217;s acquisition of Cursor, which was completed in August for an implied equity value of about $60 billion, in addition to cloud service deals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Starlink connectivity sales totaled $5.25 billion, and the space launch segment contributed $1.77 billion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Capital spending stayed heavy at roughly $19.6 billion, mostly for AI infrastructure, leaving free cash flow negative.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">&#8220;We delivered another strong quarter in Q3. Revenue grew an impressive 161% year-over-year, fueled by continued momentum in Connectivity and a clear inflection in our Super Intelligence business. The combination of our launch leadership, recurring Starlink revenue, and the significant expansion of our SI infrastructure continues to drive meaningful operating leverage,&#8221; CFO Bret Johnsen said.  <\/p>\n<p>        What&#8217;s Next For SpaceX?           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Up to 1.3 billion SpaceX shares become freely tradable on Thursday, October 22, marking the largest single release under the staggered 180-day lockup that has restricted most employee and early-investor holdings since the June IPO. The tranche represents about 28% of the roughly 4.7 billion shares in the main lockup pool; a further 328 million shares are scheduled to unlock on October 24. Past staged releases have produced mixed stock reactions.  <\/p>\n<p>            How Did SPCX Retail Traders React?         <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around SPCX stock jumped from bearish to bullish territory over the past 24 hours, while message volume rose from normal to high levels.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">A Stocktwits user expressed disappointment at the muted share move after the positive earnings report.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Another pinned the muted share reaction to the stock being overvalued.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">SPCX closed Tuesday at about $148, higher than its IPO price of $135 but below its all-time highs near $226.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/stocktwits.com\/news-articles\/markets\/equity\/rapp-stock-tempers-premarket-gains-on-concerns-over-higher-discontinuation-rates-in-bipolar-mania-study\/cZxAd8kRBHJ\" data-ylk=\"slk:RAPP%20Stock%20Tempers%20Premarket%20Gains%20On%20Concerns%20Over%20Higher%20Discontinuation%20Rates%20In%20Bipolar%20Mania%20Study;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;RAPP Stock Tempers Premarket Gains On Concerns Over Higher Discontinuation Rates In Bipolar Mania Study&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">RAPP Stock Tempers Premarket Gains On Concerns Over Higher Discontinuation Rates In Bipolar Mania Study<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Anan Ashraf has no position in any of the stocks mentioned in this article. 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