SpaceX IPO: $1.8T, roadshow underway, pricing Thursday June 11, the largest IPO in history
🔎 $75 billion in a single raise: Wall Street had never seen anything like it
Financial history is being written right now. SpaceX, the space company founded by Elon Musk, officially launched the roadshow for its IPO on June 4, 2026. The goal is titanic: raising $75 billion by issuing 555.6 million shares at $135 each.
This would give SpaceX a valuation of $1.8 trillion on its first day of trading, scheduled for Thursday, June 12 on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX. To put the figures into perspective, the IPO shatters the all-time record held by Saudi Aramco and its $29.4 billion raised in 2019 by more than two and a half times.
But what makes this event fundamentally different is its AI dimension. SpaceX is no longer just a space company. Since the absorption of xAI in February 2026 and the deployment of the Colossus supercomputer, the company is presenting itself to investors as a space group propelled by artificial intelligence. And Wall Street is losing its mind: the order book is already two times oversubscribed according to Reuters.
The essentials
- Price set at $135 per share, with no price range, a total break from the Wall Street convention according to Reuters.
- $75 billion raised, via 555.6M shares, for a target valuation of $1.8T according to Kotak.
- Order book 2x oversubscribed : demand reaches ~$150 billion for the $75 billion sought, according to Bloomberg.
- Ticker SPCX, simultaneous listing on Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas, pricing on Wednesday June 11, first trade on June 12 according to The Next Web.
- Triple AI IPO race : Anthropic filed its confidential S-1 on June 1, OpenAI followed on June 8, SpaceX is in the lead according to Journal du Net.
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The IPO structuring: 555.6M shares at $135, a price without a range
SpaceX has chosen a radically different approach from traditional IPOs. Instead of offering a price range that shifts based on investor feedback, the company has set a single price of $135 per share.
This is a break from convention that Reuters describes as "upending Wall Street convention". The message is clear: SpaceX does not negotiate its valuation, it dictates it.
1.8 trillion, not 2.0 trillion
The initial target valuation was hovering around 2.0 trillion dollars. After consultations with institutional investors during the pre-roadshow, SpaceX brought the target down to a minimum of 1.8 trillion dollars, as reported by Kotak.
This apparent retreat conceals a tactical maneuver. By setting a "mere" $1.8T valuation, SpaceX leaves room for upward momentum on the first day of trading. Analysts at Foreign Policy Journal project that the AI division alone could generate $322 billion in revenue by 2030.
Dual listing: Nasdaq + Nasdaq Texas
The SPCX ticker will be listed simultaneously on the legacy Nasdaq and on Nasdaq Texas, the new exchange launched in response to Texas regulations. This is a strong political signal from Elon Musk, who moved SpaceX's headquarters to Texas in 2021.
The roadshow: Starlink, Starbase, and the AI pivot
The roadshow began on June 4, 2026, with presentations focused around two pillars: space infrastructure (Starlink, Starbase) and the new AI dimension according to Yahoo Finance.
This is a strategically calibrated pitch. SpaceX no longer presents itself as a rocket launcher, but as an integrated platform where space and AI feed off each other.
Starlink as a cash machine
The Starlink satellite network now boasts several million subscribers worldwide. This division's revenue forms the financial foundation on which investors rely to justify a $1.8T valuation.
Colossus and xAI: the real growth engine
The element that electrified the roadshow was the presentation of the AI division. SpaceX absorbed xAI in February 2026, taking over the Colossus supercomputer and the Grok 4.1 model, which scores 90 in the LLM General category.
Colossus has become the central strategic asset. And for good reason: Anthropic pays $1.25 billion per month to access the computing power of Colossus 1, according to TechCrunch. This contract, which runs until May 2029, represents a potential commitment of over $40 billion.
2x oversubscribed : what the record oversubscription means
The SpaceX IPO order book shows demand of around $150 billion for the $75 billion sought. This is what Reuters describes as "two times oversubscribed".
Bloomberg confirms that there are more requests than available shares. The Next Web reports that the order book was closed ahead of the initially scheduled date, a sign of exceptional institutional appetite.
Who is buying?
Pension funds are at the forefront. The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, which invested around $300 million in 2019, is hoping for an $11.6 billion gain according to Basenor. That is a return on investment of nearly 38x in seven years.
Sovereign wealth funds, mega tech funds (Fidelity, Sequoia), and international investment banks complete the picture. Demand is such that share allocation will be a complex political exercise for the lead-managing banks.
The oversubscription trap
Massive oversubscription does not guarantee post-IPO performance. 24/7 Wall St. points out that mega-IPOs have historically disappointed retail investors. Facebook in 2012, Alibaba in 2014: the first week is often volatile.
The macroeconomic context reinforces this caution. The S&P 500 shows a Shiller P/E ratio close to the 1999 historic record (dot-com bubble), which Motley Fool highlights as a structural risk for any stock market listing of this magnitude.
The AI dimension: Colossus, the Anthropic contract, and operating losses
This is the central paradox of the SpaceX S-1. The AI division generated $3.2 billion in revenue in 2025, which is spectacular for a business launched less than two years ago. But it also recorded $2.47 billion in operating loss in just the first quarter of 2026, according to Investing.com.
The $1.25B/month Anthropic contract
The deal revealed in the S-1 is phenomenal. Anthropic pays $1.25 billion per month to SpaceX for compute on Colossus 1, with a reduced rate for the first two months according to Business Insider.
ActuIA specifies that this access is capped at 11% of Colossus's total capacity. This means that 89% of the power remains available for other clients or for SpaceX's internal use and its models like Grok 4.1.
Anthropic will also have access to Colossus 2, an updated version of the cluster. This contract provides SpaceX with a predictable recurring revenue stream of $15 billion per year, from just a single client.
Why is Anthropic paying so much?
Anthropic, which just filed its own confidential S-1 for a $965 billion IPO, does not have SpaceX's hardware infrastructure. Its flagship model, Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive), reaches 94.3 in agentic and 90 in general, but requires colossal computing power.
Rather than building its own datacenters, Anthropic is outsourcing to SpaceX. This is an implicit admission: in the AI war, the possession of physical compute has become the ultimate competitive advantage.
The losses mask the strategy
The $2.47 billion operating loss in Q1 2026 is explained by massive investments in the expansion of Colossus and the development of Grok. This is strategic "burn," similar to what Amazon did with AWS in the 2000s. The question is whether the markets will have the patience to wait for profitability.
The triple AI IPO race: SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI
June 2026 marks a historic turning point for the AI industry. Just these three listed companies alone will represent a combined market capitalization exceeding $3.7 trillion according to TechJournal.
The comparative timeline
| Company | Key event | Date | Target valuation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | Public S-1 | May 20, 2026 | $1.8 trillion |
| Anthropic | Confidential S-1 | June 1, 2026 | $965 billion |
| OpenAI | Confidential S-1 | June 8, 2026 | $852 billion |
Decode the Future and Yellow.com confirm that all three companies will likely be listed by October 2026.
SpaceX in pole position
SpaceX has a decisive advantage: its roadshow is already underway. While Anthropic and OpenAI struggle to finalize their regulatory documents, SpaceX is already presenting its figures to investors.
The Journal du Net points out that the three companies have fundamentally different strategies. OpenAI is betting on model dominance (GPT-5.5 dominates agentic rankings at 98.2), Anthropic on safety and enterprise, SpaceX on the vertical integration of compute.
The models in competition
The IPO war reflects the model war. The June 2025 Agentic LLM ranking shows OpenAI's dominance with GPT-5.5 (98.2), but Anthropic remains competitive with Claude Opus 4.7 Adaptive (94.3). SpaceX, via xAI, positions Grok 4.1 at 79 in agentic and 90 in general, a respectable score but not a dominant one.
What sets SpaceX apart is that the company doesn't just sell models. It sells the infrastructure needed to run them. And in a market where compute is the rarest resource, this is a formidable positioning.
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The allocation will be tiny for the individual
Out of 555.6 million shares, the vast majority will be allocated to institutions. Online brokers will distribute crumbs. If you get 10 shares at $135, your position will be worth $1,350. The transaction fee alone could absorb a significant portion of first-day gains.
The risk of "pop and drop"
The classic scenario for an oversubscribed IPO is a meteoric rise at the open ("pop"), followed by a correction in the weeks that follow ("drop"). With a $1.8T valuation, the slightest discrepancy between projections and reality could trigger a massive sell-off.
Motley Fool goes further by predicting that Eli Lilly could eventually end up being worth more than SpaceX, arguing that the pharmaceutical sector offers more predictable margins than a cash-burning space-AI conglomerate.
Waiting for the end of the lock-up
Early employees and early-stage investors will be subject to a 6-month lock-up period. When this period expires in December 2026, a wave of selling could pressure the share price. History shows that the best entry points for tech IPOs are often after the first lock-up.
The numbers that justify (or don't) $1.8 trillion
The question every investor should ask themselves is simple: what justifies SpaceX being worth more than the market capitalization of the majority of S&P 500 companies?
Wall Street's bull scenario
Foreign Policy Journal reports that analysts are modeling ~100x growth for the AI division by the end of 2030. If these projections materialize, SpaceX would generate over $300 billion in annual AI revenue, which at a 6x multiple would indeed yield a $1.8T valuation.
Add Starlink's revenue (estimated at several billion per year and growing), government contracts (NASA, Department of Defense), and the potential of Starship as an orbital transport vehicle, and the scenario becomes defensible.
The bear scenario
The AI division's operating losses are abyssal. $2.47 billion in losses in a single quarter is not sustainable without continuous fundraising. The $1.25B/month Anthropic contract is fantastic, but it is capped at 11% of capacity. SpaceX must find other major clients to make Colossus profitable.
Regulatory risk is also omnipresent. The absorption of xAI by SpaceX raises antitrust questions. Elon Musk's control over both the X platform (formerly Twitter), Colossus's compute, and the Grok models creates a conflict of interest that regulators could examine.
Comparison with current valuations
| Metric | SpaceX (projected) | Microsoft | Meta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | $1.8 trillion | $3.1 trillion | $2.2 trillion | $1.5 trillion |
| Annual revenue | ~$15-20 billion | ~$250 billion | ~$350 billion | ~$170 billion |
| P/E ratio | N/A (not profitable) | ~35x | ~25x | ~28x |
SpaceX is asking to be valued almost as much as Meta, with 10 times lower revenue and massive operating losses. The justification relies entirely on the growth projection of the AI division. It is a gamble, not a valuation based on current fundamentals.
The xAI Element: Grok, Colossus, and Vertical Integration
SpaceX's absorption of xAI in February 2026 is the strategic pivot of this IPO. Without this integration, SpaceX would be a space company with a valuation likely 3 to 4 times lower.
Colossus: The Supercomputer That Changes Everything
Colossus is the largest GPU cluster in the world dedicated to training AI models. Its capacity exceeds anything other players can deploy. Anthropic, despite its confidential IPO valuation of $965 billion, prefers to rent this compute rather than build its own.
This is a fundamental lesson of the AI era: owning the hardware is more strategic than owning the best model. Models can be copied or surpassed (Grok 4.1 is only 14th in agentic), but physical compute capacity is a real defensive moat.
Grok as a Loss Leader
Grok 4.1, with its general score of 90, serves as a technological demonstration. It proves that Colossus can train competitive models. But SpaceX-AI's real business is not selling access to Grok. It is selling compute to those who don't have it, like Anthropic.
This strategy is similar to Amazon's with AWS: using an internal product as a proof of concept, then turning it into infrastructure for others. The difference is that the AI compute market is much more lucrative than cloud computing was in 2006.
The precise timeline up to listing
For investors closely following the IPO, here is the timeline confirmed by sources.
From S-1 to first price
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Public S-1 filing | TechJournal |
| April 1, 2026 | Initial confidential S-1 filing | ActuIA |
| June 4, 2026 | Roadshow launch | Reuters |
| June 5-8, 2026 | Oversubscription confirmed | Bloomberg |
| June 10, 2026 | Order book closing | The Next Web |
| June 11, 2026 | Final pricing at $135 | Yahoo Finance |
| June 12, 2026 | SPCX first listing | The Next Web |
The pricing on Thursday, June 11 is the key moment. This is when the lead-managing banks determine the final allocation. Institutional investors will find out how many shares they actually receive, likely far less than what they requested.
What this IPO changes for the tech industry
Beyond the numbers, the SpaceX IPO marks a structural turning point in how markets evaluate tech companies.
The end of the space/AI divide
Until now, space companies and AI companies belonged to two distinct worlds. SpaceX merges these two categories. Space provides the data collection infrastructure (Starlink satellites), AI provides the processing. This is an integrated advantage that no competitor can replicate.
The validation of the "compute-as-a-service" model
If the IPO is a success, it will validate the model where owning physical compute is the main driver of valuation. Companies that have invested heavily in GPUs and datacenters will see their valuations multiplied. Those that only have software models could be penalized.
The acceleration of the mega-IPO race
With SpaceX at $1.8T, Anthropic at $965 billion, and OpenAI at $852 billion, the bar is set extremely high. The next AI companies seeking to go public will have to justify valuations of several hundreds of billions to be taken seriously. This could create a cyclical bubble where valuations feed off one another.
❌ Common mistakes
Mistake 1: Confusing oversubscription and post-IPO performance
A 2x oversubscribed order book means that demand exceeds supply. This absolutely does not guarantee that the share price will rise after listing. Historical mega-IPOs show that oversubscription often attracts investors who sell immediately, creating downward pressure.
Mistake 2: Ignoring the AI division's operating losses
Focusing on the $3.2 billion in 2025 AI revenue without mentioning the $2.47 billion in losses in Q1 2026 alone is reading half of the S-1. The burn rate is a major risk factor that markets could punish at any time.
Mistake 3: Buying at the open at market price
The opening price will likely be well above $135 given the oversubscription. Buying at this level means paying a speculative premium. Historically, the best entry points occur on the dips in the first few weeks or after the lock-up.
Mistake 4: Treating SpaceX as a pure space company
If you value SpaceX using the multiples of traditional aerospace companies (Boeing, Lockheed Martin), you are missing 70% of the investment thesis. The AI division and the Colossus compute are the real valuation drivers.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the SpaceX IPO share price?
$135 per share, a fixed price without a range, according to the S-1 filed on May 20, 2026, and confirmed by Reuters.
When is the pricing and the first trading day?
Pricing is set for Wednesday, June 11, 2026, and the first trading of the SPCX ticker on the Nasdaq takes place on Thursday, June 12.
How many shares will be issued?
555.6 million shares, for a total raise of $75 billion, the largest amount in IPO history.
What is the difference between the absorption of xAI and a simple partnership?
SpaceX fully integrated xAI in February 2026. The assets (Colossus, Grok), employees, and contracts now belong to SpaceX. It is not a partnership; it is a merger.
Can retail participate in the IPO?
Technically yes, via online brokers distributing shares. But the allocation will be tiny. Most retail investors will have to buy on the secondary market after trading begins.
Is Anthropic really paying $1.25 billion per month to SpaceX?
Yes, this is confirmed in SpaceX's S-1 and reported by TechCrunch and Business Insider. The contract runs until May 2029, with a reduced rate for the first two months, for a potential total exceeding $40 billion.
How does SpaceX compare to OpenAI and Anthropic in terms of IPO?
SpaceX is ahead with a roadshow underway and pricing in a week. Anthropic filed its S-1 on June 1, OpenAI on June 8. All three are expected to be listed by October 2026, representing a combined market capitalization of $3.6+ trillion.
✅ Conclusion
SpaceX is executing the largest IPO in financial history, and the AI dimension via Colossus and the Anthropic contract at $1.25B/month is the real engine behind this $1.800 trillion valuation. But caution is warranted: massive operating losses, a tight macro context, and "pop and drop" risks make it a risky bet for retail. Follow the pricing on June 11 closely, but don't buy blindly at the open.