SpaceX has set its initial public offering price at $135 per share, establishing a $1.77 trillion valuation that would position the company as the seventh-largest in the United States at debut, surpassing Tesla's current $1.6 trillion market capitalization. The pricing announcement arrives after sixteen months of structured preparation following Musk's September 2023 commitment to public markets.
The $135 reference price sits 22% above SpaceX's most recent private tender in February 2025, which implied a $1.45 trillion valuation at $110.50 per share. The company intends to raise between $8 billion and $12 billion in primary capital, with the final share count and greenshoe allocation to be disclosed in the S-1 amendment expected Monday. Underwriters include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and BofA Securities, with JPMorgan notably absent after tensions during the 2023 Starlink carve-out negotiations.
The valuation assumes full dilution of employee options and reflects $14.2 billion in trailing revenue as of Q4 2024, implying a 125x price-to-sales multiple at current pricing. For context, Palantir trades at 68x trailing sales, and Nvidia at 31x. The premium rests on two pillars: Starlink's 3.8 million subscribers generating 89% gross margins on connectivity services, and NASA's $11.8 billion in committed Artemis contracts through 2028. Commercial launch revenue, while高-profile, constitutes only 18% of the top line. The company posted $2.1 billion in net income for 2024, its second consecutive profitable year.
Family offices and crossover funds face a compressed decision window. The roadshow begins Monday with investor meetings in New York, followed by London and Hong Kong sessions before pricing on May 16th. Allocations will favor accounts with $500 million+ in committed dry powder for aerospace and infrastructure, and underwriters have privately indicated a 15-20% oversubscription target to avoid WeWork-style volatility. The reference price already bakes in a $340 billion premium over the February tender, meaning early-stage LPs from the Founders Fund and Sequoia positions face mark-to-market gains exceeding 5.2x on seed capital deployed in 2012.
Operators should track three forward catalysts. First, Starship's FAA commercial certification timeline, currently projected for Q3 2025, which would unlock $7.4 billion in backlogged satellite deployment contracts. Second, the Starlink revenue inflection as the service passes 5 million subscribers, the threshold at which fixed costs plateau and EBITDA margins historically expand 1,100 basis points in telecom infrastructure plays. Third, secondary lockup expiration six months post-IPO, when Musk's 42% stake and early employee tranches become eligible for sale, potentially flooding $180 billion in paper wealth into liquid markets.
The IPO prospectus will disclose for the first time SpaceX's defense contract exposure, including the classified National Security Space Launch agreements and the Pentagon's interest in Starship for rapid global cargo deployment. That line item matters: defense revenue carries statutory margin caps but provides non-cyclical ballast that venture-backed space companies lack.
The takeaway
At **$1.77 trillion**, SpaceX prices above Tesla, betting **125x** sales is justified by Starlink margins and NASA's **$11.8B** Artemis commitment.
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