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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. — Business metrics

SPCX
NASDAQIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseCIK 0001181412spacex.comAbout SPCX
Last close · Oct 26, 2026146.90−0.59 (−0.40%)
Market cap$2.0T

SpaceX revenue by segment, Starlink subscribers and launches

Every operating number SpaceX reports each quarter, in one place — read from its earnings releases, 10-Qs and prospectus on SEC EDGAR.

SpaceXRevenue, Q2'26
$7.81B
+92% y/y
StarlinkSubscribers
12.0M
+100% y/y
StarlinkARPU
$66/mo
−22% y/y
AINameplate compute
1.4GW
+1.0 GW y/y
SpaceLaunches, Q2'26
38
−8 y/y
SpaceXBacklog
$47.5B
Jun 30, 2026 · first disclosed
Remaining performance obligations

Starlink earns it. AI spends it.

Revenue by segment above the line, capital spending by segment below — per quarter, $ billions

Connectivity (Starlink)AI (xAI, Grok and X)Space (Falcon and Starship launches)
840−4−8−12−16−20REVENUE ↑CAPEX ↓4.1−4.1Q1'254.1−2.8Q2'25n/rQ3'25n/rQ4'254.7−10.1Q1'267.8−18.4Q2'26Oct 20AI$15.8B
Q2'26 capex
$18.4B
2.4× revenue of $7.8B
AI share of capex
86%
AI share of revenue
33%
Connectivity income from operations
$1.66B
Free cash flow
−$15.95B
Cash and securities
$100.0B

n/r: not reported as a quarter on its own — Q3 2025 arrives with the Q3 2026 release, and Q4 2025 is the year less the first three quarters.

ConnectivityStarlink
12.0Msubscribers, Jun 30, 2026
+6.0M in a year · ARPU $66 a month against $85
Subscribers, millionsARPU, $ a month
AIxAI, Grok and X
1.4 GWnameplate compute
AI revenue $2.56B in Q2'26, $2.19B of it AI infrastructure
AI capex per quarterCompute, GW
SpaceFalcon and Starship
38launches in Q2'26 · 485 t to orbit
28 of them carried SpaceX's own satellites
Internal (Starlink)Customer

798M more shares can trade from Dec 8

The price since the Jun 12, 2026 IPO, with every release of shares from the IPO lock-up and each results date. Bars are millions of shares.

$100$125$150$175$200$225IPO price $135$201.80 high$146.90Q2 resultsQ3 resultsSHARES RELEASED FROM LOCK-UP, MILLIONS9123193193283281,300798JulAugSepOctNovDec
Released so far
3.9B shares
Next: Dec 8 (Day 180)
+798M
Still to be released
9.0B shares
Last close against the $135 IPO price
+9%
Every release, 8 still to come
DateTriggerSharesWhich sharesStatus
Aug 6, 2026Q2 2026 results + 2 trading days912M20% of the 180-day lock-up sharesReleased
Aug 6, 2026Q2 2026 results + 2 trading days456MA further 10%, if the price held 30% above the IPO price
It needed a close of $175.50 or more on 5 of the 10 trading days to Aug 4; the highest was $125.33. These shares wait for Day 180.
Did not release
Aug 20, 2026Day 70319M7% of the 180-day lock-up sharesReleased
Sep 9, 2026Day 90319M7% of the 180-day lock-up sharesReleased
Sep 10, 2026Day 9159MAffiliates' shares released earlyReleased
Sep 24, 2026Day 105328M7% of the 180-day lock-up sharesReleased
Oct 9, 2026Day 120328M7% of the 180-day lock-up sharesReleased
Oct 22, 2026Q3 2026 results + 2 trading days1.3B28% of the 180-day lock-up sharesReleased
Oct 24, 2026Day 135328M7% of the 180-day lock-up sharesReleased
Dec 8, 2026Day 180798MThe rest of the 180-day lock-up sharesUpcoming
—Q4 2026 results + 2 trading days352M20% of the extended lock-up shares, not Musk'sDate not set
Mar 18, 2027Day 280176M10% of the extended lock-up shares, not Musk'sUpcoming
—Q1 2027 results + 2 trading days352M20% of the extended lock-up shares, not Musk'sDate not set
May 17, 2027Day 340176M10% of the extended lock-up shares, not Musk'sUpcoming
Jun 12, 2027Day 366352M20% of the extended lock-up shares, not Musk'sUpcoming
Jun 12, 2027Day 3666.4BAll of Elon Musk's shares, Class B and option shares includedUpcoming
—Q2 2027 results + 2 trading days352MThe rest of the extended lock-up sharesDate not set

From the prospectus's “Shares eligible for future sale” and “Lock-up agreements”. “Up to” amounts; a results-tied date is the second full trading day after the release. Affiliates' sales stay subject to Rule 144. 424B4 on EDGAR

Every reported number

$ millions unless noted
MetricQ1'25Q2'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Y/Y
Revenue by segment
Connectivity2,474*2,5883,2574,291—+66%
AI728*7378182,561—+247%
Space865*746619962—+29%
Total revenue4,0674,0714,6947,814—+92%
Income from operations
Connectivity1,0339231,1881,656—+79%
AI−936−1,524−2,469−1,257——
Space−70−369−662−542——
Total27−970−1,943−143——
Segment adjusted EBITDA
Connectivity1,6181,5832,0872,597—+64%
AI−112−276−6091,146——
Space224−93−351−205——
Total1,730*1,2141,1273,538—+191%
Starlink
Subscribers5.06.010.312.0—+100%
ARPU, $ a month86856666—−22%
Consumer revenue1,492*1,7212,1482,485—+44%
Enterprise and government revenue982*8671,1091,806—+108%
Launch
Launches38464038—−17%
Customer launches12*9710—+11%
Internal launches26*373328—−24%
Mass to orbit, t450652556485—−26%
Launch services revenue566*490330648—+32%
Launch and development revenue299*256289314—+23%
AI
Nameplate compute, GW0.30.41.01.4—+250%
Advertising revenue444*426343367—−14%
AI solutions and infrastructure revenue284*3114752,194—+605%
Capital spending
Connectivity8141,1301,3321,367—+21%
AI2,5677497,72315,828—+2013%
Space7599461,0521,174—+24%
Total capex4,1402,82510,10718,369—+550%
Cash
Operating cash flow727−376*1,0472,419*——
Free cash flow−3,413*−3,201*−9,060*−15,950*——

* Arithmetic on reported figures rather than a figure printed for the period: a first quarter as the six months less the second, free cash flow as operating cash flow less capex. Subscribers and compute are at the period's end.