SpaceX Closing Market Cap End of IPO Month

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SpaceX remains privately held as of early 2025, with Elon Musk retaining majority control and the company valued at approximately $180 billion in secondary markets. An IPO would represent one of the largest public offerings in recent history, yet the company has consistently deferred public listing despite decades of speculation. The 3% implied probability reflects the structural headwinds: SpaceX generates substantial revenue from government contracts (NASA, Department of Defence) and Starlink deployment, reducing immediate pressure to access public capital markets. Musk's stated preference for private ownership, combined with regulatory scrutiny surrounding his other ventures, has historically discouraged movement toward listing.

Comparable aerospace and defence IPOs provide limited precedent for a company of SpaceX's scale and complexity. Axiom Space's 2024 funding rounds and Relativity Space's private trajectory illustrate how commercial space firms remain venture-backed rather than public. The last major aerospace IPO was Axiom's Series B in 2023; before that, meaningful comparables require looking to Rocket Lab's 2021 SPAC merger, which valued the company at $4.1 billion—substantially below SpaceX's private valuation.

Traders should monitor regulatory filings with the SEC, statements from Musk regarding capital allocation, and geopolitical developments affecting defence contracts. Recent reporting from Reuters and Bloomberg has suggested no imminent IPO timeline, with company leadership focusing on Starlink profitability and Raptor engine production. Congressional pressure on national security grounds could accelerate or complicate any listing decision, particularly given ongoing scrutiny of Musk's foreign business entanglements.

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