SpaceX reportedly files for IPO but it’s keeping the numbers secret (for now)
What's expected to be the biggest IPO in human history is reportedly underway. SpaceX has filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a report from Bloomberg. But for now, the filing is confidential. Under SEC rules, SpaceX isn't required to make its S-1 prospectus public until 15 days […]
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Bloomberg reports that the Elon Musk conglomerate has filed confidentially with the SEC, so we’ll have to wait on the details.
Bloomberg reports that the Elon Musk conglomerate has filed confidentially with the SEC, so we’ll have to wait on the details.
by Thomas Ricker and Emma Roth
Apr 1, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC
What’s expected to be the biggest IPO in human history is reportedly underway. SpaceX has filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a report from Bloomberg. But for now, the filing is confidential.
Under SEC rules, SpaceX isn’t required to make its S-1 prospectus public until 15 days before it begins pitching to investors on its roadshow. That means we’ll have to wait for details like Starlink’s subscriber revenue, the cash burn rate of the Starship program, and how the recently absorbed xAI fits into the corporate structure.
Currently, the company is rumored to be targeting a staggering $1.75 trillion valuation, with a previous report from Bloomberg saying that SpaceX aims to raise as much as $75 billion in its IPO. Until the S-1 actually drops, Wall Street will just have to speculate on how much cash Musk’s orbital empire is actually generating and whether any of this makes sense.
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