06/17/2026
SpaceX completed its first trading day on June 12, 2026. Several facts now apply across both small-cap and large-cap positions and are on the public record.
First-day market data (per CNBC, Investing.com, Robinhood, June 12, 2026):
- IPO price: $135
- Opening trade: $150 (up 11.1%)
- Intraday high: $176.52 (up 30.8% from IPO price)
- Close: $161 (up 19.3% from IPO price), per CNBC
- Day range: $149.34 to $176.52, per Investing.com
- Volume: 519.99 million shares, versus average daily volume of 256.39 million, per Robinhood
- Market cap at intraday high: approximately $2.27 trillion, surpassing TSMC at that point, per TradingKey
Financial position on record (SpaceX S-1 and Q1 2026 filings):
- Q1 2026 consolidated GAAP net loss: $4.28 billion
- Starlink (Connectivity segment) Q1 2026 operating profit: $1.19 billion on approximately 10.3 million subscribers
- Starlink 2025 revenue: $11.387 billion; 2025 operating profit: $4.423 billion; adjusted EBITDA margin: 63%, per TradingKey / SpaceX S-1
- xAI division 2025 operating loss: $6.36 billion, per SpaceX S-1
- Next scheduled earnings report: September 2, 2026, per TradingView
The deferred S&P 500 inclusion event -- estimated at over $50 billion in forced buying from S&P-linked assets -- is conditional on four consecutive quarters of positive GAAP earnings. The seasoning period began June 12, 2026. The earliest eligibility window is mid-2027. This applies to all investors in S&P 500-tracking vehicles regardless of market cap.
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