SpaceX IPO: Rocket maker may go public in 2026 or 2027, potentially raising over $30 billion, says report

If everything goes well, it could be the biggest listing of all time. The largest IPO in history took place in 2019, when petroleum and natural gas giant Saudi Aramco raised $29 billion.

In a social media exchange, Elon Musk also hinted at a possible SpaceX IPO.

Replying to Ars Technica space journalist Eric Berger, who had shared an article on the aerospace company going public soon, Musk said, “As usual, Eric is accurate.”

The reports of a potential IPO come after a media report claimed that SpaceX has launched a secondary share sale, which values the company at $800 billion. However, Musk called the report "not accurate".

"SpaceX has been cash flow positive for many years and does periodic stock buybacks twice a year to provide liquidity for employees and investors. Valuation increments are a function of progress with Starship and Starlink and securing global direct-to-cell spectrum that greatly increases our addressable market. And one other thing that is arguably most significant by far," he said in a post on X.

Musk from time to time has batted for data centres in space. The SpaceX IPO will allow him to modify Starlink satellites to serve as the basis for building space-based data centres. "Simply scaling up Starlink V3 satellites, which have high-speed laser links would work. SpaceX will be doing this," he had said in October.