SPCX — Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Generated 2026-06-17 06:30

Quarterly Verdict

🟡 52/100

Hold / watch

Quality grade C; 1 improving / 3 weakening metrics this quarter.

➕ Pricing power (gross margin): Gross margin 49% — wide margins, likely pricing power
➕ Leverage (net debt / EBITDA): Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — low leverage
➖ Returns capital to shareholders: no dividend; shares +0.8%/yr
➕ Revenue +15.4% vs last quarter
➖ Net income -709.8% vs last quarter
➖ Operating margin -43.0 pts vs last quarter
➖ Free cash flow -165.7% vs last quarter

Heuristic from the Quality Scorecard + quarter-over-quarter trends. Not financial advice.

Valuation

Analyst consensus
UndervaluedFairOvervalued
Target $164.00 · Price $201.80 · -23% margin of safety · 5 analysts · range $63.00–$227.00

Outside circle of competence — analyst targets only. Not financial advice.

Key Trends (6-yr)

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Quality Scorecard

C62/100
Pricing power (gross margin) 49% Gross margin 49% — wide margins, likely pricing power
Free cash flow yield data unavailable
Leverage (net debt / EBITDA) 1.8x Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — low leverage
Non-cyclical (beta) data unavailable
Recurring revenue no recurring-revenue tag (add to watchlist.json / company_meta.json)
Returns capital to shareholders no no dividend; shares +0.8%/yr
🟡 Buyback efficiency (net share-count Δ) +0.8%/yr Shares outstanding +0.8% YoY — roughly flat

Compounder checklist (proxy metrics from yfinance). 4 of 7 criteria scored. Not financial advice.

Company Overview

Basic Information

Company Name: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Symbol: SPCX
Exchange: NMS
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Company Details

Country: United States
City: Starbase
Employees: 22,000
Market Cap: $2.66T

Business Description

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. provides satellite-based broadband services in the United States, Ireland, Canada, and internationally. The company's Connectivity segment operates a high-speed, low-latency broadband network powered by various Starlink satellites in low-earth orbit, delivering connectivity to various consumer, enterprise, and government customers through its Starlink offering. Its Space segment designs, manufactures, and launches reusable rockets to provide access to space. It offers launch services for the deployment of payloads to intended orbits for commercial and government customers utilizing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy; and launch and development for the development of spacecraft and the provision of launch and mission services for government agency space programs utilizing Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship, and Dragon. The company's AI segment operates a vertically integrated AI platform spanning a frontier LLM Grok; AI solutions for consumer and enterprise customers; X, a real-time information, entertainment, and free speech platform; and AI computational infrastructure. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Starbase, Texas.

Key Metrics

Price & Valuation

Current Price
$201.80
Market Cap
$2.66T
P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E
-2242.22
PEG Ratio
N/A
Price to Book
33.88

Profitability

Profit Margin: -45.00%
Operating Margin: -41.63%
Gross Margin: 48.83%
Return on Equity (ROE): N/A
Return on Assets (ROA): N/A
Revenue Growth: 15.40%

Financial Health

Current Ratio: 1.22
Quick Ratio: 1.09
Debt to Equity: 73.60
Total Debt: $30.60B
Total Cash: $23.68B
Beta: N/A

Trading & Analyst Info

52-Week Range

52-Week High: $225.64
52-Week Low: $149.34
50-Day Average: $181.98
200-Day Average: $181.98

Analyst Recommendations

Recommendation: BUY
Target Mean Price: $164.00
Target High: $227.00
Target Low: $63.00

Price History

Price vs Rates & Inflation

Dotted = market-implied expectation (next ~12 mo), not a prediction.

Financial Statements

Income Statement (Annual)

Item2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items$-110.25M$-57.96M$-291.80M
Tax Rate For Calcs$0.21$0.21$0.07
Normalized EBITDA$4.95B$5.92B$3.35B
Total Unusual Items$-525.00M$-276.00M$-4.01B
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill$-525.00M$-276.00M$-4.01B
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest$-4.94B$791.00M$-4.63B
Reconciled Depreciation$6.70B$3.82B$2.63B
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue$9.45B$8.00B$6.11B
EBITDA$4.43B$5.65B$-663.00M
EBIT$-2.27B$1.82B$-3.30B
Net Interest Income$-1.45B$-1.21B$-1.44B
Interest Expense$1.95B$1.58B$1.69B
Interest Income$492.00M$371.00M$249.00M
Normalized Income$-4.52B$1.01B$-907.80M
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation$-4.94B$791.00M$-4.63B

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Balance Sheet (Annual)

Item2025-12-312024-12-31
Ordinary Shares Number$13.08B$13.08B
Share Issued$13.08B$13.08B
Net DebtN/A$2.41B
Total Debt$23.32B$14.18B
Tangible Book Value$-12.41B$-10.22B
Invested Capital$25.47B$18.66B
Working Capital$9.55B$4.32B
Net Tangible Assets$26.34B$10.72B
Capital Lease Obligations$422.00M$382.00M
Common Stock Equity$2.57B$4.86B
Preferred Stock Equity$38.75B$20.94B
Total Capitalization$63.29B$39.23B
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest$41.33B$25.80B
Stockholders Equity$41.33B$25.80B
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings$1.90B$1.09B

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Cash Flow Statement (Annual)

Item2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Free Cash Flow$-14.12B$-5.39B$105.00M
Repurchase Of Capital Stock$-1.12B$-1.02B$-170.00M
Repayment Of Debt$-7.15B$-231.00M$-112.00M
Issuance Of Debt$16.05B$0.00$0.00
Issuance Of Capital Stock$18.81B$13.10B$774.00M
Capital Expenditure$-20.91B$-11.16B$-4.42B
Interest Paid Supplemental Data$1.48B$1.50B$1.36B
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data$154.00M$134.00M$45.00M
End Cash Position$25.12B$11.50B$4.69B
Beginning Cash Position$11.50B$4.69B$4.62B
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes$63.00M$1.00M$-2.00M
Changes In Cash$13.56B$6.81B$75.00M
Financing Cash Flow$26.35B$11.83B$422.00M
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities$26.35B$11.83B$422.00M
Net Other Financing Charges$-562.00M$-243.00M$-211.00M

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