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SpaceX Surpasses Amazon in Valuation, Becomes World's Fifth-Most Valuable Company

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SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, has become the fifth-most valuable company in the world, exceeding Amazon with a market valuation surpassing $2.7 trillion. This significant rise in value occurred after a 20% increase in stock price on Monday followed by an 8% rise on Tuesday.

  • Despite Amazon posting a $78 billion profit on $717 billion in sales in 2025, SpaceX achieved this valuation despite a $4.9 billion loss on $18.7 billion in revenue.
  • SpaceX's success is bolstered by new revenue streams via compute leasing deals with Anthropic and Google.
  • A pivotal moment was the announcement of SpaceX's acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal. This was linked to Musk's efforts to rebuild xAI, now part of SpaceX.
  • The IPO debut was historic, with SpaceX valued at $1.7 trillion, raising nearly $86 billion while only making 4% of its shares available for trading. This limited availability is expected to lead to greater stock volatility.