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SpaceX stock falls 12%, pacing for third-straight day of losses after red-hot IPO start

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Why This Matters

The recent decline in SpaceX's stock highlights the volatility and risks associated with high-profile IPOs in the tech and aerospace sectors. Despite initial enthusiasm and record valuations, investor sentiment can quickly shift, emphasizing the importance of cautious investing and the challenges of sustaining rapid growth. This development underscores the unpredictable nature of tech company valuations and the ongoing impact of market dynamics on innovative firms.

Key Takeaways

Billboards in Times Square celebrate the SpaceX IPO debut at the Nasdaq on June 12th, 2026.

Shares sank 5% and 3.6% on Wednesday and Thursday last week, before the Juneteenth holiday on Friday.

Elon Musk 's space and artificial intelligence firm became one of the world's most valuable companies after a blockbuster listing on June 12. Stock surged in SpaceX's first two full days as a public company, with market cap surpassing Amazon and — briefly — Microsoft on Tuesday, before falling back below both.

SpaceX stock fell 12% on Monday, continuing a selloff that has seen shares tumble in the past two full days of trading after an initial rally from its record-breaking initial public offering .

The stock was still up 37% since its historic debut at market close on Thursday, which offered shares at a set price of $135.

SpaceX also on Monday announced a senior unsecured notes offering and disclosed that it had $100.8 billion in cash and cash equivalents on hand as of June 19.

Bullish investors are betting big on the prospect of Musk driving long-term returns at SpaceX. The company posted a $4.9 billion net loss in 2025, and it lost $4.28 billion in the first quarter of this year.

But the average investor who bought SpaceX shares in the open market after its debut had seen nearly all of their gains disappear by the end of last week, thanks to the pullback.

Despite that, the blockbuster IPO has made Musk the world's first trillionaire, minted thousands of new millionaires and saw some shareholders' stakes surpass the billion-dollar mark.