GoKawiilSpaceX's IPO honeymoon seems to be over.
Five weeks after the company's record-breaking debut, about $1 trillion in market value has evaporated — and the selling isn't letting up.
The stock first slipped below its $135 IPO price on Wednesday, touching $132.75 before recovering to close above it.
There was no recovery on Thursday: shares closed at $131.11 — their first finish below the IPO price — and fell by 5% on Friday. The stock was trading below $125 just before midday ET.
It means the rocket and AI company has lost roughly $320 billion in market value since IPO day and is down about $1 trillion since its June 16 peak.
The latest drop came after SpaceX called off its first Starship launch since going public, which had been planned for Thursday at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas.
"Some of the engines didn't start, triggering an automatic launch abort," CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X, adding that the company would try again, with a targeted launch timing of "early next week."
To be confident of a good flight, 2 Raptors will be removed & replaced. Most probable launch timing is early next week. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 17, 2026
SpaceX raised more than $85 billion in its June 12 IPO, the largest public debut in history. The stock climbed in the days after its IPO before beginning a steady retreat.
Thursday's scrubbed launch was meant to mark Starship's return to flight, after the debut of the upgraded V3 vehicle in May, which ended in a booster mishap.
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