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SpaceX shares slump: valuation down $1.2T+, stock hits new lows ahead of Aug. 6 lock-up expiry

SpaceX’s listed shares slid to new all-time lows and erased roughly $1.2 trillion in market value since its record IPO, falling about 20% below the IPO price. The selloff intensified as investors priced in risk ahead of an Aug. 6 lock-up expiration releasing up to 911.5 million shares.

Discovered 2026-07-28T02:38:01.637254-07:00 | 2026-07-28T02:38:01.637254-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

SpaceX’s post-listing rally unraveling is extending into fresh all-time lows, with reported value destruction of more than $1.2 trillion since IPO—an indicator of shifting capital-market appetite for launch, satellite, and AI-adjacent “new space” risk.
The Aug. 6 lock-up expiration is framed as a potential supply event: up to 911.5 million shares, exceeding current public float, which can materially affect trading liquidity and near-term investor sentiment.
Elon Musk’s broader financial decline (net worth down about $500 billion, ~37%) is tied in the reporting to simultaneous stress in Tesla and SpaceX—highlighting how corporate funding conditions and perceived execution risk can converge across aerospace-linked tech portfolios.

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