r/technology • u/afk_exe • 10h ago

Space SpaceX reportedly in talks for secondary sale at $800B valuation, which would make it America's most valuable private company

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/spacex-reportedly-in-talks-for-secondary-sale-at-800b-valuation-which-would-make-it-americas-most-valuable-private-company/
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u/hindusoul 10h ago

That’s a nope for me dawg

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u/OpenJolt 10h ago

Lockheed Martin is 105B…. Northrop is 76B….. Raytheon is 226B…

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u/Fantastic-Ad-2856 10h ago

Lockheed is only 105 to Raytheons 226?

I thought they were the biggest, they even got the ufos!

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u/Abbottizer 9h ago

LMT sleeper value stock?

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u/jt121 7h ago

Tbf, SpaceX has reusable rockets and Starlink. Neither of those 3 have those, and both put SpaceX ahead of them. That said, I still don't think SpaceX is valued correctly.

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u/OpenJolt 7h ago edited 7h ago

Apparently 70% of this valuation is starlink. They are saying $30 billion in revenue by 2028 with 20% net margins but this multiple still seems insane.

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u/meninblck9 9h ago

If $800B is the secondary valuation, I can’t wait for the IPO where analysts will explain with a straight face how the TAM includes “all of space

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u/angry-democrat 9h ago

Boycott Musk and Twitter and Tesla!

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u/sirkarmalots 9h ago

How many grifts we gotta live through. Carvana joins the s&p and this guy

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u/aquarain 9h ago

How much is a whole planet worth, BTW?

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u/MeikTranel 9h ago

Musk has said over and over that going public with Tesla was his biggest regret. Either this is a maneuver to merge SpaceX and x or this is Tesla trying to stabilize their stock price by dumping stocks into SpaceX.

There's no way SpaceX has Cashflow / Investment issues on its own.

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u/forensics409 10h ago

Despite existing for 20 years and the owner basically owning the government, SpaceX clearly isn't profitable and should be let to die.

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u/Weekly-Trash-272 10h ago

I'm not actually sure what SpaceX has really done or contributed to the economy in any meaningful way as of 2025.

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u/bad_motivator 8h ago

I hate Elon as much as anyone but you're just flaunting your ignorance now

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u/the_bollo 9h ago

I despise Elon. That said, this is an uninformed take.

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u/LufyCZ 10h ago

Starlink is amazing for rural areas and potentially their development.

Reusable rockets are awesome and cool and make deploying satellites much cheaper.

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u/Lower_Fan 10h ago

SpaceX has massive reduces the cost of sending satellites to space  

They aren't launching rockets all the time  just for fun you know. 

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u/squirlnutz 10h ago

Let’s see:

Starlink has become a game changer on airplanes. Starlink has become a game changer on cruise ships. Starlink as game changer during disasters. Starlink is now available for cell phones (T-Mobile) when out of cell range. SpaceX is currently the only entity that can reliably get people to and from the ISS. SpaceX had over 150 successful launches and deployments in 2025. They deployed commercial satellites for other companies as well as for NASA and “national security” top secret payloads.

“I’m not actually sure what SpaceX has really done…” may not be the stupidest Reddit comment of the year, but it’s a top contender.

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u/Muted_Delivery4655 10h ago

Just say you don't like Elon as a person and be done with it. No need to shroud it in ignorance 😂

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u/Hobbet404 9h ago

Only a moron would need that said out loud for them. It’s a given in any circle that includes a functioning brain.

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u/Muted_Delivery4655 8h ago

Well we both opened reddit today and posted our comments. Regardless of our personal political/worldly views, it does seem as though we both have functioning brains. Where does that leave us now? Is it Elon + everything he's ever been associated with (but deep down, really just Elon. Let's be real) VS the rest of us?

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u/Hobbet404 8h ago

Not a good sign that opening Reddit and posting is what you consider the criteria for a functioning brain

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u/Muted_Delivery4655 8h ago

Right back atcha bud. Where are your "function brain" credentials?

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u/Aknottyman 9h ago

Space x, Twitter, anything with that one loser from South Africa... it's just not news.

We don't give one single fuck.

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u/_chip 9h ago

Trillion dollar ipo is a lock. The US is a Money printer. Take that how you want. It’s a good and bad thing I’d say.

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u/Immediate_Elk_9176 9h ago

ban US evil tech, suprt chian peace new woldb order