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What is Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) worth?
Currently $123.54 — above the base case ($106.00) · ● live
Platform / optionality
low confidence in the point estimate
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● live · as of 2026-07-21 21:28 · Market cap $1.8T
As of 2026-07-14, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) looks overvalued. Dolphy estimates a fair value of $112.00 versus a current price of $123.54 — a 10% premium to fair value.
Executive summary
SpaceX (SPCX) at $136 looks priced for excellence — modestly overvalued versus a disciplined view of what the business is worth today. This is not one company but three capital-hungry moonshots bolted together under common control: Starlink broadband (Connectivity), Falcon/Starship/Dragon (Space), and the xAI/Grok/X complex (AI). Consolidated 2025 revenue was $18.7bn (+33%), but the group lost $4.9bn and burned $14.1bn of free cash flow on $20.9bn of capex, and Q1'26 alone produced a ‑$4.3bn net loss as AI R&D exploded to $3.5bn in the quarter.
Fair value ≈ $112/share (wide range, low confidence). A DCF is meaningless with FCF this negative — the entire market value sits in optionality and the multiple. At $136 the equity is worth ~$1.79T (EV ~$1.82T), which is ~57x 2027E revenue and roughly 3x the last-known private marks for SpaceX and xAI combined. My base-case sum-of-the-parts gets to ~$106 ($1.4T); to justify the current price you essentially have to underwrite my bull case as the base case — Starlink as a global utility, Starship re-rating launch, and xAI winning the AI race, all at once.
The verdict: a fascinating, genuinely dominant set of assets, but the price already banks near-flawless execution across three separate frontiers. I'd want a wider margin of safety — call it the $50-90 zone — before the risk/reward tilts favorably.
How we value it
Probability-weighted sum-of-the-parts (Starlink + Space/Starship + xAI/X), cross-checked with implied EV/revenue; DCF inapplicable (FCF negative)
Every figure is computed from SEC filings by the analyst’s calculator tools and fact-checked by a second, independent model.
Investment thesis
About Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. provides satellite-based broadband services in the United States, Ireland, Canada, and internationally. The company's Connectivity segment operates a high-speed, low-latency broadband network powered by various Starlink satellites in low-earth orbit, delivering connectivity to various consumer, enterprise, and government customers through its Starlink offering. Its Space segment designs, manufactures, and launches reusable rockets to provide access to space. It offers launch services for the deployment of payloads to intended orbits for commercial and government customers utilizing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy; and launch and development for the development of spacecraft and the provision of launch and mission services for government agency space programs utilizing Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship, and Dragon. The company's AI segment operates a vertically integrated AI platform spanning a frontier LLM Grok; AI solutions for consumer and enterprise customers; X, a real-time information, entertainment, and free speech platform; and AI computational infrastructure. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Starbase, Texas.
Frequently asked questions
Is SPCX a buy?
As of 2026-07-14, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) looks overvalued. Dolphy estimates a fair value of $112.00 versus a current price of $123.54 — a 10% premium to fair value.
What is SPCX's fair value?
Dolphy's estimated fair value for Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) is $112.00, versus a current market price of $123.54.
Is SPCX overvalued or undervalued?
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) currently looks overvalued — trading at a 10% premium to Dolphy's estimated fair value of $112.00.
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