{
  "id": 151489,
  "title": "SpaceX stock falls 8% as first earnings beat is overshadowed by $18B capex",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spacex-stock-falls-8-as-first-earnings-beat-is-overshadowed-by-18b",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-04T22:36:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/04/spacex-stock-falls-8-first-earnings-beat-overshadowed-18b-capex/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SpaceX's stock slid over 8% in late trading following the company's first earnings report since its June IPO, despite beating Wall Street expectations. The private aerospace company reported a net loss of $541 million, or nine cents per share, on $7.81 billion in revenue, up 92% year-over-year. Capital expenditure for the quarter exceeded $18 billion, significantly higher than the $2.83 billion spent in the same period last year and well above the $13 billion forecast by analysts. The company's focus on artificial intelligence, driven by its xAI business, led to a 247% revenue increase to $2.56 billion, but the segment still reported a $1.26 billion operating loss. Connectivity, the Starlink segment, remained the profit center, with revenue climbing 66% to $4.29 billion and operations income up 79% to $1.66 billion. SpaceX secured major contracts from airlines and government clients, while its secure network for government customers, Starshield, signed more than $6 billion in multiyear U.S. contracts. The company also acquired Anysphere Inc., the maker of the Cursor coding tool, for $60 billion, with the deal expected to close in the third quarter. Despite the setback, SpaceX's balance sheet remains strong, with $100 billion in cash and cash equivalents, and $47.5 billion in backlog.",
  "summary": "Shares in Space Exploration Technologies Corp. fell more than 8% in late trading today after the newly public company beat Wall Street on revenue and earnings in its second quarter and disclosed capital spending billions of dollars above what analysts had modeled. It was SpaceX’s first quarterly report since its June initial public offering, the […] The post SpaceX stock falls 8% as first…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "SpaceX earnings live updates: Stock jumps almost 10% ahead of first earnings report since IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spacex-earnings-live-updates-stock-jumps-almost-10-ahead-of-first",
        "published": "2026-08-04T19:27:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "SpaceX shows strong growth in its first earnings report since IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spacex-shows-strong-growth-in-its-first-earnings-report-since-ipo",
        "published": "2026-08-04T22:08:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Elon Musk repeatedly one-upped his execs on SpaceX’s first earnings call",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/elon-musk-repeatedly-one-upped-his-execs-on-spacexs-first-earnings",
        "published": "2026-08-04T22:30:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "SpaceX beats revenue expectations in first earnings report after IPO crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spacex-beats-revenue-expectations-in-first-earnings-report-after-ipo",
        "published": "2026-08-04T23:34:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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