{
  "id": 16678934,
  "title": "SpaceX's Adjusted Earnings Quadrupled in Q3. Is the Stock Heading Back to $200?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/spacexs-adjusted-earnings-quadrupled-in-q3-is-the-stock-heading-back",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/10/26/spacex-s-adjusted-earnings-quadrupled-in-q3-is-the-stock-heading-back-to-usd200/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SpaceX's latest quarter earnings report released last week showcased remarkable growth, with adjusted earnings quadrupling from the prior year. The company reported $14.6 billion in revenue, a significant increase from $5.6 billion in the same period last year. Artificial intelligence segment, Super Intelligence (SI), was the driving force behind this growth, expanding from $813 million to $7.6 billion. SpaceX's adjusted EBITDA reached $8.8 billion, a vast improvement from $2.2 billion a year ago, with SI contributing nearly $5 billion to this figure.\n\nDespite the strong financial performance, SpaceX remains a highly valued company with a market cap of $2 trillion. Its current valuation, at 85 times its estimated future profits, does not appear to be cheap. Furthermore, the market's growing concern over high capital expenditures (capex) spending by tech companies could potentially hinder the stock's upward trajectory. SpaceX has not been trading above $200 since its IPO in June, shortly after garnering considerable hype around its business.\n\nWhile the Q3 results are undeniably impressive, the stock may not reach the $200 mark based on these results alone, without a more substantial catalyst. Investors may continue to see growth from SpaceX, but a significant event will be required for the stock to surpass its $200 valuation, as of now.",
  "summary": "The space stock did get an initial boost after earnings, but that was short-lived, and it finished last week at below $148.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "SpaceX's Adjusted Earnings Quadrupled in Q3. Is the Stock Heading Back to $200?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/spacexs-adjusted-earnings-quadrupled-in-q3-is-the-stock-heading-back-16679578",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:40:02.000Z"
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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."
}