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SpaceX IPO: This Will Be the No. 1 Takeaway for Investors in 2026

There's a much larger lesson to be learned from this IPO and similar ones expected to happen.

SpaceX IPO: This Will Be the No. 1 Takeaway for Investors in 2026

Published June 9, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

After a quiet few years, initial public offering (IPO) mania is picking up, with three of the most anticipated IPOs in years: SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI. Anthropic and OpenAI's anticipated IPOs don't have a date yet, but SpaceX is set to go on June 12.

To say there's a lot of noise surrounding SpaceX's IPO (both good and bad) would be an understatement. It'll be the largest IPO in stock market history, with SpaceX seeking $75 billion in funding that could value the company at $1.77 trillion, more than all but eight public companies (as of market close on June 5).

Details

Despite the historic feat, the No. 1 takeaway for investors won't be the record-breaking amount. It'll be the dangers of investing in a company solely based on hype and the fear of missing out (FOMO). FOMO gets the best of us, and the bigger the hype, the harder it becomes to remain objective.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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