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Will SpaceX Be the First Company to Hit $1 Trillion in Revenue? Here's What the Math Says.

Elon Musk, as always, has an ambitious plan for his company.

Will SpaceX Be the First Company to Hit $1 Trillion in Revenue? Here's What the Math Says.

Published August 15, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Last year, Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) generated $18.7 billion in revenue. By 2030, founder and CEO Elon Musk believes that figure will hit $1 trillion. How? Well, it's complicated, but it mainly has to do with an extremely rapid build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, both on earth and in orbit.

No company has ever hit $1 trillion in revenue in a single calendar year. Musk believes SpaceX can achieve this feat five years from now. Will SpaceX be the first company ever to hit $1 trillion in revenue, and can it be the first to reach this goal?

Details

When you run the numbers, it is clear what the answer likely will be.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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