SpaceX towards IPO, 'quiet period' for employees triggered

After the rumours of recent days, SpaceX is taking another concrete step towards Wall Street. Elon Musk's aerospace jewel has informed its employees that it has entered the 'regulatory quiet period', a phase of information silence that generally precedes IPOs. This is a significant signal because it puts the hypothesis of an IPO in 2026, which until now has remained in the background of market rumours, on an operational level.

According to sources cited by Bloomberg, in an internal email, the company asked employees to refrain from commenting on, discussing, or publicly promoting listing plans, including topics such as growth, prospects, and valuation. The restrictions cover social media, interviews, conferences and public appearances, in line with US Securities and Exchange Commission rules governing the communication of companies approaching a listing.

The move to the so-called quiet period reinforces what has emerged in recent days, which we had written here: SpaceX is working on a possible IPO that could raise well over USD 30 billion and value the group at around USD 1.5 trillion, in what would become the largest IPO in the history of financial markets.

It should be recalled that an internal report had already leaked confirming that the company is preparing for a possible public offering in 2026 with a very clear objective: to finance an 'insane flight rate' for Starship, the development of data centres for artificial intelligence in space, and even a lunar base. Ambitions that explain both the potential size of the raising and the unprecedented valuation assumed by the market.

At the same time, SpaceX is said to have made it clear that the timing and terms of the IPO remain uncertain and that the company may well decide not to proceed. A formal caution, but typical of this phase, in which every public statement is carefully filtered to avoid influencing investors' expectations.