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Musk and Insiders to Retain Control of SpaceX Voting Rights After IPO, According to

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SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service generated an operating profit of $4.42 billion in 2025.

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((Automated translation by Reuters using machine learning and generative AI, please refer to the following disclaimer: https://bit.ly/rtrsauto)) * SpaceX will use dual-class shares, which will limit the influence of public investors * Starlink's operating income increased, offsetting xAI's growing losses * SpaceX ended 2025 with $24.8 billion in cash, $92 billion in assets and $50.8 billion in liabilities (Updated with additional details on Musk's stock compensation in the fifth paragraph) by Echo Wang SpaceX plans to consolidate control for its founder Elon Musk after its IPO, granting him and a small group of insiders super-voting shares that will outweigh other investors, according to excerpts from the company's IPO filing reviewed by Reuters. The prospectus, which was filed confidentially this month, provides new details on the company's finances and governance. Following the IPO, Mr. Musk will retain his roles as CEO and CTO, and will chair SpaceX's nine-member board of directors. Although Mr. Musk was paid $54,080 last year, according to the excerpts, he is expected to earn billions of dollars in stock after the company goes public. SpaceX is targeting a valuation of approximately $1.75 trillion with a $75 billion fundraising, which would make it the largest IPO in history. Mr. Musk bought $1.4 billion worth of the company's shares last year and could receive an...

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The highly successful Starlink satellite internet service subsidizes much of these expenditures, generating an operating profit of $4.42 billion, but representing less than a quarter of the company's total capital expenditures.

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Dec 31, 2025

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