SpaceX IPO: analysis of Starlink based on the S-1 filing
02 June 2026 | Research and Insights
Christopher Baugh | Dongye Liu | Lluc Palerm | Tom Rebbeck
Strategy report | PPTX and PDF | Fixed Services| Fixed Infrastructure| Satellite Broadband| Satellite Capacity| Satellite D2D
On 20 May 2026, the filing document for SpaceX’s IPO, the S-1, was made public. This report examines the results for SpaceX’s connectivity business’s (Starlink’s) performance in this filing.
This report:
- breaks down SpaceX’s revenue by segment (AI, connectivity, space)
- explores the drivers behind SpaceX’s growing connectivity revenue
- shows the revenue split between enterprise and consumer
- illustrates the main financial metrics for the connectivity business (revenue, EBITDA, EBIT, capex and OpFCF, plus the related margins)
- outlines some of the future threats to the connectivity business.
For each of these areas, we provide some comparisons between the SpaceX connectivity business and other satellite operators as well as terrestrial operators.
Watch the video below to hear Tom Rebbeck, Partner, discuss the main data points from the S-1 filing.
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Authors
Christopher Baugh
Partner, expert in space and satellite telecoms
Dongye Liu
Analyst
Lluc Palerm
Research Director, expert in satellite communications
Tom Rebbeck
Partner, expert in TMT consumer and business servicesRelated items
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