Key Takeaways From the First SpaceX Earnings Report

Bloomberg hosts and analyst Mandeep Singh discuss SpaceX’s first post-IPO quarterly report. Revenue beat estimates, driven by the Starlink satellite internet business and a rapidly growing AI compute segment. The shares fell 6.5% after hours, but analysts highlighted a large revenue backlog from deals with Anthropic and Google that should fuel accelerating growth and margin improvement in the coming quarters. - SpaceX reported revenue of $7.8 billion, above the $6.81 billion consensus, in its first quarterly report since IPO. - The AI compute business (SpaceX I) posted revenue of $2.56 billion, up sharply from about $800 million the prior quarter. - Starlink remains the cash cow, although subscriber numbers slightly missed consensus. - The company disclosed a $47.5 billion backlog, including contracts with Anthropic and Google that will meaningfully boost future revenue. - Mandeep Singh noted that accelerating top-line growth and margin improvement could attract investors despite a high valuation. - Shares fell about 6.5% after the print, as investors digested the limited details and awaited the earnings call. - Comparisons were drawn to Palantir’s recent stock performance, which benefited from an accelerating growth narrative.