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AI & TechnologyWinner-take-all · 2 outcomes2 contractsPolymarketrefreshed 10 min agoCloses Dec 31, 2027 · 606d88pp · 11h

SpaceX IPO Closing Market Cap (Lowest Strikes)

Leader sits at 92% across 2 bound outcomes, runner-up at 4%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

92%

1T+

runner-up 4¢leader 92¢

Outcomes

2

winner-take-all

Runner-up

No IPO before 2028

Spread

88pp

dominant leader

24h volume

$6K

modest

Closes

Dec 31, 2027

606 days

Venue

Polymarket

2 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtoday1T+: 93% (14 days, 11 points)1T+: 93% on 2026-05-01No IPO before 2028: 4% (14 days, 9 points)No IPO before 2028: 4% on 2026-04-30
1T+93¢No IPO before 20284¢
Top 2 candidates by current price · 14d

Bracket family

How the bracket ladder is priced.

Each row is one outcome on the venue. Sorted by 24h volume — the heaviest book is at the top.

Analysis

This probability represents the odds that SpaceX will not go public before the end of 2027. At 4%, markets are pricing an extremely low chance of no IPO occurring within the next ~20 months. The current assessment reflects strong consensus that an IPO is likely to happen before the 2028 deadline, driven by SpaceX's operational maturity, revenue generation from Starship development and Starlink, and Elon Musk's previous public interest in going public. The main factor that could shift this probability is any official SpaceX or regulatory announcement about IPO timing, delisting considerations, or material changes to the company's financial performance that might delay public markets entry. The key uncertainty resolution point would be any formal SEC filing or company statement regarding IPO plans for 2026-2027.

  • SpaceX generated approximately $6.5B in revenue in 2024 and operates two revenue-producing divisions (Starlink and launch services) typical of IPO-ready companies
  • Elon Musk has publicly discussed IPO plans multiple times, though no formal SEC filing has been made as of May 2026
  • Market prices for higher valuation ranges ($1.5T-$2.0T, $2.2T+) trade at 33¢-43¢, suggesting belief in an IPO occurring but with significant valuation uncertainty
  • No official SpaceX statement confirming or denying 2026-2027 IPO timeline has been widely reported, leaving the market to infer timing from operational readiness signals
  • A formal S-1 filing with the SEC would be the primary catalyst to dramatically shift this probability, as it would indicate imminent public listing

What moved the line

  • Apr 281T+32pp9462¢ · Polymarket
  • Apr 291T+32pp6294¢ · Polymarket
  • Apr 28No IPO before 20286pp410¢ · Polymarket
  • Apr 29No IPO before 20286pp104¢ · Polymarket

Lateral coverage

Thin contract — here's where the deeper coverage is.

This page aggregates 2 contracts (92% headline). At low contract count, the price reflects two participants’ opinions, not a market consensus. The links below are heavier related questions where the orderbook signal is real.

How we compute these odds

SimpleFunctions aggregates live prediction-market contracts from Kalshi and Polymarket. Each slug groups contracts that resolve on the same underlying event, identified by venue event_id.

For binary slugs, the headline probability is the liquidity-weighted mid-price across all bound contracts. For multi-outcome slugs (e.g. elections with 3+ candidates), the headline is the leader’s price; we never arithmetically average disjoint outcomes — that would produce a number with no real-world meaning.

Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours; daily aggregates are computed at 04:00 UTC. The 30-day sparkline is drawn from per-ticker daily means stored in market_indicator_daily; 24h delta and movement events are derived from the same source.

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