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SpaceX Q3 revenue rises 161% to $14.6B, with $7.6B from its AI segment

SpaceX reported Q3 revenue of $14.6 billion, up 161% year over year against a $12.87 billion consensus, per Investing.com. Its Super Intelligence (AI) segment brought in $7.6 billion versus $6.3 billion expected. Company operating income was $2.8 billion, versus a $273 million loss a year earlier.

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Coverage · 74 articles, oldest first

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

  1. The Verge

    theverge.com/science/1014150/spacex-q3-2026-earnings

  2. CNBC

    SpaceX reports Q3 revenue up 161% YoY to $14.58B, vs. $12.72B est., AI revenue up 830% to $7.56B, and AI operating income of $431M, up from a loss of $1.7B

  3. SpaceX

    ir.spacex.com/files/content_files/SpaceX-Reports-Third-Quarter-2026-Results.pdf

  4. Financial Times

    ft.com/content/f2a2a578-5a2e-42ff-b4c9-8bafff271b37

  5. Quartz

    qz.com/spacex-options-traders-bullish-third-quarter-earnings-102026

  6. The Wall Street Journal

    wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-10-20-2026/card/spacex-reports-profit-as-revenue-doubles-Hl3u4ecrEsSuKPzdgTYZ

  7. The Wall Street Journal

    SpaceX reports Q3 capex of $19.6B, up from $6.9B a year earlier, and Q3 connectivity revenue, which includes Starlink, up 69% YoY to $5.2B

  8. Business Insider

    businessinsider.com/spacex-ai-spending-third-quarter-earnings-2026-10

  9. Quartz

    qz.com/spacex-earnings-revenue-net-income-super-intelligence-starlink-102026

  10. The Independent

    the-independent.com/tech/spacex-earnings-call-spcx-revenue-stock-price-b3070291.html

  11. Crypto Briefing

    cryptobriefing.com/spacex-q3-earnings-reveal-impact-of-60b-cursor-acquisition/

  12. Reuters

    reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-quarterly-revenue-jumps-beats-estimates-ai-business-surges-2026-10-20/

  13. Crypto Briefing

    cryptobriefing.com/spacex-ai-surge-third-quarter/

  14. The Verge

    theverge.com/science/1014913/spacex-will-try-catching-starship-and-its-booster-for-first-time-musk-says

  15. Cautious Optimism

    cautiousoptimism.news/spacex-earnings-quick-thoughts

  16. Unite.AI

    unite.ai/spacex-q3-revenue-rises-161-as-super-intelligence-swings-to-profit/

  17. Forbes

    forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/10/20/spacex-posts-431-million-ai-operating-profit-as-total-revenue-jumps-161/

  18. Investing.comPrimary

    SpaceX Q3 revenue rises 161% to $14.6B, with $7.6B from its AI segment

  19. The Verge

    Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger and calls the possibility of a Tesla-SpaceX merger a "good idea"

  20. Business Insider

    businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-phone-plan-2026-10

  21. Seoul Economic Daily

    en.sedaily.com/international/2026/10/20/musks-spacex-swings-to-profit-as-ai-revenue-jumps-ninefold

  22. Bloomberg Law

    news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/musk-says-spacex-tesla-have-formed-committees-to-explore-merger

  23. Business Insider

    businessinsider.com/tesla-spacex-merger-exploratory-commitees-2026-10

  24. Barron's Online

    barrons.com/livecoverage/spacex-earnings-stock-price/card/could-this-be-the-day--lyXZrhGWBl4K3qb4DRzX

  25. Yahoo Finance

    finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/spacex-revenue-soars-161-ai-213422391.html

  26. Channel NewsAsia

    channelnewsasia.com/business/musk-calls-tesla-spacex-merger-good-idea-spacex-posts-first-profit-public-company-6476721

  27. Austin American-Statesman

    statesman.com/business/article/spacex-profit-revenue-rises-starship-tower-catch-22486343.php

  28. The Wall Street Journal

    wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-10-20-2026/card/committees-not-musk-are-discussing-spacex-tesla-merger-d2Y66P8YrRAtvjmKVZ8h

  29. The Asia Business Daily

    asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026102107114832007

  30. Crypto Briefing

    cryptobriefing.com/tesla-and-spacex-form-committees-to-explore-potential-merger/

  31. Barron's Online

    barrons.com/livecoverage/spacex-earnings-stock-price/card/musk-says-tesla-spacex-have-formed-special-committees-to-consider-merger-AC2qGjlfl8vLJPn3wrsn

  32. Constellation Research

    constellationr.com/insights/news/spacexs-q3-musk-says-it-could-rent-out-its-ai-compute-several-times-over

  33. New York Post

    nypost.com/2026/10/20/business/spacex-stock-soars-on-blowout-earnings-that-see-revenue-surge-161-as-musk-talks-tesla-merger/

  34. Telegraph

    telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/10/20/elon-musk-wants-to-merge-spacex-and-tesla/

  35. NBC News

    nbcnews.com/business/business-news/elon-musk-spacex-tesla-merger-rcna604685

  36. Dow Jones Newswires

    morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20261020419/teslas-stock-rises-as-elon-musk-drops-new-clues-about-a-possible-spacex-merger

  37. PCMag

    pcmag.com/news/starlink-tips-a-holiday-sales-push-for-newest-dish-models

  38. BBC

    bbc.com/news/articles/cmlyl09xjke4o

  39. Australian Financial Review

    afr.com/technology/spacex-and-tesla-form-special-committees-to-study-potential-merger-20261021-p617bi

  40. TechCrunch

    techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/spacex-and-tesla-boards-form-special-committees-to-review-merger/

  41. Ars Technica

    arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/spacex-and-tesla-into-a-single-company-has-a-lot-of-merit-musk-says/

  42. The Straits Times

    straitstimes.com/business/musk-calls-tesla-spacex-merger-a-good-idea-as-spacex-posts-first-profit-as-a-public-company

  43. TESLARATI

    teslarati.com/elon-musk-tesla-spacex-merger-committee/

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

  1. Financial Times

    A look at Elon Musk's potential SpaceX-Tesla merger, which would create a $3.6T company at current prices but faces hurdles from shareholders and regulators

  2. CNBC

    cnbc.com/2026/10/21/tesla-tsla-q3-2026-earnings-report.html

  3. Channel NewsAsia

    channelnewsasia.com/business/wall-st-sees-tesla-spacex-merger-inevitable-split-price-6478671

  4. Bloomberg

    bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-21/spacex-tesla-boards-study-possible-3-5-trillion-merger-video

  5. Time

    time.com/article/2026/10/21/elon-musk-spacex-tesla-merger-tech-business/

  6. CBS News

    cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-tesla-spacex-merger/

  7. Financial Post

    financialpost.com/financial-times/rockets-robots-risk-elon-musks-gamble-merge-tesla-spacex

  8. 24/7 Wall St.

    247wallst.com/investing/2026/10/21/tesla-and-spacex-just-formed-special-committees-to-weigh-a-merger/

  9. Decrypt

    decrypt.co/381538/musk-spacex-tesla-merger-bitcoin-treasury-behemoth

  10. The Hill

    thehill.com/policy/technology/6162499-musk-spacex-tesla-merger/

  11. Bloomberg Law

    news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/why-musk-thinks-a-spacex-tesla-merger-is-a-good-idea-explainer

  12. Axios

    axios.com/2026/10/21/tesla-spacex-merger-elon-musk

  13. Yahoo Finance

    finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/musk-spacex-tesla-merger-create-161605185.html

  14. Proactive

    proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1100486/tesla-spacex-merger-could-reshape-musk-s-empire-but-hurdles-remain-1100486.html

  15. Bitcoin News

    news.bitcoin.com/featured/elon-musks-proposed-tesla-spacex-merger-forge-bitcoin-powerhouse/

  16. Bloomberg

    bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-20/musk-says-spacex-tesla-have-formed-committees-to-explore-merger

  17. CBT News

    cbtnews.com/tesla-and-spacex-exploring-merger/

  18. Washington Examiner

    washingtonexaminer.com/news/business/4773722/musk-spacex-tesla-merger-good-idea/

  19. Crypto Briefing

    cryptobriefing.com/musk-considers-spacex-tesla-merger-to-advance-ai-singularity-ft/

  20. The Crypto Basic

    thecryptobasic.com/2026/10/21/spacex-stock-jumps-10-on-first-post-ipo-profit-tesla-merger-explored/

  21. Newser

    newser.com/story/398552/musk-floats-a-mega-merger-spacex-and-tesla.html

  22. Quartz

    qz.com/tesla-spacex-special-committees-merger-review-102126

  23. 24/7 Wall St.

    247wallst.com/investing/2026/10/21/tesla-rises-4-ahead-of-q3-report-as-musk-backs-spacex-merger-idea-rivian-and-lucid-inch-higher/

  24. Financial Times

    ft.com/content/7f8e97b4-bd2e-4414-858a-bc746cb515f6

  25. Reuters

    investing.com/news/stock-market-news/a-possible-spacextesla-merger-heres-what-people-are-saying-4961497

  26. Yahoo Finance

    finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/spacex-tesla-merger-reshape-musk-181603033.html

  27. CleanTechnica

    cleantechnica.com/2026/10/21/space-x-tesla-merger-elon-musk-ukraine-ultimate-decider-starlink-starshield/

  28. Livemint

    livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/teslaspacex-merger-only-a-matter-of-when-not-if-but-how-much-should-tesla-shareholders-be-paid-11792605042152.html

  29. The American Bazaar

    americanbazaaronline.com/2026/10/21/elon-musk-plans-to-merge-spacex-and-tesla-in-a-3-6-trillion-deal-490457/

  30. MarketWatch

    marketwatch.com/story/teslas-stock-falls-as-elon-musk-leaves-investors-wanting-more-eb347f38

  31. Austin American-Statesman

    statesman.com/business/article/tesla-earnings-q3-22484476.php
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