{"id":14603,"date":"2026-08-05T10:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/?p=14603"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:36:31","slug":"spacex-shares-slide-as-18-4-billion-capex-plan-overtakes-q2-revenue-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/05\/spacex-shares-slide-as-18-4-billion-capex-plan-overtakes-q2-revenue-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Shares Slide as $18.4 Billion Capex Plan Overtakes Q2 Revenue Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/05\/spacex-shares-fall-as-surge-in-ai-capex-distracts-from-q2-revenue-beat\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"SpaceX Shares Fall as Surge in AI Capex Distracts From Q2 Revenue Beat\">SpaceX<\/a> shares plummeted 10.8% in overnight trading after the rocket and connectivity company disclosed an $18.4 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/02\/retail-traders-dump-12-billion-into-chip-etfs-as-2-2-trillion-wiped-from-semiconductor-stocks\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"Retail Traders Dump $12 Billion Into Chip ETFs as $2.2 Trillion Wiped From Semiconductor Stocks\">capital expenditure<\/a> projection during its first post-IPO earnings call, overshadowing second-quarter <a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/02\/comfrt-scales-to-1-billion-top-line-on-weighted-loungewear-model\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"Comfrt Scales to $1 Billion Top Line on Weighted Loungewear Model\">revenue<\/a> that nearly doubled. The overnight drop reversed a 9.43% surge achieved during regular trading hours prior to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s planned capital spending significantly exceeded Wall Street estimates of $13.2 billion. For the second quarter, SpaceX generated $7.8 billion in revenue, beating consensus expectations of $6.9 billion, while its net loss narrowed by nearly half to $541 million.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive Officer <a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/05\/spacex-shares-fall-as-surge-in-ai-capex-distracts-from-q2-revenue-beat\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"SpaceX Shares Fall as Surge in AI Capex Distracts From Q2 Revenue Beat\">Elon Musk<\/a> raised the company\u2019s long-term financial guidance during the call, pulling forward SpaceX&#8217;s internal timeline for reaching $1 trillion in annual revenue to 2030 from 2031. Musk stated there is a &#8220;non-zero chance&#8221; the business hits that milestone by 2029.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing future operational goals, Musk detailed plans to deploy manufacturing robots on the moon to construct a solar-powered mass accelerator. While acknowledging the initiative &#8220;sounds super sci-fi right now&#8221; and &#8220;totally nuts,&#8221; he emphasized that the project remains central to the firm&#8217;s roadmap. &#8220;It\u2019s really a ridiculously profound difference,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;But that is our plan, and I think we will achieve that plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing efficiency remains key to supporting SpaceX&#8217;s expansion pace. 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The overnight drop reversed a 9.43% surge achieved during regular trading hours prior to the announcement. 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