From startup to profit in ~3.5 years. $SPCX
Mar 2023: xAI founded
Feb 2026: SpaceX buys xAI ($250B valuation)
May 2026: Starts renting compute (Anthropic)
Jun 2026: Agrees to buy Cursor ($60B)
Aug 2026: Grok Bot launches
Q3 2026: AI unit posts +$431M operating income (Q2: −$1.26B)
The engine? Mostly renting out compute 👀
Still −$3.3B year to date.
$16.4B of AI capex in Q3 alone.