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SpaceX will release quarterly and annual financial results and other material news only through its website and X social media account, discontinuing the use of traditional wire distribution services, the company said in a regulatory filing Monday.
The move marks a sharp departure from standard practice for public companies, which typically disseminate earnings and material disclosures through newswires such as Business Wire, PR Newswire or GlobeNewswire to ensure broad and simultaneous distribution to all investors.
"SpaceX's decision to bypass wire services and route financial disclosures through X and its own website concentrates information flow in channels controlled by the company and its controlling shareholder," said Alon Kapen, a partner at Farrell Fritz P.C. who reviewed SpaceX's S-1 filing. "This raises questions about equal access for investors who do not use X or may not monitor the company's website directly."
The change comes less than a week after SpaceX completed the largest initial public offering in U.S. history, raising $75 billion by selling 555.6 million shares at $135 apiece on the Nasdaq. The stock closed its first trading day at $160.95, giving the company a market valuation of about $2.2 trillion and making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire on paper.
SpaceX's governance structure already concentrates control in Musk's hands. The company's dual-class share system gives Musk 10 votes per Class B share versus one vote per Class A share sold to the public, granting him 85% of voting power despite holding about 42% of equity. The company also requires shareholders to waive jury trial rights and prohibits class actions through a mandatory binding arbitration clause.
The disclosure policy shift could set a precedent for other high-profile companies with large retail investor bases and founder-controlled structures. Traditional wire services charge companies thousands of dollars per release to ensure simultaneous distribution to terminals, newsrooms and data feeds used by institutional investors and financial media. By routing disclosures through X and its own website, SpaceX gains direct control over timing and presentation while bypassing those costs.
Senator Elizabeth Warren last week urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to delay the SpaceX IPO, citing concerns about the company's valuation and governance structure. In a June 9 letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins, Warren warned that the offering presented "significant risks to ordinary investors and their retirement savings."
SpaceX's S-1 filing shows the company had revenue of $4.7 billion in the three months ended March 31, with an operating loss of $1.9 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $1.1 billion. For full-year 2025, revenue totaled $18.67 billion with adjusted EBITDA of $6.58 billion.
The company's decision to self-distribute financial results may test SEC rules requiring fair and broad disclosure under Regulation FD. The rule mandates that when a public company discloses material information, it must do so in a way that reaches all investors simultaneously — not selectively. The SEC has previously accepted company websites and social media as valid disclosure channels, provided companies alert investors in advance about where to find the information.
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