How to buy SpaceX stock in 2026 title card: ticker SPCX, price, fees and the steps on Webull
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How to Buy SpaceX Stock in 2026: Step by Step

ByStock Moe

Last updated November 3, 2026. By Stock Moe, former financial advisor, MBA and finance teacher.

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You can buy SpaceX stock today in any U.S. brokerage account. SpaceX went public on the Nasdaq on June 12, 2026 under the ticker SPCX at an IPO price of $135 a share, and it traded at about $140.73 late in the morning on November 3, 2026, according to Webull. To buy it, fund an account, search SPCX, choose shares or a dollar amount, and place a limit order.

That is the short answer to how to buy SpaceX stock. The longer answer matters more, because SpaceX is not a normal stock right now. Insiders still hold most of the shares, a big lockup expires on December 8, and the company spends more on AI computers every quarter than it brings in. Here is exactly how to buy it, what it costs, what the filings say, and the plan I am using myself.

Key takeaways

  • SpaceX is public. It trades on the Nasdaq under SPCX. The IPO priced at $135 on June 11, 2026, and the stock began trading on June 12, according to the company’s final prospectus.
  • SPCX was about $140.73 at 11:22 AM Eastern on November 3, 2026, up from a $136.37 close on November 2. Its 52 week range is $104.83 to $225.64, per Webull.
  • You can buy it on Webull with $0 commission, and fractional orders on eligible stocks start at $1, according to Webull’s pricing and help pages.
  • SpaceX pays no dividend. The prospectus says it does not expect to pay one in the foreseeable future.
  • About 798 million more shares come off lockup on December 8, 2026, and Elon Musk cannot sell until June 12, 2027.
  • My plan: long term I am a buyer, but I am waiting until after the December 8 unlock to start dollar cost averaging.

Can you buy SpaceX stock right now?

Yes. For years the honest answer was no. SpaceX was private, and the only way in was a private share sale that regular investors could not touch. That changed on June 12, 2026, when SpaceX listed its Class A shares on the Nasdaq. Today SPCX trades every market day like Apple or Tesla, and anyone with a U.S. brokerage account can buy it.

The IPO itself is over. The company sold 555,555,555 Class A shares at $135 each, according to the final prospectus (Form 424B4) filed with the SEC on June 12, 2026. So if you are searching for how to buy SpaceX stock before the IPO, that window has closed. What you are buying now is the stock on the open market, at whatever price it trades.

I get this question a lot from people who watched the IPO hype in June and never pulled the trigger. Good news: you did not miss your only chance. The stock is trading close to where it started. Bad news: it has been a roller coaster in between, and that is the first thing a beginner needs to understand.

What is the SpaceX stock symbol?

The SpaceX stock symbol is SPCX. The company’s legal name is Space Exploration Technologies Corp., and the prospectus says its Class A common stock is approved to list on The Nasdaq Stock Market and on Nasdaq Texas under that symbol. In your broker’s search box, type SPCX and make sure the name says Space Exploration Technologies before you buy anything.

There are two share classes, and you should know the difference:

  • Class A is what trades on the Nasdaq and what you can buy. Each Class A share gets one vote.
  • Class B is held by insiders and carries ten votes per share. Elon Musk holds enough Class B shares to give him about 82 percent of the voting power on about 42 percent of the shares, per the prospectus.

In plain English, you are buying a slice of the profits and the growth, not a say in how the company is run. Musk controls the votes. If that bothers you, it is a real reason to skip it or keep your position small.

How much is SpaceX stock?

SPCX traded at about $140.73 at 11:22 AM Eastern on November 3, 2026, according to Webull’s quote page. It closed at $136.37 on November 2. At that price SpaceX is worth about $1.9 trillion, using Webull’s market value figure. That makes it one of the largest companies in the world.

How to buy SpaceX stock price chart: IPO price $135, first day close $161, 52 week high $225.64, 52 week low $104.83 and November 2, 2026 close $136.37
SPCX price per share at key points. IPO price from the June 12, 2026 prospectus; range and close from Webull on November 3, 2026.

Look at that range. The 52 week high is $225.64 and the 52 week low is $104.83, per Webull. From the top to the bottom is a drop of more than 50 percent, inside five months. If you buy SpaceX stock, you need the stomach for that kind of move, because it has already happened once.

One share costs roughly $140 right now. You do not need that much to start, though. I cover small amounts in a minute.

How to buy SpaceX stock step by step

Here is the process I would walk a new investor through. It works at any major broker. I use Webull, so I will point out where Webull’s own rules come in.

How to buy SpaceX stock (SPCX) in a U.S. brokerage account.

  1. Open a brokerage account

    Pick a broker that offers U.S. stocks with no commission. SPCX is a Nasdaq stock, so every major U.S. broker should carry it. Opening and verifying an account usually takes a few minutes to a few days.

  2. Fund the account

    Link your bank and transfer the amount you plan to invest. Deposits by bank transfer can take a few business days to clear, so do this before you want to buy.

  3. Search SPCX

    Type SPCX in the search box and confirm the company name reads Space Exploration Technologies Corp. on the Nasdaq.

  4. Choose shares or dollars

    Buy whole shares, or switch the order to a dollar amount for a fractional share if the stock shows as fractional eligible. On Webull, fractional buys start at $1.

  5. Use a limit order

    Set the most you are willing to pay per share. SPCX moves several percent in a day, and a limit order keeps you from paying far more than you planned.

  6. Review and submit

    Check the ticker, the share count or dollar amount, and the limit price, then submit. Your shares show up in your positions once the order fills.

  7. Write down your plan

    Note your entry price, why you bought, and the price where you would admit you were wrong. Then stick to it when the unlocks hit.

Ready to buy SPCX? Open a Webull account through my link (affiliate link, I get paid if you sign up). Webull charges $0 commission on U.S. listed stocks, per its pricing page. Any new account offer is subject to Webull’s current terms and eligibility, so check the offer page for the current terms before you deposit. Investing can lose money, new listings are volatile, and past results do not predict future results.

If you are still choosing a broker, my Webull review covers fees, safety and who owns it, and Webull vs Robinhood lays the two apps side by side.

How to invest in SpaceX with a small amount

You do not need $140 to own SpaceX. Most big brokers now sell fractional shares, which let you buy a slice of one share in dollars. On Webull, a fractional buy needs at least $1, and fractional trading covers select U.S. stocks and ETFs marked with a green diamond on the quote page, according to Webull’s help center. Before you buy, open SPCX in the app and look for that icon.

Say you put $50 into SPCX at $140. You would own about 0.36 of a share. If the stock rises 10 percent, your $50 becomes $55. If it falls 10 percent, it becomes $45. Same math as whole shares, just smaller.

A few rules of the road on Webull, from the same help page:

  • Fractional orders run from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM Eastern.
  • During regular hours you can enter the order in dollars or shares. Before and after the bell, only limit orders by share count are allowed.
  • You cannot short a fractional share, and a submitted fractional order cannot be edited. You cancel it and place a new one.

The SEC’s investor bulletin on fractional shares flags two catches. You may not get voting rights on a fraction, and you generally cannot transfer fractional shares to another broker, so you may have to sell them if you switch. For SpaceX the voting point barely matters, since Class A votes are tiny next to Musk’s anyway. My full walkthrough is in how to buy fractional shares.

Other ways to invest in SpaceX

Buying SPCX directly is the cleanest way. There are two indirect routes, and both come with trade offs.

Nasdaq 100 index funds

Nasdaq announced on June 26, 2026 that SpaceX would join the Nasdaq 100 index before the market opened on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. That means funds that track the Nasdaq 100, like Invesco QQQ, hold SpaceX alongside about a hundred other companies. You get a sliver of SpaceX with a lot less single stock risk. You also get a lot less SpaceX. If SPCX doubles, a Nasdaq 100 fund barely notices.

What about the S&P 500?

SpaceX was not in the S&P 500 when it listed, because S&P’s rules require positive earnings over the last four quarters combined. The company just posted its first profit, but Webull showed trailing twelve month earnings per share of negative 25 cents on November 3, 2026, so it still does not meet that test. If you only own an S&P 500 fund, you probably own no SpaceX yet.

Private shares are gone

Before the IPO, people chased SpaceX through private secondary markets that were mostly limited to accredited investors. Now that the stock is public, there is no reason to pay a premium for a private wrapper. Buy the listed shares.

What SpaceX reported last quarter

Before you buy any stock, look at the last report. SpaceX reported third quarter 2026 results on October 20, 2026, for the quarter that ended September 30. Here are the numbers from the company’s own release:

  • Revenue of $14.58 billion, up 161 percent from $5.6 billion a year earlier.
  • Net income of $4.4 billion, against a $1.1 billion loss a year earlier. It was the company’s first profit as a public stock.
  • Earnings per share of 35 cents diluted.
  • Starlink consumer subscribers of 13.6 million.
  • Capital spending of $19.59 billion in one quarter, with $16.44 billion of it in the Super Intelligence segment.
  • Cash and equivalents of $51.29 billion plus $38.56 billion of marketable securities.
SpaceX stock chart of third quarter 2026 revenue by segment: Super Intelligence $7.56 billion, Connectivity (Starlink) $5.25 billion and Space $1.77 billion
SpaceX revenue by segment for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, from the company’s third quarter release.

The surprise for most people is where the money comes from. The rockets are the smallest piece. The Super Intelligence segment, the AI business, brought in $7.56 billion. Starlink brought in $5.25 billion. The Space segment brought in $1.77 billion. When you buy SpaceX stock today, you are mostly buying an AI and satellite internet company that also launches rockets.

And it keeps spending. On October 26, 2026, SpaceX filed a Form 8-K saying it signed a binding commitment with an entity managed by Apollo Global Management to lease graphics processing unit pods for its data centers, with each lease running about five years. That is more AI hardware financed with more obligations. I broke down the full quarter in my SpaceX earnings and share unlock tracker.

Is SpaceX a good stock to buy?

It depends on your time frame and your nerves. Here is how I see both sides from the same report.

The bull case

  • It makes money now. A $4.4 billion quarter is not a rounding error.
  • The AI segment grew to the biggest piece of the company in a year.
  • Starlink keeps adding millions of subscribers, and it is a real margin business.
  • It sits in the Nasdaq 100, so index funds own it and buy more as money flows in.

The bear case

  • It spent $19.59 billion in a quarter where it took in $14.58 billion. You cannot do that forever.
  • The share count keeps growing through stock issued for deals and employee plans. SpaceX filed a Form S-8 for employee stock on October 22, 2026.
  • Hundreds of millions of insider shares unlock on December 8.
  • At about $1.9 trillion, a lot of growth is already in the price. Webull showed a price to sales ratio near 60 on November 3.
  • You get almost no vote.

My honest take: I think SpaceX is a great company. Whether SPCX is a great stock at this price is a separate question, and the answer depends on what you pay. That is why I care so much about the next section.

When can insiders sell SpaceX stock?

Anyone who buys SPCX on the market can sell it any trading day. Insiders are different. Employees and pre IPO investors agreed to lockups, and the prospectus released their shares in waves. The biggest wave, about 1.3 billion shares, came free on October 22, 2026. The next and last big wave for the main pool is December 8, 2026, when about 798 million more shares can be sold. Musk is on a longer clock with no early release. He cannot sell until June 12, 2027.

Why should a buyer care? More shares that can be sold means more potential supply. The SEC’s investor bulletin on IPOs says it plainly: “The share price after an IPO may decline over time as shares that were previously restricted become available for sale.” That does not mean it has to drop. It means you should know the date before you put money in. I covered how the earlier releases played out in the SpaceX lockup expiration explainer.

My plan for SpaceX stock

Long term, I am a buyer of SpaceX. Space is the final frontier, and the company that builds the rockets, the satellite network and now the AI computers has a shot at being one of the most valuable businesses on the planet. Short term, I am not trying to jump on a rocket while hundreds of millions of shares come unlocked.

Here is exactly what I am doing:

  • Wait for December 8. I want the last big release of the main pool behind us. Give it a couple of days to soak in.
  • Then dollar cost average. I plan to buy in pieces on a schedule instead of all at once, so no single day decides my price.
  • Watch my levels. In my October 20 video I said a daily close under $146 was a warning sign and a break above $172 was go time. SPCX closed at $136.37 on November 2, under that $146 line, so I am staying patient.
  • Size it small. One stock this volatile should be a slice of a portfolio, not the whole pie.

That is my plan, not a recommendation for you. Your age, your goals and your other holdings matter more than my opinion. Trade only money you can afford to lose.

Want SPCX in your account when you are ready? Open a Webull account here (affiliate link, I get paid if you sign up). Webull also lets you paper trade SPCX first with fake money; my Webull paper trading guide shows how. Any offer is subject to Webull’s current terms and eligibility, so check the offer page before you deposit. Investing can lose money, and past results do not predict future results.

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Common questions

Can you buy SpaceX stock?

Yes. SpaceX has traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX since June 12, 2026. You can buy it through any U.S. brokerage account, including Webull.

What is the SpaceX stock symbol?

SPCX. The Class A common stock of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. lists on The Nasdaq Stock Market and Nasdaq Texas under that symbol, according to the June 12, 2026 prospectus.

How much is SpaceX stock?

SPCX traded at about $140.73 late in the morning on November 3, 2026 and closed at $136.37 on November 2, according to Webull. Its 52 week range is $104.83 to $225.64. The IPO price was $135.

How do I buy SpaceX stock on Webull?

Open and fund a Webull account, search SPCX, tap Trade, choose a share count or a dollar amount, set a limit price and submit. Webull charges $0 commission on U.S. listed stocks.

Can I buy fractional shares of SpaceX?

At brokers that offer fractional shares, usually yes for eligible stocks. On Webull, fractional buys start at $1 for select U.S. stocks marked with a green diamond on the quote page, so check that SPCX shows the icon.

Does SpaceX pay a dividend?

No. The prospectus says SpaceX does not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and plans to reinvest its earnings in growth.

When can I sell SpaceX stock?

Any trading day. Lockups only apply to insiders and pre IPO investors. The main pool lockup ends December 8, 2026, and Elon Musk cannot sell until June 12, 2027.

Is SpaceX in the S&P 500?

Not as of November 3, 2026. S&P 500 rules require positive combined earnings over the last four quarters, and SpaceX still shows a trailing loss. It did join the Nasdaq 100 on July 7, 2026.

Will SpaceX stock go up?

Nobody knows. The company turned its first profit in the third quarter of 2026, but it spends more than it takes in and faces a large unlock on December 8. Past results do not predict future results.

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