Up to 1.3 billion shares become eligible for trading on October 22, 2026, in the largest SpaceX share unlock since its June Nasdaq listing. The release expands the stock available for holders to sell, but trading eligibility does not mean all those shares will immediately reach the market.
The batch accounts for 28% of shares subject to a 180-day lock-up. It exceeds the previous largest release, when up to 911.5 million shares became eligible for trading on August 6.
SpaceX trades on Nasdaq under the symbol SPCX. The unlock changes which shares holders are permitted to trade; it is not a tally of completed sales.
SpaceX share unlock follows third-quarter earnings
The release scheduled for October 22 corresponds to the second full trading day following SpaceX’s October 20 earnings announcement. October 21 was the first full session following those results, which set October 22 as the release date.
SpaceX reported third-quarter revenue of $14.6 billion, an increase of 161% from a year earlier. Net income for the quarter totaled $4.4 billion.
Those results precede SpaceX’s share unlock, while the lock-up schedule determines when the shares become tradable. Eligibility alone does not establish how many holders will choose to sell.
A separate lock-up milestone falls on Saturday, October 24. Up to 328.4 million additional shares are scheduled to become eligible for trading in the next session, on October 26, 2026.
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