Space stocks by the numbers
Updated from live prices and SEC filings
As of 23 Oct 2026, the 30 listed space companies Orbit Alpha tracks were worth about $2.14T combined, of which SpaceX was $2.00T (94%). Without SpaceX, the other 29 were worth $134.51B. The median space stock was down 20.6% this year, and 8 of 29 were higher than at the start of the year, against +11.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY) and -1.1% for the Procure Space ETF (UFO). SpaceX, which listed in June, is left out of the year-to-date figures.
The listed space sector in figures: size, returns, profits, cash, insider trading and government contracts, across the 30 companies Orbit Alpha tracks. Every figure is recalculated each trading day from prices, SEC filings and USAspending.gov.
Key figures
- As of 23 Oct 2026, the 30 listed space companies Orbit Alpha tracks were worth about $2.14T combined, of which SpaceX was $2.00T (94%). Without SpaceX, the other 29 were worth $134.51B.
- The median space stock was down 20.6% this year, and 8 of 29 were higher than at the start of the year, against +11.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY) and -1.1% for the Procure Space ETF (UFO). SpaceX, which listed in June, is left out of the year-to-date figures.
- 1 of the 18 US-listed space companies with SEC financials made a net profit over their last 12 reported months.
- The 18 US-listed companies with 12 months of SEC figures reported revenue of $23.02B over that period and held $13.36B in cash and short-term investments.
- 3 companies had less than a year of cash at the recent burn rate: Virgin Galactic, Spire Global and KULR Technology.
- Over the last 12 months, insiders at these companies bought $60.8M and sold $3.43B of their own shares on the open market, from Form 4 filings.
- The US-listed space companies won $2.13B of US government contract awards over the last 12 months, from USAspending.gov.
- 22 companies have quarterly results dated in the coming weeks; the next is Voyager Technologies on 2 Nov 2026.
How big is each part of the space sector?
| Sector | Companies | Combined market cap | Median year to date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | 4 | $2.04T | -23.3% |
| Satellite Comms | 7 | $66.27B | -1.0% |
| Earth Observation | 5 | $7.76B | -15.6% |
| Space Infrastructure | 11 | $18.36B | -39.2% |
| Exploration | 3 | $4.34B | -25.2% |
Year-to-date medians leave out SpaceX, which listed in June 2026. Company-level figures are on the list of space stocks, the cash runway ranking, insider trading and government contracts pages.
How these figures are worked out
- Market values are share price times shares outstanding, converted to US dollars for non-US listings.
- Profits, revenue and cash come from the latest 10-Q and 10-K filings of US-listed companies; 12-month figures add the last four reported quarters.
- Cash runway is cash and short-term investments divided by the last 12 months of free cash outflow.
- Insider figures are open-market purchases and sales on Form 4; grants and option exercises are left out.
Prices from Yahoo Finance; financials and insider trades from SEC filings; contracts from USAspending.gov. Figures as of 23 Oct 2026, refreshed whenever the site updates. Orbit Alpha is information, not investment advice.
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