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title: "SpaceX reports Q3 revenue up 161% YoY to $14.58B, vs. $12.72B est., AI revenue up 830% to $7.56B, and AI operating income of $431M, up from a loss of $1.7B (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/spacex-reports-q3-revenue-up-161-yoy-to-14-58b-vs-12-72b-est-ai-3b54bbd7
published: 2026-10-20T20:26:57.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# SpaceX reports Q3 revenue up 161% YoY to $14.58B, vs. $12.72B est., AI revenue up 830% to $7.56B, and AI operating income of $431M, up from a loss of $1.7B (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-10-20 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/spacex-reports-q3-revenue-up-161-yoy-to-14-58b-vs-12-72b-est-ai-3b54bbd7

Lora Kolodny / CNBC : SpaceX reports Q3 revenue up 161% YoY to $14.58B, vs. $12.72B est., AI revenue up 830% to $7.56B, and AI operating income of $431M, up from a loss of $1.7B — SpaceX reported 161% revenue growth for the third quarter, driven by the company's artificial intelligence business and Starlink Subscriber growth.

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261020/p43#a261020p43)

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