It took Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) about 27 years as a publicly traded company to reach a market cap of $2 trillion.
Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) got to that milestone in about a week
In fact, SpaceX briefly overtook Amazon as the fifth-largest corporation on the market, although as of this writing, the e-commerce specialist is back ahead. Clearly, many investors have incredibly high hopes for SpaceX, but is the aerospace manufacturer a better buy than Amazon? Let’s find out.
SpaceX is shooting for the moon SpaceX may be a newbie on equity markets, but the company is well-known within its industry and has helped revolutionize space travel by pioneering reusable rockets. SpaceX dominates this field. In 2025, it had more successful orbital launches (by a mile) than any of its competitors.