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SpaceX parts supplier Applied Aerospace & Defense falls below $20 IPO price after surprise loss

8/12/2026

A stock falling below its IPO price, meaning the fixed rate at which shares are first sold to the public, is the market's way of saying early buyers are now at a loss.

That happened Wednesday to Applied Aerospace & Defense after the company's first earnings report since going public in June showed a result investors had not expected.

The company, which trades as AADX, makes complex parts for satellites, aircraft, and high-end precision strike systems, and counts SpaceX among its customers.

The first quarterly report after the IPO An earnings report is the quarterly financial filing a company publishes so investors can see revenue, costs, and whether the business is turning a profit.

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