> Blue Origin has beat SpaceX to Mars

As you said, not especially relevant to a financial discussion.

> as for profitability

SpaceX is profitable.

> US government cannot risk having SpaceX as a single option to get to orbit, so it has no choice developing a publicly funded rocket program

Being the U.S. government's prime contractor while it keeps ULA on life support is a great deal. Same for Europe and Arianespace.