Tesla Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Tesla's CEO is Elon Musk, appointed in Oct 2008, has a tenure of 16.58 years. directly owns 12.75% of the company’s shares, worth ARS129,513.38B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.9 years and 9.3 years respectively.
Key information
Elon Musk
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 16.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 12.8% |
| Management average tenure | 8.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 9.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$13b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$13b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$14b |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$15b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$12b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$12b |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$13b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$690m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$525m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$368m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$144m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$24k | US$24k | -US$870m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$835m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$667m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$976m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$2b | US$56k | -US$976m |
Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Elon's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the AR market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Elon's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Elon Musk (53 yo)
16.6yrs
Tenure
Mr. Elon R. Musk serves as the Chief Executive Officer of X.AI Holdings Corp. from March 2025. Mr. Musk is Executive Chairman of X Corp, formerly Twitter Inc from June 2023 and was its CTO from June 2023....
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 16.6yrs | no data | 12.75% ARS 129.5t | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.8yrs | US$139.47m | 0.0035% ARS 35.6b | |
| Senior Vice President of APAC | 2.1yrs | US$518.25k | 0.0021% ARS 21.3b | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Designer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Sales - North America | 15.8yrs | US$394.28k | no data | |
| Chip Architect | no data | no data | no data | |
| Engineering Manager | no data | no data | no data | |
| Director of Construction Management | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Vehicle Engineering | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer | no data | no data | no data |
8.9yrs
Average Tenure
49.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: TSLA's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 21.1yrs | no data | 12.75% ARS 129.5t | |
| Independent Director | 18yrs | no data | 0.018% ARS 180.0b | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | no data | 0.027% ARS 278.8b | |
| Independent Chairwoman | 10.8yrs | no data | 0.0026% ARS 26.8b | |
| Independent Director | 6.4yrs | no data | 0.00017% ARS 1.7b | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 21.1yrs | no data | 0.045% ARS 461.3b | |
| Independent Director | 2.7yrs | no data | 0.00013% ARS 1.3b |
9.3yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: TSLA's board of directors are considered experienced (9.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/07 23:34 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Tesla, Inc. is covered by 96 analysts. 45 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| William Selesky | Argus Research Company |
| Theodore O'Neill | Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC |
| Benjamin Kallo | Baird |