Tesla, Inc.

NasdaqGS:TSLA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.4t

Tesla Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Tesla's CEO is Elon Musk, appointed in Oct 2008, has a tenure of 21.5 years. directly owns 15.32% of the company’s shares, worth $218.64B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.3 years and 8.3 years respectively.

Key information

Elon Musk

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure17yrs
CEO ownership15.3%
Management average tenure9.3yrs
Board average tenure8.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Tesla: Q3 Growth Mirage Won't Last

Oct 13

Tesla, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) 26% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Sep 27
Tesla, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) 26% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Weekly Picks: 💸 SUN's Insurance Dividends, NCH2's Hydrogen Exposure, and TSLA's Robotic Inflection Point

Jul 02
Weekly Picks: 💸 SUN's Insurance Dividends, NCH2's Hydrogen Exposure, and TSLA's Robotic Inflection Point

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) With Shares Advancing 26%

May 13
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) With Shares Advancing 26%
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Tesla’s Nvidia Moment – The AI & Robotics Inflection Point

AI & Automation – Tesla’s AI advancements, driven by Dojo, position the company as a major AI player. Musk noted that Tesla’s Cortex One training cluster, alongside Dojo, is scaling rapidly, with over

Tesla's Poor Earnings Reaffirms Our Top Short Pick

Apr 27

Tesla Q1 Preview: Expecting Near Record Revenues

Apr 21

Tesla: Even More Bad News

Apr 14

Autonomous Driving And Retail Trader Buying Won't Steer Tesla's Stock Price

Apr 06

Robotaxis, AI, And Broken Promises: Is Tesla Still Worth The Hype In 2025

Mar 31

Inside Tesla's Multi-Layered Growth Story

Mar 24

Elon Musk is a scam

It's just a car company. Level 4 autonomy is not going to be achieved for now while Elon Musk continuously insinuates that Level 5 autonomy will be available soon . Tesla has been sitting on the bigge

Dow Jones Leads U.S. Market Rally As Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady

Mar 19
Dow Jones Leads U.S. Market Rally As Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady

Investors Hesitant Ahead Of Fed Rates Decision

Mar 19
Investors Hesitant Ahead Of Fed Rates Decision

Tesla: Sell The Dip Before Things Get Worse

Mar 16

Tesla: Were We Wrong? An Important Update (Technical Analysis)

Mar 10

Elon Musk Has Become A Liability For Tesla

Mar 03

Weekly Picks: Tesla's Bulls and EME's 3 big tailwinds

Feb 26
Weekly Picks: Tesla's Bulls and EME's 3 big tailwinds

Elon Musk’s Vision Will Propel Tesla to New Heights

Cybertruck: This highly anticipated electric pickup truck is expected to hit the market soon. Its unique design and features could attract a new segment of customers.

Tesla: Prepare For The Worst

Feb 24

Tesla: How We Nailed The Last 4 Turns And What's Next

Feb 18

Tesla's Future Valuation Soars with 35x PE by 2030?

Tesla’s Future Valuation: A Deep Dive into 2030 Predictions1. Introduction: Why This MattersTesla is no longer just an automaker—it’s evolving into a technology powerhouse with AI, robotics, energy, a

Tesla: Celebrating 40 Months Of Nothing (Technical Analysis, Rating Downgrade)

Feb 12

The Agony, The Ecstasy, And Why, Despite Some Waffling, I Still Say 'Buy' For Tesla

Feb 06

FSD, Robotics, And AI: Looking Past Tesla's Earnings Numbers

Jan 30

YTSL:CA: 12% Yield Can Offer Downside Protection For Tesla Stock Ahead Of Q4 Earnings

Jan 24

Tesla Needs To Fill A Trillion Dollar Void With Autonomy (Rating Downgrade)

Jan 17

Sell Tesla: It's Time To Let Others Continue Speculating

Jan 08

Tesla: Cracks In Foundation Foreshadow Tough 2025 (Rating Downgrade)

Jan 02

Can Tesla's Core Business Support Valuation As Energy, Robotaxi Revenues Ramp Up?

Dec 24

Reverse-Engineering Tesla's $1.5T Valuation

Dec 18

There's Reason For Concern Over Tesla, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Massive 27% Price Jump

Dec 13
There's Reason For Concern Over Tesla, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Massive 27% Price Jump

Tesla: Declining Sales Growth And Potential Margin Compression

Dec 11

Tesla: Downgrade To Hold After 38% Gain In 9 Weeks (Technical Analysis)

Nov 30

$407.81 per share - 3 Years

Key Drivers:Leadership in EV Market: Tesla remains a frontrunner in the electric vehicle market with a strong product lineup and ambitious production goals. The company has consistently delivered high

Will Tesla Benefit If $7,500 EV Tax Credit Cancelled?

Nov 18

Tesla: When Fundamentals Don't Matter (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 12

Do Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Nov 12
Do Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Tesla Has Too Many Issues To Make For A Solid Investment

Nov 04
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Narrative update from Goran Damchevski

In an environment where companies are declining, Tesla managed to maintain its sales.

'There Are Some Horses': Maintaining Tesla With A Buy

Oct 27
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Narrative update from Bailey Pemberton

Production to kick off soon: Musk announced that production of the Cybercab would begin “before 2027”, with a target price of under $30,000. He also introduced the Robovan, a bus-like shuttle capable

Wall Street Brunch: Tesla Earnings Steal The Spotlight

Oct 20

The Return Trends At Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Look Promising

Oct 19
The Return Trends At Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Look Promising

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Elon Musk's remuneration changed compared to Tesla's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$6b

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$6b

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

US$7b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$13b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$13b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$14b

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

US$15b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$11b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$12b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$12b

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$13b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$11b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$10b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$8b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$6b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$2b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

US$690m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$525m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$368m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$144m

Dec 31 2019US$24kUS$24k

-US$870m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$835m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$667m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$976m

Dec 31 2018US$2bUS$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 US market.

Compensation vs Earnings: Elon's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Elon Musk (54 yo)

17yrs
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

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Elon Musk
Co-Founder17yrsno data15.32%
$ 218.6b
Vaibhav Taneja
Chief Financial Officer2.2yrsUS$139.47m0.0036%
$ 51.8m
Xiaotong Zhu
Senior Vice President of APAC & Global Vehicle Manufacturing2.5yrsUS$518.25k0.0014%
$ 20.4m
Travis Axelrod
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Brandon Ehrhart
General Counsel & Corporate Secretaryno datano datano data
Franz von Holzhausen
Chief Designerno datano datano data
John Walker
Vice President of Sales - North America16.2yrsUS$394.28kno data
Rodney Westmoreland
Director of Construction Managementno datano datano data
Lars Moravy
Vice President of Vehicle Engineeringno datano datano data
Ashok Elluswamy
Executive Officerno datano datano data
Micheal Snyder
Vice President of Energy & Chargingno datano datano data
9.3yrs
Average Tenure
50.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: TSLA's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Elon Musk
Co-Founder21.5yrsno data15.32%
$ 218.6b
Ira Ehrenpreis
Independent Director18.4yrsno data0.026%
$ 367.1m
James Murdoch
Independent Director8.3yrsno data0.024%
$ 341.0m
Robyn Denholm
Independent Chairwoman11.2yrsno data0.0026%
$ 36.5m
John Hartung
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
Independent Director6.8yrsno data0.00016%
$ 2.3m
Jeffrey Straubel
Independent Director2.4yrsno datano data
Kimbal Musk
Director21.5yrsno data0.044%
$ 628.0m
Joseph Gebbia
Independent Director3.1yrsno data0.00012%
$ 1.7m
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: TSLA's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/15 16:09
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/15 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Tesla, Inc. is covered by 88 analysts. 48 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William SeleskyArgus Research Company
Theodore O'NeillAscendiant Capital Markets LLC
Benjamin KalloBaird