Tesla Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Tesla's CEO is Elon Musk, appointed in Oct 2008, has a tenure of 16.17 years. directly owns 12.81% of the company’s shares, worth $173.08B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.5 years and 8.9 years respectively.
Key information
Elon Musk
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 16.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 12.8% |
| Management average tenure | 8.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Reverse-Engineering Tesla's $1.5T Valuation
Dec 18There's Reason For Concern Over Tesla, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Massive 27% Price Jump
Dec 13
Tesla: Declining Sales Growth And Potential Margin Compression
Dec 11Tesla: Downgrade To Hold After 38% Gain In 9 Weeks (Technical Analysis)
Nov 30Will Tesla Benefit If $7,500 EV Tax Credit Cancelled?
Nov 18Tesla: When Fundamentals Don't Matter (Rating Downgrade)
Nov 12Do Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Nov 12Tesla Has Too Many Issues To Make For A Solid Investment
Nov 04'There Are Some Horses': Maintaining Tesla With A Buy
Oct 27Wall Street Brunch: Tesla Earnings Steal The Spotlight
Oct 20The Return Trends At Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Look Promising
Oct 19Tesla: Fading Robotaxi Hype (Rating Downgrade)
Oct 14Tesla Stock: We, Are Selling (Rating Downgrade)
Oct 07Tesla: Time To Cash Out Before Robotaxi Event (Rating Downgrade)
Sep 30Earnings Not Telling The Story For Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) After Shares Rise 27%
Sep 28Tesla: A Weak Hold Ahead Of The Robotaxi Event
Sep 23Tesla: Fierce Chinese Competition May Hold The Stock Back
Sep 16Is Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) A Risky Investment?
Sep 12Interest Rate Cuts, Layoffs, And Tesla's Stock: What's Next For Investors? (Technical Analysis)
Sep 10Tesla's Robotaxi Lead Is Questionable; It Takes More Than Tech
Aug 30Tesla: What If 4680 Battery Team Fails To Deliver By 2024
Aug 19Tesla: Brilliant AI-Driven Robotaxi Model, But Not Today
Aug 13Insights Into Tesla's Trillion-Dollar Robotaxi Question From Elon Musk
Aug 05Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Profits May Be Overstating Its True Earnings Potential
Jul 31Tesla: Stagnating Core Business And Unclear Non-Core Potential Make It Unattractive
Jul 29Tesla: A Significant Shift In Risk/Reward Calls For A Pre-Earnings Downgrade
Jul 23Tesla, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Shares Climb 44% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up
Jul 17Tesla's Q2 Deliveries Strong, But What's To Come?
Jul 16Tesla: A Strong Buy Despite The Massive Rally
Jul 08Date Your Stocks, Don't Marry Them - Jonah Lupton
Jul 01Tesla: 2024 Is Not A BEV Year (Rating Downgrade)
Jun 24Tesla: Back In The Game With Musk Re-Engaged
Jun 16Tesla: Sell Into Strength Signals (Technical Analysis Update)
Jun 10Tesla: $570 Billion Market Cap Should Shrink As Expectations Are Unmet
Jun 03Tesla's iPhone Moment
May 28Victor Dergunov Talks Amazing AI Run, Rolling Corrections, EV Space And Gold
May 22Tesla: Don't Bet Your House On Recovery
May 13Wall Street Lunch: Musk Pitches Tesla Stake To Buffett
May 06CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$13b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$12b |
| 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 |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$3b |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$50k | US$50k | -US$2b |
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 (52 yo)
16.2yrs
Tenure
Mr. Elon R. Musk is Executive Chairman & CTO of Twitter, Inc. from June 2023. Mr. Musk is a Co-Founder of Tesla, Inc. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer since October 2008 and Director since April 2...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 16.2yrs | no data | 12.81% $ 173.1b | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.3yrs | US$278.00k | 0.0034% $ 45.8m | |
| Senior Vice President of Automotive | 1.7yrs | US$32.57m | 0.0021% $ 28.4m | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Director of Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Designer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Sales - North America | 15.3yrs | 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 |
8.5yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: TSLA's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 20.7yrs | no data | 12.81% $ 173.1b | |
| Independent Director | 17.6yrs | no data | 0.018% $ 240.5m | |
| Independent Director | 7.4yrs | no data | 0.013% $ 171.5m | |
| Independent Chairwoman | 10.3yrs | no data | 0.0027% $ 35.8m | |
| Independent Director | 6yrs | no data | 0.00017% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 1.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 20.7yrs | no data | 0.048% $ 647.7m | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | no data | 0% $ 0 |
8.9yrs
Average Tenure
51.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: TSLA's board of directors are considered experienced (8.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 01:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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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* 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 95 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| William Selesky | Argus Research Company |
| Theodore O'Neill | Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC |
| Benjamin Kallo | Baird |