Tesla Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Tesla has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 50.9%, while the Auto industry saw earnings growing at 18% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 29.9% per year. Tesla's return on equity is 18.1%, and it has net margins of 13.1%.

Key information

50.9%

Earnings growth rate

49.9%

EPS growth rate

Auto Industry Growth23.9%
Revenue growth rate29.9%
Return on equity18.1%
Net Margin13.1%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Profits May Be Overstating Its True Earnings Potential

Jul 31
Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Profits May Be Overstating Its True Earnings Potential

Recent updates

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

Nov 30

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

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

Oct 27

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

Tesla: Fading Robotaxi Hype (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 14

Tesla Stock: We, Are Selling (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 07

Tesla: Time To Cash Out Before Robotaxi Event (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 30

Earnings Not Telling The Story For Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) After Shares Rise 27%

Sep 28
Earnings Not Telling The Story For Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) After Shares Rise 27%

Tesla: A Weak Hold Ahead Of The Robotaxi Event

Sep 23

Tesla: Fierce Chinese Competition May Hold The Stock Back

Sep 16

Is Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) A Risky Investment?

Sep 12
Is Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) A Risky Investment?

Interest Rate Cuts, Layoffs, And Tesla's Stock: What's Next For Investors? (Technical Analysis)

Sep 10

Tesla's Robotaxi Lead Is Questionable; It Takes More Than Tech

Aug 30

Tesla: What If 4680 Battery Team Fails To Deliver By 2024

Aug 19

Tesla: Brilliant AI-Driven Robotaxi Model, But Not Today

Aug 13

Insights Into Tesla's Trillion-Dollar Robotaxi Question From Elon Musk

Aug 05

Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Profits May Be Overstating Its True Earnings Potential

Jul 31
Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Profits May Be Overstating Its True Earnings Potential

Tesla: Stagnating Core Business And Unclear Non-Core Potential Make It Unattractive

Jul 29

Tesla: A Significant Shift In Risk/Reward Calls For A Pre-Earnings Downgrade

Jul 23

Tesla, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Shares Climb 44% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Jul 17
Tesla, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Shares Climb 44% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Tesla's Q2 Deliveries Strong, But What's To Come?

Jul 16

Tesla: A Strong Buy Despite The Massive Rally

Jul 08

Date Your Stocks, Don't Marry Them - Jonah Lupton

Jul 01

Tesla: 2024 Is Not A BEV Year (Rating Downgrade)

Jun 24

Tesla: Back In The Game With Musk Re-Engaged

Jun 16

Tesla: Sell Into Strength Signals (Technical Analysis Update)

Jun 10

Tesla: $570 Billion Market Cap Should Shrink As Expectations Are Unmet

Jun 03

Tesla's iPhone Moment

May 28

Victor Dergunov Talks Amazing AI Run, Rolling Corrections, EV Space And Gold

May 22

Tesla: Don't Bet Your House On Recovery

May 13

Wall Street Lunch: Musk Pitches Tesla Stake To Buffett

May 06

Tesla: Far From Overvalued Even When Excluding Robotaxi And Optimus

Apr 29

Magnificent 5 Or 7? Earnings Preview With Steven Cress

Apr 21

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Tesla makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:TSLA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2497,15012,7435,1194,358
30 Jun 2495,31812,4275,1864,480
31 Mar 2494,74513,6525,0984,349
31 Dec 2396,77314,9994,8003,969
30 Sep 2395,92410,7944,5523,685
30 Jun 2394,02812,2354,2603,257
31 Mar 2386,03511,7884,0302,981
31 Dec 2281,46212,5833,9463,075
30 Sep 2274,86311,1874,4083,005
30 Jun 2267,1669,5134,4412,883
31 Mar 2262,1908,3994,4532,792
31 Dec 2153,8235,5244,5172,593
30 Sep 2146,8483,4683,9922,375
30 Jun 2141,8622,1503,9292,130
31 Mar 2135,9401,1123,6171,833
31 Dec 2031,5366903,1881,491
30 Sep 2028,1765252,9181,314
30 Jun 2025,7083682,5831,282
31 Mar 2026,022-1442,5691,327
31 Dec 1924,578-8702,6461,343
30 Sep 1924,420-8352,6151,354
30 Jun 1924,941-6672,7491,371
31 Mar 1922,593-9762,8531,433
31 Dec 1821,461-9762,8351,460
30 Sep 1817,523-1,7912,8231,459
30 Jun 1813,684-2,7222,7471,439
31 Mar 1812,471-2,3412,5341,423
31 Dec 1711,759-1,9622,4771,378
30 Sep 1710,755-1,4072,2291,269
30 Jun 1710,069-7661,9121,152
31 Mar 178,549-7231,696974
31 Dec 167,000-6751,410834
30 Sep 165,930-8741,265779
30 Jun 164,568-1,1261,164743
31 Mar 164,253-1,0171,045733
31 Dec 154,046-889922718
30 Sep 153,788-676831667
30 Jun 153,703-521749624
31 Mar 153,518-398681550
31 Dec 143,198-294604465
30 Sep 142,857-203508394
30 Jun 142,436-166430314
31 Mar 142,072-135356259
31 Dec 132,013-74286232

Quality Earnings: TSLA has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: TSLA's current net profit margins (13.1%) are higher than last year (11.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: TSLA has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 50.9% per year.

Accelerating Growth: TSLA's earnings growth over the past year (18.1%) is below its 5-year average (50.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: TSLA earnings growth over the past year (18.1%) exceeded the Auto industry -9.7%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: TSLA's Return on Equity (18.1%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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