Tesla, Inc.

NasdaqGS:TSLA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$798.0b

Tesla Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Tesla has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 43%, while the Auto industry saw earnings growing at 19.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 28% per year. Tesla's return on equity is 9.7%, and it has net margins of 7.3%.

Key information

43.0%

Earnings growth rate

42.0%

EPS growth rate

Auto Industry Growth23.9%
Revenue growth rate28.0%
Return on equity9.7%
Net Margin7.3%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 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: 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

Tesla: Prepare For The Worst

Feb 24

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

Feb 18

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

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

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
31 Dec 2497,6907,1305,1504,540
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

Quality Earnings: TSLA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: TSLA's current net profit margins (7.3%) are lower than last year (15.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: TSLA has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 43% per year.

Accelerating Growth: TSLA's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: TSLA had negative earnings growth (-52.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Auto industry average (-25.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: TSLA's Return on Equity (9.7%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/13 04:11
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/13 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Tesla, Inc. is covered by 94 analysts. 49 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