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Neutral 62 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:62Neutral
Price Target:
$411.00
▲(2.59% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/23/26
The score is driven primarily by solid underlying financial capacity (strong balance sheet and ongoing cash generation) tempered by materially compressed profitability and weaker cash conversion. A very high P/E meaningfully drags the rating, while technicals are mixed and the latest call reinforces strong long-term initiatives but higher near-term cash flow pressure from heavy CapEx and production constraints.
Positive Factors
Balance sheet strength
Very low leverage and meaningful equity growth provide durable financial flexibility to fund multi-year investments and absorb cyclical shocks. This reduces refinancing risk, supports capital allocation choices and underpins the company’s ability to execute large factory, chip and AI programs over the next 2–6 months.
Negative Factors
Very heavy multi-year CapEx
Management’s >$25B CapEx plan will pressure free cash flow and require disciplined capital allocation. Even with a strong balance sheet, prolonged negative FCF raises execution and timing risks, could defer returns on capital and forces prioritization among factories, chip fabs and product launches.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance sheet strength
Very low leverage and meaningful equity growth provide durable financial flexibility to fund multi-year investments and absorb cyclical shocks. This reduces refinancing risk, supports capital allocation choices and underpins the company’s ability to execute large factory, chip and AI programs over the next 2–6 months.
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Tesla (TSLA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Tesla Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storag...
How the Company Makes Money
Tesla makes money primarily through the sale and leasing of electric vehicles, supported by software, services, and energy products. Its major revenue streams include: (1) Automotive sales: revenue from selling new vehicles (e.g., Model 3/Y, Model...

Tesla Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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Revenue by Geography
Revenue by Geography
Breakdown of Tesla’s revenue by region, showing which markets drive sales growth and where exposure to local economic conditions, regulation, or currency moves could affect results.
Chart InsightsTesla’s geographic mix shows the U.S. consolidating as the dominant growth engine while China is recovering but more uneven; 'Other' revenue swings reflect lumpy energy/storage project timing. Management’s call confirms the pattern: factory throughput gains (Giga Berlin/Texas) and a large order backlog support U.S. momentum, but battery‑pack capacity and tariff/FX headwinds cap near‑term upside elsewhere. The aggressive CapEx plan should reallocate share toward regions with new gigafactories over 2026–27, so expect short‑term geographic volatility even as long‑term global capacity rises.
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Tesla Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Apr 22, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a largely positive long-term strategic outlook driven by rapid progress on AI (AI5/Dojo), strong FSD adoption, product roadmaps (Optimus, Cybercab, Semi), factory throughput gains (Giga Berlin) and high energy gross margins. However, the near term contains notable operational and financial headwinds: a sharp sequential decline in energy deployments (−38%), battery pack capacity constraints limiting vehicle growth, significant multi‑year CapEx (over $25B) that will suppress free cash flow, mark-to-market Bitcoin losses (−22% q/q), tariff uncertainty and hardware retrofit requirements for unsupervised FSD. Overall, management’s tone was confident and forward‑looking, but the company is trading short‑term profitability and cash flow for large strategic investments that should benefit growth and margins longer term.
Positive Updates
Large, Strategic Capital Investment Plan
Management announced a major increase in capital expenditures to fund batteries, AI, chip fabs, Optimus and factory expansion — targeting over $25 billion of CapEx across 2025–2026 to position Tesla for significantly higher future production and revenue.
Negative Updates
Energy Deployments Declined Sequentially
Energy storage deployments were 8.8 GWh in Q1, a 38% sequential decline, reflecting lumpy demand and timing volatility in the energy storage business despite a strong order backlog and expectation that 2026 deployments will exceed 2025.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Negative
Large, Strategic Capital Investment Plan
Management announced a major increase in capital expenditures to fund batteries, AI, chip fabs, Optimus and factory expansion — targeting over $25 billion of CapEx across 2025–2026 to position Tesla for significantly higher future production and revenue.
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Company Guidance
Management reiterated a very investment‑heavy 2026, guiding to over $25 billion of CapEx for 2025–2026 to fund six factories and AI/robotics initiatives (expecting negative free cash flow for the rest of the year after Q1 free cash flow of just over $1.4 billion); Q1 operational metrics included Giga Berlin output of >61,000 units, the highest Q1 order backlog in over two years, and auto margins (ex‑credits) improving sequentially from 17.9% to 19.2% (with ~$230M of warranty true‑downs and some tariff relief), while energy deployments were 6–8.8 GWh (a 38% sequential decline) but 2026 deployments are expected to exceed 2025 and energy gross margin ran >39.5% (helped by >$250M of tariff recognitions). On software and product timing, FSD reached nearly 1.3M paid customers (≈180k net new this quarter, subscriptions driving most growth; upfront purchases +7%), unsupervised FSD is targeted for gradual fleet rollout with customer availability likely in Q4 and Robotaxi revenue expected modest in 2026 but material next year, v14.3 is a key step with v15 due later, HW3 lacks the memory bandwidth for unsupervised FSD (1/8 of HW4), AI5 is taped out, an AI4.1 upgrade (32GB per SoC → 64GB total, ~10% compute uplift) is targeted mid‑next year, a ~$3B research fab (a few thousand wafers/month) is planned, and Optimus production is assumed to start in late July–August with a second Giga Texas Optimus line aimed for summer next year.

Tesla Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Strong balance-sheet flexibility (low leverage, growing equity) and consistently positive free cash flow support the profile, but earnings quality has weakened: TTM margins are materially compressed (gross ~18%, net ~4%) and cash conversion is weaker than ideal versus net income.
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
84
Very Positive
Cash Flow
71
Positive
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue97.88B94.83B97.69B96.77B81.46B53.82B
Gross Profit18.66B17.09B17.45B17.66B20.85B13.61B
EBITDA10.48B11.76B14.71B14.80B17.66B9.63B
Net Income3.88B3.79B7.13B15.00B12.58B5.52B
Balance Sheet
Total Assets143.72B137.81B122.07B106.62B82.34B62.13B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments44.74B44.06B36.56B29.09B22.18B17.71B
Total Debt9.23B8.38B13.62B9.57B5.75B8.87B
Total Liabilities58.98B54.94B48.39B43.01B36.44B30.55B
Stockholders Equity84.11B82.14B72.91B62.63B44.70B30.19B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow7.00B6.22B3.58B4.36B7.55B3.48B
Operating Cash Flow16.53B14.75B14.92B13.26B14.72B11.50B
Investing Cash Flow-18.85B-15.48B-18.79B-15.58B-11.97B-7.87B
Financing Cash Flow2.64B1.14B3.85B2.59B-3.53B-5.20B

Tesla Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Positive
Last Price400.62
Price Trends
50DMA
390.33
Positive
100DMA
417.45
Negative
200DMA
398.87
Positive
Market Momentum
MACD
-3.22
Negative
RSI
60.31
Neutral
STOCH
91.09
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSLA, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 400.62 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 367.80, above the 50-day MA of 390.33, and above the 200-day MA of 398.87, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of -3.22 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 60.31 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 91.09 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for TSLA.

Tesla Risk Analysis

Tesla disclosed 40 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Tesla reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
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Tesla Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
66
Neutral
$250.82B8.559.96%2.57%9.27%-25.00%
62
Neutral
$1.43T612.144.79%2.25%-39.81%
61
Neutral
$18.38B12.79-2.54%3.03%1.52%-15.83%
56
Neutral
$15.54B79.91-984.82%33.72%36.29%
56
Neutral
$17.61B109.051.55%-22.18%-86.28%
55
Neutral
$20.35B-11.30-66.53%10.43%21.58%
46
Neutral
$2.10B-1.22-133.09%67.58%7.56%
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
TSLA
Tesla
390.82
110.56
39.45%
TM
Toyota Motor
188.71
-3.77
-1.96%
NIO
Nio
5.91
1.93
48.49%
LI
Li Auto
17.57
-7.68
-30.42%
LCID
Lucid Group
6.54
-17.06
-72.29%
RIVN
Rivian Automotive
15.02
1.47
10.85%
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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Apr 23, 2026