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Tesla, Inc.

Tesla, Inc. trades under the ticker symbol TSLA on the Nasdaq. This page brings together its live stock price, an interactive price chart, and key fundamentals like market capitalization, 52-week range, dividend yield, and the next earnings date, with plain-English context to help you understand what the numbers mean.

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Executive summary

What it does: Tesla pioneered the mass-market electric vehicle and built the largest fast-charging network in the US, which became a meaningful competitive moat.
Why investors follow it: The energy storage segment has scaled quickly and adds a second growth engine beyond cars.
The measured picture: See the measured read on business quality, financial health, and valuation below.
What to watch: Quarterly deliveries and automotive gross margin, the two most watched lines.

About Tesla, Inc.

Tesla pioneered the mass-market electric vehicle and built the largest fast-charging network in the US, which became a meaningful competitive moat. But the company's valuation has rarely been about just selling cars. Investors price in energy storage, autonomous driving, and robotics alongside the automotive business.

Full Self-Driving software is still under heavy development and faces regulatory scrutiny in multiple markets. Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot project is early-stage and speculative. These bets explain why Tesla's price-to-earnings ratio looks extreme compared to traditional automakers.

Elon Musk's other ventures (SpaceX, xAI, X) compete for his attention, which is a real management risk. Tesla's core EV business also faces genuine competition now, from BYD in China and increasingly from legacy automakers globally.

How does Tesla, Inc. make money?

Vehicle sales, dominated by the Model Y and Model 3, make up the large majority of revenue.
Energy generation and storage, led by Megapack and Powerwall, has been the fastest-scaling segment in recent years.
Services and other covers charging, repairs, and used vehicles, while regulatory credits sold to other automakers and paid software features add high-margin revenue.

Source: Tesla SEC filings (10-K) and investor relations · Last reviewed June 2026

Investment case

Tesla sells electric vehicles and runs a fast-growing energy storage business, but its stock price has long reflected bets on things that barely exist yet, such as self-driving robotaxis and humanoid robots. The long-term question is whether Tesla can keep growing deliveries and energy while turning its automation and AI ambitions into real profit.

Educational analysis from public filings. This is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

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Why investors follow this company

The energy storage segment has scaled quickly and adds a second growth engine beyond cars.
Manufacturing scale and software features can support margins over time.
If autonomy or new products succeed, the market Tesla is chasing is far larger than car sales alone.

Competitive advantages

Tesla built a leading EV brand, a large charging network, and manufacturing scale that newer entrants have struggled to match.
Years of real-world driving data feed its driver-assistance software, which is difficult for rivals to replicate quickly.

What could go wrong

Automotive margins have been squeezed by the price cuts Tesla used to defend volume.
Competition in electric vehicles has intensified worldwide, especially from lower-cost makers.
A large part of the value rests on products that are not yet proven at scale, and the company depends heavily on one key person.

What to watch

Quarterly deliveries and automotive gross margin, the two most watched lines.
Honest progress on autonomy, and the growth of the energy storage business.

Valuation in context

Tesla trades at a far higher multiple of its earnings than a typical automaker, so today's price assumes years of rapid growth and success in businesses that are still early. Weigh valuation using the company's own filings rather than a third-party estimate.

Sources: Tesla 10-K (SEC EDGAR), Tesla Investor Relations · Last reviewed July 2026

Concepts behind this investment case

Volatility, Valuation, Risk Tolerance

How management uses cash

Historically, the company has primarily reinvested and retained the cash it generated.

Reinvestment

On average, capital spending used about 64% of operating cash flow across 8 fiscal years (FY2018-FY2025) - a large share of the cash the business generated went back into it.

Debt direction

The total debt balance rose over the window: about $5.9B in FY2016 vs about $8.2B in FY2025. This describes the balance's direction, not repayments.

Cash position

As of FY2025, held about $16.5B in cash and equivalents vs about $8.2B of total debt - more cash than total debt at that date.

Derived from annual figures this company reported to the SEC (EDGAR XBRL company facts). Descriptive history only: not a forecast, not a rating, not investment advice.

Frequently asked questions

What is the investment case for Tesla, Inc.?

Does Tesla, Inc. have an economic moat?

Tesla built a leading EV brand, a large charging network, and manufacturing scale that newer entrants have struggled to match.

What is the bull case for Tesla, Inc.?

The energy storage segment has scaled quickly and adds a second growth engine beyond cars.

What is the bear case for Tesla, Inc.?

Automotive margins have been squeezed by the price cuts Tesla used to defend volume.

What are the key risks for Tesla, Inc.?

BYD has overtaken Tesla in EV sales volume, and Chinese competition in international markets is intensifying. Elon Musk's political profile and management of X have created brand risk and consumer pushback in key markets.

How should investors think about Tesla, Inc.'s valuation?

Tesla trades at a far higher multiple of its earnings than a typical automaker, so today's price assumes years of rapid growth and success in businesses that are still early. Weigh valuation using the company's own filings rather than a third-party estimate.

What should investors watch with Tesla, Inc.?

Quarterly deliveries and automotive gross margin, the two most watched lines.

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