Tesla Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Tesla has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 61.6%, while the Auto industry saw earnings growing at 20.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 32.8% per year. Tesla's return on equity is 20.8%, and it has net margins of 14.4%.

Key information

61.6%

Earnings growth rate

60.8%

EPS growth rate

Auto Industry Growth23.9%
Revenue growth rate32.8%
Return on equity20.8%
Net Margin14.4%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Recent updates

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May 06

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Apr 29

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Apr 21

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Apr 15

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Apr 09
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Apr 08

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Apr 01

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Mar 24

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Mar 18

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Mar 07

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Feb 13

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Feb 05

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Jan 29

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Jan 23

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Jan 17

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Jan 15
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Jan 11

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Dec 31
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Nov 26
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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 Mar 2494,74513,6525,0984,349
31 Dec 2396,77314,9994,8003,969
30 Sep 2395,92410,7914,5523,685
30 Jun 2394,02812,2304,2603,257
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
30 Sep 131,705-148230232
30 Jun 131,323-220191238

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

Growing Profit Margin: TSLA's current net profit margins (14.4%) are higher than last year (13.7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: TSLA has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 61.6% per year.

Accelerating Growth: TSLA's earnings growth over the past year (15.8%) is below its 5-year average (61.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: TSLA earnings growth over the past year (15.8%) exceeded the Auto industry 11.7%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: TSLA's Return on Equity (20.8%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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