Stock · TSLA · Consumer Cyclical

Tesla Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2010 · Revenue 12 mo. $103.6B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
0.0
of 10 0 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$358.22
1 Y −29.3%
Market cap
$1.4T
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +5.2% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 4.6%Payout 0.0% of operating cash flow

Summary

Tesla Inc is below the middle of the Consumer Cyclical sector overall

33.3 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires more than 30% FCF growth a year, for 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €5.6B (2025), it supports €62B. The remaining €1.2T of the market value assume it grows more than 30% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

over 30%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€1.3T market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€62B without growth
€1.2T priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 1.0%
  • priced in above 30%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 67.8×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 57.0× to 82.3×, median 66.3×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 3 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in more than 30%, achieved at most 1.0%
  • Earnings declined earnings −46.8% year on year
  • Volatile earnings 4 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

AI summary of the 2025 annual report

The business of Tesla Inc according to its report

A language model selected and condensed statements from the report. Each statement carries a verbatim quote. The selection is not complete and shows the state of the report. It gives no rating and does not feed into the score.

Form 10-K, fiscal year ended 12/31/2025, filed 01/29/2026. Open the report at the SEC

Revenue by segment, fiscal year ended 12/31/2025

SegmentShareRevenue
Automotive
86.5%
$82.1B
Energy Generation and Storage
13.5%
$12.8B

From the report's structured data (XBRL), not from the language model. The sum can differ slightly from group revenue.

Business model according to the report

  • The company currently makes five consumer vehicles: Model 3, Y, S, X and Cybertruck.

    Quote
    We currently manufacture five different consumer vehicles – the Model 3, Y, S, X and Cybertruck.
  • Megapack is an energy storage product for commercial, industrial, utility and energy generation customers.

    Quote
    Megapack is an energy storage solution for commercial, industrial, utility and energy generation customers, multiple of which may be grouped together to form larger installations of gigawatt hours (“GWh”) or greater capacity.
  • Powerwall is a home battery that the company sells and leases to customers. It is designed to store energy at homes or small commercial facilities.

    Quote
    Powerwall, which we sell and lease to customers, as well as through channel partners, is designed to store energy at homes or small commercial facilities.
  • The company sells energy generation systems directly to customers and also through partners.

    Quote
    We sell energy generation systems directly to customers and also through channel partners.
  • The company earns tradable credits from its car business under various rules and sells them worldwide to other regulated companies. These companies can use the credits to meet emission standards and other rules.

    Quote
    We earn tradable credits in the operation of our automotive business under various regulations. We sell these credits globally to other regulated entities who can use the credits to comply with emission standards and other regulatory requirements.

Customers according to the report

  • The company sells new and used vehicles directly to consumers.

    Quote
    We provide a manufacturer's limited warranty on all new and used Tesla vehicles we sell directly to consumers
  • The company sells solar and energy storage products to home, business and industrial customers and to utilities.

    Quote
    We market and sell our solar and energy storage products to residential, commercial and industrial customers and utilities through a variety of channels

Competition according to the report

  • The worldwide car market is very competitive. The company expects it to become more competitive as a growing number of established and new carmakers enter, or plan to enter, the electric vehicle market.

    Quote
    The worldwide automotive market is highly competitive and we expect it will become even more competitive in the future as a significant and growing number of established and new automobile manufacturers, as well as other companies, have entered, or are reported to have plans to enter the electric vehicle market.
  • The company says its cars compete on both their traditional vehicle segment and their drive technology.

    Quote
    We believe that our vehicles compete in the market based on both their traditional segment classification as well as their propulsion technology.

Risks according to the report

  • The company's future business depends on developing its driver assistance and autonomous driving systems and on producing mass-market vehicles, including the Cybercab, a purpose-built Robotaxi.

    Quote
    In particular, our future business depends on development of our driver assistance systems and autonomous driving solutions and increasing the production of mass-market vehicles, including Cybercab, our purpose-built Robotaxi product.
  • Laws on autonomous vehicles are changing worldwide. In some cases they could restrict the company's features or vehicle designs.

    Quote
    Generally, laws pertaining to autonomous vehicles are evolving globally, and in some cases may impose restrictions on our features or vehicle designs.
  • The company may not be able to sell vehicles through its own stores in certain U.S. states, where laws may be read as limiting its direct sales model.

    Quote
    We may not be able to sell our vehicles through our own stores in certain states in the U.S. with laws that may be interpreted to impose limitations on this direct-to-consumer sales model.
  • The company is very dependent on its CEO Elon Musk. Musk spends significant time with the company but does not devote his full time and attention to it.

    Quote
    We are highly dependent on the services of Elon Musk, Technoking of Tesla and our Chief Executive Officer. Although Mr. Musk spends significant time with Tesla and is highly active in our management, he does not devote his full time and attention to Tesla.

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly worse than the previous quarter: 3 of 3 changes for the worse.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$5.8B → $3.3B−42.7%worse
  • FCF margin5.6% → 3.2%−2.4 ppworse
  • Net debt−$5.9B → −$1.4B+76.0%worse

5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability21.7below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on capital (Greenblatt) 5.61%, sector 17.91%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity4.62%11.07%Rank 24
Return on capital (Greenblatt)5.61%17.91%Rank 11
EBIT margin4.59%10.89%Rank 16
FCF margin6.56%8.07%Rank 41
Gross margin18.03%34.00%Rank 17
Growth47.9around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−2.93%5.10%Rank 13
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−33.29%8.34%Rank 7
Earnings growth, 5 years per year37.11%15.10%Rank 84
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)8.99%4.34%Rank 88
Valuation4.6below the middleValued higher than the sector: EV/sales 14.41, sector 1.95.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield0.30%4.32%Rank 7
FCF yield0.44%4.17%Rank 11
EV/saleslower is better14.411.95Rank 0
EV/EBITlower is better313.7116.88Rank 0
Momentum36.6below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 6 months −15.89%, sector 3.63%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−29.27%−4.35%Rank 17
Share price, 6 months−15.89%3.63%Rank 16
Share price, 3 months14.15%2.92%Rank 88
Distance from 52-week high−26.88%−15.83%Rank 25
Quality20.5below the middleQuality below the sector: Dividend streak in years –, sector 4.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better3.48%0.39%Rank 26
Change in share countlower is better0.86%−0.37%Rank 13
Dividend streak in years–4Rank 12
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−1.96%0.16%Rank 31
Balance sheet & risk68.8above the middleLess risk than the sector: Net debt/EBITDA −3.03, sector 0.99.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio59.60%40.59%Rank 77
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better−3.030.99Rank 95
Debt to equitylower is better0.100.49Rank 88
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better44.91%33.42%Rank 15

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $7.0B (2016) to $94.8B (2025), 33.6% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
20167.0−9.5%−$1.6B2.16B5.4
201711.8−13.9%−$4.1B2.49B8.8
201821.5−1.8%−$221.0M2.56B10.1
201924.6−0.3%$968.0M2.66B8.3
202031.56.3%$2.7B3.25B−6.1
202153.812.4%$3.5B3.10B−8.7
202281.516.8%$7.6B3.48B−10.5
202396.89.2%$4.4B3.48B−6.8
202497.77.2%$3.6B3.50B−2.5
202594.84.6%$6.2B3.53B−8.1
0.0 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score0 of 11 points

0 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Tesla Inc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How Tesla Inc's score is built

Tesla Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

0 of 7 rules met

0 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Tesla Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Moat Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • StockScorer Score
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

Tesla Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Tesla Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio333.121.6
P/B ratio15.42.4
Return on equity (ROE)4.6%11.1%
Equity ratio59.6%40.6%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.100.49
Dividend yield0.0%2.2%

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Frequently asked questions about Tesla Inc stock

How does Tesla Inc stock (TSLA) score in the StockScorer model?
Tesla Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 0.0 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 0 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Tesla Inc's P/E ratio?
Tesla Inc's P/E ratio is 333.1. The Consumer Cyclical sector median is 21.6.
What sector is Tesla Inc in?
Tesla Inc is assigned to the Consumer Cyclical sector. Its rank within the sector is 33.3 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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