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Tesla is an electric-vehicle, energy-storage, autonomous-driving, robotics, and AI company. The stock thesis balances weakening auto margins and EV competition against Energy growth, FSD/robotaxi optionality, Cybercab, Optimus, and long-term platform economics.
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Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) stock profile and business model
What Tesla, Inc. does, how the business earns money, and how valuation, peers, ownership, and risk shape the TECHi profile.
Section freshness
Price Aug 11, 4:00 PM EDT · Statements Jun 29, 8:00 PM EDT
Investor profile snapshot
TSLA live price, business model and key metrics
Start with the live market print, then use this profile to connect Tesla, Inc.'s operating model with revenue, margins, peer context, and investor risk.
Market closedLatest regular-session print
$332.81
▲ +$1.93(+0.58%)4:00 PM ET - vs previous closeiQuote as of Aug 11, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
After-hours NasdaqGS quote as of Aug 11, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT. Extended-hours prices can sit outside the regular-session range.
Market data source
Today49%
$329.53L Aug 11 '26$336.20H Aug 11 '26
52-week18%
$297.38$498.83
Long-term ranges5Y, 10Y, Since first printHide
5Y58%
$101.81L Jan 6 '23$498.83H Dec 22 '25
10Y66%
$11.80L Jun 3 '19$498.83H Dec 22 '25
Since first print67%
$0.9987L Jul 7 '10$498.83H Dec 22 '25
Live price
$332.81
Live during market hours
Market cap
$1.31T
Equity scale
Forward P/E
78.20
Consensus valuation multiple
Analyst view
Buy
Target $396.62 (+19.17% implied)
Company · Profile
About Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)
Sector, leadership, and how Tesla, Inc. earns its revenue.
Consumer Discretionary
Company · Profile
About Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)
Sector, leadership, and how Tesla, Inc. earns its revenue.
Tesla, Inc.
NasdaqGS · TSLA · US
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Automobiles
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas
- Country
- US
- Founded
- 2003
- Employees
- 140,000
- CEO
- Elon Musk
- Exchange
- NasdaqGS
How Tesla, Inc. makes money
Auto
EV demand and margins remain the near-term anchor
Deliveries, pricing, regional share, and gross margin decide whether Tesla core auto business can fund the broader AI and autonomy thesis.
Energy
Storage is no longer a side business
The source article emphasized Tesla Energy because storage revenue and margins can offset some pressure in autos if deployment keeps scaling.
Autonomy
Robotaxi and FSD drive the premium multiple
Tesla valuation still embeds meaningful upside from self-driving, Cybercab, software revenue, and fleet utilization, but proof has to arrive in real deployments.
Optionality
Optimus and Semi add long-duration upside
Robotics and commercial transport are important narrative assets, though investors should separate prototype progress from revenue contribution.
Key takeaways for TSLA
TSLA is now a multi-thesis stock: autos, energy, autonomy, robotics, and AI hardware all compete for investor attention.
The bull case requires robotaxi/FSD progress and Energy scaling to offset EV margin pressure.
The bear case is that Tesla remains valued like an AI platform while the current business behaves like a competitive automaker.
Business identity
Tesla, Inc. company facts and operating footprint
Tesla is an electric-vehicle, energy-storage, autonomous-driving, robotics, and AI company. The stock thesis balances weakening auto margins and EV competition against Energy growth, FSD/robotaxi optionality, Cybercab, Optimus, and long-term platform economics.
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Automobiles
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas
- Founded
- 2003
- Employees
- 140,000
- CEO
- Elon Musk
- Country
- US
- Exchange
- NasdaqGS
Registration and filing identifiersShowHide
- Asset type
- Common Stock
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Latest quarter
- Jun 30, 2026
- CIK
- 0001318605
Key metrics
TSLA valuation, revenue and margin profile
- Market cap
- $1.31T
- Equity scale
- Revenue TTM
- $103.62B
- Trailing twelve months
- Forward P/E
- 78.20
- Consensus earnings multiple
- Net margin
- 3.67%
- Profit after expenses
- Revenue growth
- 25.52%
- Latest YoY quarter
- Free cash flow
- -$1.09B
- Reported in USD
Margin quality snapshot
Gross margin18.85%
Operating margin4.22%
Net margin3.67%
Competitors
TSLA competitors and peer context
Risk heatmap
TSLA business risks investors should monitor
Valuation sensitivity
High78.20x
A premium multiple leaves less room for execution misses or slower growth.
Balance-sheet flexibility
MonitorD/E 0.02 · CR 1.94
Debt load and near-term liquidity shape how much strategic patience the company has.
Growth durability
Monitor25.52%
Latest YoY revenue growth is the first check on whether the business model is still expanding.
Market sensitivity
ElevatedBeta 1.83
Higher beta can amplify drawdowns when rates, earnings expectations, or sector appetite shift.
Regulatory and operating pressure
MonitorConsumer Discretionary
Industry rules, supply chains, customer concentration, and macro demand remain the main operating risks to monitor.
TSLA ownership and registration profile
- Float shares
- 2.76B
- Insider ownership
- 17.82%
- Institutional ownership
- 43.11%
- Address
- 1 Tesla Road, Austin, TX 78725, United States
Size & scale
- Market cap
- $1.31T
- Enterprise value
- $1.30T
- Shares outstanding
- 3.95B
- Currency
- USD
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