Tesla presents a challenging near-term setup: three consecutive earnings misses of material magnitude, a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 163 times that embeds an exceptionally optimistic long-term scenario, and negative price momentum — offset only by excellent free cash flow conversion at 136% of net income and a Piotroski F-Score of 8 out of 9 that indicate the underlying financial health is stronger than headline profitability implies.
Thesis pillars
- Rich Valuation Premium↓Deteriorating
- Persistent Earnings Miss Pattern↑Improving
- Strong Free Cash Conversion↓Deteriorating
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Jan 29, 2026
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Stock Analysis
Momentum Cont setup
Consumer Cyclical · Auto Manufacturers
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $404.22: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation.
Tesla, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, including the Model 3, Y, S, X, and Cybertruck, plus energy generation and storage products such as Powerwall, Megapack, and Solar Roof, sold directly to customers rather than through franchised dealers. The company... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $404.22: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Score 4.0/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 90d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
About Tesla, Inc.
About Tesla, Inc.
Tesla manufactures five consumer vehicles — Model 3, Model Y, Model S, Model X, and Cybertruck — plus the Tesla Semi, across manufacturing facilities in California, New York, Texas, and Nevada domestically and in China and Germany internationally. The company operates two reportable segments, automotive and energy generation and storage, and launched its Robotaxi autonomous ride-hailing service in June 2025 using Model Y vehicles ahead of a planned transition to the purpose-built Cybercab.
Tesla sells vehicles directly to consumers through its website and company-owned stores rather than franchised dealers, supplemented by leasing and loan financing in North America, Europe, and Asia, and a usage-based auto insurance product now offered in 13 states. The energy segment generates revenue from Powerwall and Megapack battery storage systems and Solar Roof and retrofit solar panels, sold directly and through channel partners, plus power purchase agreements with commercial customers. Tesla depends on suppliers including Panasonic and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) for lithium-ion battery cells, alongside thousands of other global suppliers, some of which are single-source; the company began operating its own in-house lithium refinery in Texas in January 2026 to reduce that dependency. Additional revenue comes from used-vehicle sales, non-warranty service, paid Supercharging, and automotive regulatory credits sold to other manufacturers for emissions compliance.
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Discretionary-spending exposure for Tesla intensified after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 4, 2025, repealed individual consumer tax credits for electric vehicles and residential energy property and imposed accelerated phase-outs on the remaining Inflation Reduction Act incentives, while also restricting the automotive regulatory-credit programs Tesla sells to other manufacturers for emissions compliance. Federal residential clean-energy tax credits under IRC Sections 48, 48E, and 25D expired entirely on December 31, 2025, removing a price-parity lever for both vehicle and energy-storage buyers just as rising interest rates, per the filing, may lead consumers to pull back discretionary spending on Tesla's products.
See also: Consumer Cyclical · Auto Manufacturers
From Tesla, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 3, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Tesla, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Tesla Earnings Miss Despite Strong EV Sales; Elon Musk Preaches Robotaxi Caution - Investor's Business Daily — Investor's Business Daily negative
- NEWS Tesla’s Second-Quarter Revenue Surged Amid $5.8 Billion Spend in AI, Robotics - WSJ — WSJ positive
- NEWS Could Buying Tesla Stock Today 10x Your Net Worth? - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool positive
- NEWS Tesla misses on earnings, as free cash flow turns negative and margins slide - CNBC — CNBC negative
- NEWS Prediction: Tesla Earnings Today Could Send TSLA Stock to This Price - 24/7 Wall St. — 24/7 Wall St. positive
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- HIGHSupplierPanasonic and CATL10-K Item 1A: 'we rely on suppliers such as Panasonic and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) for these cells. We have to date fully qualified only a very limited number of such suppliers and have limited flexibility in changing suppliers.'
- HIGHSuppliersingle-source direct suppliers10-K Item 1A: 'Our products contain thousands of parts purchased globally from hundreds of suppliers, including single-source direct suppliers, which exposes us to multiple potential sources of component shortages.'
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -0.2% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $404.22: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $376.10. Score 4.0/10, high confidence.
Analyst target $377.83 reached (−6.5% from $404.22); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $376.10. Stop-loss: $376.10.
Concentration risk — Supplier: Panasonic and CATL; Concentration risk — Supplier: single-source direct suppliers; Target reached (-6.5% upside).
Tesla, Inc. trades at a P/E of 444.2 (forward 187.5). TrendMatrix value score: 1.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
54 analysts cover TSLA with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $411.
What does Tesla, Inc. do?Tesla, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, including the Model 3, Y, S, X, and Cybertruck, plus...
Tesla, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, including the Model 3, Y, S, X, and Cybertruck, plus energy generation and storage products such as Powerwall, Megapack, and Solar Roof, sold directly to customers rather than through franchised dealers. The company operates two segments, automotive and energy generation and storage, and launched its Robotaxi autonomous ride-hailing service in June 2025. Tesla depends on suppliers including Panasonic and CATL for lithium-ion battery cells and began operating its own lithium refinery in Texas in January 2026.