Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

TSLA • • Industrial / General

Consumer CyclicalAuto ManufacturersMass Market Passenger VehiclesPremium Electric Sedans/SUVs

AboutTesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services. This segment also provides sedans and sport utility vehicles through direct and used vehicle sales, a network of Tesla Superchargers, and in-app upgrades; purchase financing and leasing services; services for electric vehicles through its company-owned service locations and Tesla mobile service technicians; and vehicle limited warranties and extended service plans. The Energy Generation and Storage segment engages in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products, and related services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and utilities through its website, stores, and galleries, as well as through a network of channel partners; and provision of service and repairs to its energy product customers, including under warranty, as well as various financing options to its solar customers. The company was formerly known as Tesla Motors, Inc. and changed its name to Tesla, Inc. in February 2017. Tesla, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.Show more

Revenue $97.69B +0.9%
EBITDA $12.44B -8.2%
Net Income $7.13B -52.5%
EPS (Diluted) 2.04 -52.7%
Gross Margin 17.86% -2.1%
EBITDA Margin 12.74% -9.1%
Operating Margin 7.24% -21.2%
Net Margin 7.3% -52.9%
ROE 10.39% -62.1%
ROIC 8.3% -42.7%
Debt/Equity 0.18 +22.9%
Interest Coverage 20.22 -64.5%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 23.4%
✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 80 (top 20%)
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 31.8%
✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 10.2%

✗Weaknesses

✗Expensive at 21.2x book value

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y40.76%

5Y31.78%

3Y21.98%

TTM-1.56%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y8.88%

TTM-58.8%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y7.77%

TTM-59.46%

ROCE

10Y Avg3.93%

5Y Avg14.43%

3Y Avg16.48%

Latest8.27%

Peer Comparison

Premium Electric Sedans/SUVs

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
TSLATesla, Inc.	1.49T	447.20	219.22	0.95%	5.55%	6.58%	0.24%	0.18
BINIBollinger Innovations, Inc.	45.55K	0.09	0	199%	-50.06%	-356.71%
FFAIFaraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.	216.14M	1.09	-0.06	-31.25%	-745.17%	-207.37%		0.86
LCIDLucid Group, Inc.	3.55B	10.94	-0.88	35.71%	-214.09%	-61.31%		0.64
AIEVThunder Power Holdings, Inc.	8.62M	0.17	-2.83			-32.68%		0.00
RIVNRivian Automotive, Inc.	23.03B	18.85	-4.02	12.09%	-61.32%	-70.38%		0.87
PSNYPolestar Automotive Holding UK PLC	1.88B	20.52	-21.15	-14.48%	-89.04%
FFAIWFaraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.		0.03		-31.25%	-745.17%	-207.37%		0.86

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	4.05B	7B	11.76B	21.46B	24.58B	31.54B	53.82B	81.46B	96.77B	97.69B
Revenue Growth %	0.27%	0.73%	0.68%	0.83%	0.15%	0.28%	0.71%	0.51%	0.19%	0.01%
Cost of Goods Sold+	3.12B	5.4B	9.54B	17.42B	20.51B	24.91B	40.22B	60.61B	79.11B	80.24B
COGS % of Revenue	0.77%	0.77%	0.81%	0.81%	0.83%	0.79%	0.75%	0.74%	0.82%	0.82%
Gross Profit+	923.5M	1.6B	2.22B	4.04B	4.07B	6.63B	13.61B	20.85B	17.66B	17.45B
Gross Margin %	0.23%	0.23%	0.19%	0.19%	0.17%	0.21%	0.25%	0.26%	0.18%	0.18%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.05%	0.73%	0.39%	0.82%	0.01%	0.63%	1.05%	0.53%	-0.15%	-0.01%
Operating Expenses+	1.64B	2.27B	3.85B	4.43B	4B	4.64B	7.11B	7.2B	8.77B	10.37B
OpEx % of Revenue	0.41%	0.32%	0.33%	0.21%	0.16%	0.15%	0.13%	0.09%	0.09%	0.11%
Selling, General & Admin	922.23M	1.43B	2.48B	2.83B	2.65B	3.15B	4.52B	3.95B	4.8B	5.15B
SG&A % of Revenue	0.23%	0.2%	0.21%	0.13%	0.11%	0.1%	0.08%	0.05%	0.05%	0.05%
Research & Development	717.9M	834.41M	1.38B	1.46B	1.34B	1.49B	2.59B	3.08B	3.97B	4.54B
R&D % of Revenue	0.18%	0.12%	0.12%	0.07%	0.05%	0.05%	0.05%	0.04%	0.04%	0.05%
Other Operating Expenses	0	0	0	134.63M	11M	0	0	176M	0	684M
Operating Income+	-716.63M	-667.34M	-1.63B	-388M	-69M	1.99B	6.52B	13.66B	8.89B	7.08B
Operating Margin %	-0.18%	-0.1%	-0.14%	-0.02%	-0%	0.06%	0.12%	0.17%	0.09%	0.07%
Operating Income Growth %	-2.84%	0.07%	-1.45%	0.76%	0.82%	29.9%	2.27%	1.09%	-0.35%	-0.2%
EBITDA+	-294.04M	279.76M	4M	1.51B	2.08B	4.32B	9.43B	17.4B	13.56B	12.44B
EBITDA Margin %	-0.07%	0.04%	0%	0.07%	0.08%	0.14%	0.18%	0.21%	0.14%	0.13%
EBITDA Growth %	-7.5%	1.95%	-0.99%	377.25%	0.38%	1.07%	1.19%	0.84%	-0.22%	-0.08%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	422.59M	947.1M	1.64B	1.9B	2.15B	2.32B	2.91B	3.75B	4.67B	5.37B
EBIT	-756.77M	-547.54M	-1.74B	-342M	20M	1.9B	6.71B	13.91B	10.13B	9.34B
Net Interest Income+	-117.34M	-190.28M	-452M	-639M	-641M	-718M	-315M	106M	910M	1.22B
Interest Income	1.51M	8.53M	19M	24M	44M	30M	56M	297M	1.07B	1.57B
Interest Expense	118.85M	198.81M	471M	663M	685M	748M	371M	191M	156M	350M
Other Income/Expense	-159M	-79.01M	-577M	-617M	-596M	-840M	-180M	63M	1.08B	1.91B
Pretax Income+	-875.62M	-746.35M	-2.21B	-1B	-665M	1.15B	6.34B	13.72B	9.97B	8.99B
Pretax Margin %	-0.22%	-0.11%	-0.19%	-0.05%	-0.03%	0.04%	0.12%	0.17%	0.1%	0.09%
Income Tax+	13.04M	26.7M	32M	58M	110M	292M	699M	1.13B	-5B	1.84B
Effective Tax Rate %	1.01%	0.9%	0.89%	0.97%	1.3%	0.62%	0.87%	0.92%	1.5%	0.79%
Net Income+	-888.66M	-674.91M	-1.96B	-976M	-862M	721M	5.52B	12.58B	15B	7.13B
Net Margin %	-0.22%	-0.1%	-0.17%	-0.05%	-0.04%	0.02%	0.1%	0.15%	0.15%	0.07%
Net Income Growth %	-2.02%	0.24%	-1.91%	0.5%	0.12%	1.84%	6.66%	1.28%	0.19%	-0.52%
Net Income (Continuing)	-888.66M	-773.05M	-2.24B	-1.06B	-775M	862M	5.64B	12.59B	14.97B	7.15B
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	1.15B	1.4B	1.39B	1.49B	1.45B	1.39B	1.19B	975M	767M
EPS (Diluted)+	-0.46	-0.31	-0.79	-0.38	-0.33	0.21	1.63	3.62	4.31	2.04
EPS Growth %	-1.88%	0.33%	-1.55%	0.52%	0.13%	1.64%	6.76%	1.22%	0.19%	-0.53%
EPS (Basic)	-0.46	-0.31	-0.79	-0.38	-0.33	0.25	1.87	4.02	4.73	2.23
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.92B	2.16B	2.49B	2.56B	2.65B	3.25B	3.39B	3.48B	3.48B	3.5B
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.92B	2.16B	2.49B	2.56B	2.65B	2.8B	2.96B	3.13B	3.17B	3.2B
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	2.78B	6.26B	6.57B	8.31B	12.1B	26.72B	27.1B	40.92B	49.62B	58.36B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	1.2B	3.39B	3.37B	3.69B	6.27B	19.38B	17.71B	22.18B	29.09B	36.56B
Cash Only	1.2B	3.39B	3.37B	3.69B	6.27B	19.38B	17.58B	16.25B	16.4B	16.14B
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	131M	5.93B	12.7B	20.42B
Accounts Receivable	168.97M	499.14M	515.38M	949M	1.32B	1.89B	1.91B	2.95B	3.51B	4.42B
Days Sales Outstanding	15.24	26.03	16	16.14	19.66	21.83	12.97	13.23	13.23	16.51
Inventory	1.28B	2.07B	2.26B	3.11B	3.55B	4.1B	5.76B	12.84B	13.63B	12.02B
Days Inventory Outstanding	149.37	139.72	86.64	65.23	63.22	60.1	52.25	77.32	62.87	54.66
Other Current Assets	29.93M	105.52M	155.32M	193M	0	0	0	2.94B	3.39B	5.36B
Total Non-Current Assets+	5.28B	16.4B	22.08B	21.43B	22.2B	25.43B	35.03B	41.42B	57B	63.72B
Property, Plant & Equipment	5.19B	15.03B	20.49B	19.69B	20.2B	23.38B	31.18B	36.63B	45.12B	51.51B
Fixed Asset Turnover	0.78x	0.47x	0.57x	1.09x	1.22x	1.35x	1.73x	2.22x	2.14x	1.90x
Goodwill	0	0	60.24M	68M	198M	207M	200M	194M	253M	244M
Intangible Assets	12.82M	376.14M	361.5M	282M	339M	313M	1.52B	399M	362M	1.23B
Long-Term Investments	0	774.47M	5.3M	12M	1M	613M	522M	657M	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	78.38M	216.75M	1.17B	1.38B	1.47B	923M	1.61B	3.21B	4.53B	4.21B
Total Assets+	8.07B	22.66B	28.66B	29.74B	34.31B	52.15B	62.13B	82.34B	106.62B	122.07B
Asset Turnover	0.50x	0.31x	0.41x	0.72x	0.72x	0.60x	0.87x	0.99x	0.91x	0.80x
Asset Growth %	0.38%	1.81%	0.26%	0.04%	0.15%	0.52%	0.19%	0.33%	0.29%	0.14%
Total Current Liabilities+	2.81B	5.83B	7.67B	9.99B	10.67B	14.25B	19.7B	26.71B	28.75B	28.82B
Accounts Payable	916.15M	1.86B	2.39B	3.4B	3.77B	6.05B	10.03B	15.26B	14.43B	12.47B
Days Payables Outstanding	107.09	125.72	91.49	71.34	67.11	88.68	90.98	91.87	66.58	56.74
Short-Term Debt	627.93M	1.21B	896.55M	2.22B	1.4B	1.76B	1.09B	1.02B	1.98B	2.34B
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	136.83M	1.57B	917.9M	983M	532M	1.16B	1.28B	1.65B	2.28B	3.77B
Current Ratio	0.99x	1.07x	0.86x	0.83x	1.13x	1.88x	1.38x	1.53x	1.73x	2.02x
Quick Ratio	0.54x	0.72x	0.56x	0.52x	0.80x	1.59x	1.08x	1.05x	1.25x	1.61x
Cash Conversion Cycle	57.52	40.02	11.15	10.03	15.76	-6.75	-25.76	-1.32	9.52	14.43
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	4.17B	10.93B	15.35B	13.43B	15.53B	14.22B	10.84B	9.73B	14.26B	19.57B
Long-Term Debt	2.07B	6.05B	9.42B	8.41B	10.4B	8.51B	4.25B	1.03B	2.68B	5.54B
Capital Lease Obligations	201.39M	1.49B	1.73B	2.71B	2.19B	2.35B	2.66B	2.73B	3.85B	4.83B
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	-75.58M	0	127K	66M	151M	24M	82M	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	1.46B	2.62B	3.02B	1.33B	1.67B	1.93B	1.85B	3.08B	4.48B	5.89B
Total Liabilities	6.98B	16.76B	23.02B	23.43B	26.2B	28.47B	30.55B	36.44B	43.01B	48.39B
Total Debt+	2.9B	8.8B	12.13B	13.83B	14.6B	13.28B	8.87B	5.75B	9.57B	13.62B
Net Debt	1.7B	5.41B	8.76B	10.14B	8.34B	-6.11B	-8.7B	-10.51B	-6.83B	-2.52B
Debt / Equity	2.67x	1.49x	2.15x	2.19x	1.80x	0.56x	0.28x	0.13x	0.15x	0.18x
Debt / EBITDA	-	31.46x	3032.72x	9.14x	7.00x	3.08x	0.94x	0.33x	0.71x	1.09x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-	19.33x	2190.74x	6.70x	4.00x	-1.41x	-0.92x	-0.60x	-0.50x	-0.20x
Interest Coverage	-6.03x	-3.36x	-3.46x	-0.59x	-0.10x	2.67x	17.58x	71.50x	56.99x	20.22x
Total Equity+	1.08B	5.91B	5.63B	6.31B	8.11B	23.68B	31.58B	45.9B	63.61B	73.68B
Equity Growth %	0.19%	4.45%	-0.05%	0.12%	0.28%	1.92%	0.33%	0.45%	0.39%	0.16%
Book Value per Share	0.56	2.73	2.27	2.47	3.05	7.29	9.33	13.21	18.26	21.06
Total Shareholders' Equity	1.08B	4.75B	4.24B	4.92B	6.62B	22.23B	30.19B	44.7B	62.63B	72.91B
Common Stock	131K	161K	169K	0	0	1M	1M	3M	3M	3M
Retained Earnings	-2.32B	-3B	-4.97B	-5.32B	-6.08B	-5.4B	329M	12.88B	27.88B	35.21B
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-3.56M	-23.74M	33.35M	-8.22M	-36M	363M	54M	-361M	-143M	-670M
Minority Interest	0	1.15B	1.4B	1.39B	1.49B	1.45B	1.39B	1.19B	975M	767M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	-524.5M	-123.83M	-61M	2.1B	2.4B	5.94B	11.5B	14.72B	13.26B	14.92B
Operating CF Margin %	-0.13%	-0.02%	-0.01%	0.1%	0.1%	0.19%	0.21%	0.18%	0.14%	0.15%
Operating CF Growth %	-8.15%	0.76%	0.51%	35.39%	0.15%	1.47%	0.93%	0.28%	-0.1%	0.13%
Net Income	-888.66M	-773.05M	-2.24B	-1.06B	-775M	690M	5.52B	12.56B	14.97B	7.15B
Depreciation & Amortization	422.59M	947.1M	1.64B	1.9B	2.15B	2.32B	2.91B	3.54B	4.67B	5.37B
Stock-Based Compensation	0	334.23M	466.76M	749.02M	898M	1.73B	2.12B	1.56B	1.81B	2B
Deferred Taxes	0	0	0	0	0	0	-149M	0	-6.35B	477M
Other Non-Cash Items	434.86M	61.75M	573.84M	452.51M	477M	1.01B	428M	777M	400M	-155M
Working Capital Changes	-493.29M	-693.86M	-496.6M	58M	-349M	184M	667M	-3.71B	-2.25B	81M
Change in Receivables	0	-216.56M	-25M	-496.73M	0	-652M	-130M	-1.12B	-586M	-1.08B
Change in Inventory	0	-632.87M	-179M	-1.02B	-429M	-422M	-1.71B	-6.46B	-1.2B	937M
Change in Payables	0	0	0	1.72B	646M	930M	4.58B	6.03B	2.6B	3.59B
Cash from Investing+	-1.67B	-1.08B	-4.2B	-2.34B	-1.44B	-3.13B	-7.87B	-11.97B	-15.58B	-18.79B
Capital Expenditures	-1.63B	-1.44B	-4.08B	-2.32B	-1.43B	-3.23B	-6.51B	-7.16B	-8.9B	-11.34B
CapEx % of Revenue	0.4%	0.21%	0.35%	0.11%	0.06%	0.1%	0.12%	0.09%	0.09%	0.12%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-26.44M	0	223.44M	428K	41M	113M	-1.22B	1B	0	0
Cash from Financing+	1.52B	3.74B	4.42B	574M	1.53B	9.97B	-5.2B	-3.53B	2.59B	3.85B
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	89.59M	324.05M	630M	189.28M	-117M	192M	-178M	-202M	-227M	-251M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	-2.16B	-1.56B	-4.14B	-221M	968M	2.7B	3.48B	7.55B	4.36B	3.58B
FCF Margin %	-0.53%	-0.22%	-0.35%	-0.01%	0.04%	0.09%	0.06%	0.09%	0.05%	0.04%
FCF Growth %	-1.1%	0.28%	-1.65%	0.95%	5.38%	1.79%	0.29%	1.17%	-0.42%	-0.18%
FCF per Share	-1.12	-0.72	-1.67	-0.09	0.36	0.83	1.03	2.17	1.25	1.02
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	0.59x	0.18x	0.03x	-2.15x	-2.79x	8.24x	2.08x	1.17x	0.88x	2.09x
Interest Paid	32.06M	38.69M	183M	381M	455M	444M	266M	152M	126M	277M
Taxes Paid	9.46M	16.39M	66M	35M	54M	115M	561M	1.2B	1.12B	1.33B

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-89.07%	-19.31%	-34.01%	-16.34%	-11.95%	4.54%	19.99%	32.48%	27.39%	10.39%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-24.87%	-7.1%	-9.52%	-1.89%	-0.31%	8.79%	24.19%	35.15%	14.47%	8.3%
Gross Margin	22.82%	22.85%	18.9%	18.83%	16.56%	21.02%	25.28%	25.6%	18.25%	17.86%
Net Margin	-21.96%	-9.64%	-16.69%	-4.55%	-3.51%	2.29%	10.26%	15.45%	15.5%	7.3%
Debt / Equity	2.67x	1.49x	2.15x	2.19x	1.80x	0.56x	0.28x	0.13x	0.15x	0.18x
Interest Coverage	-6.03x	-3.36x	-3.46x	-0.59x	-0.10x	2.67x	17.58x	71.50x	56.99x	20.22x
FCF Conversion	0.59x	0.18x	0.03x	-2.15x	-2.79x	8.24x	2.08x	1.17x	0.88x	2.09x
Revenue Growth	26.5%	73.01%	67.98%	82.51%	14.52%	28.31%	70.67%	51.35%	18.8%	0.95%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Automotive	14.48M	6.82B	9.64B	18.51B	20.82B	27.26B	47.23B	71.46B	82.42B	77.07B
Automotive Growth	-	47000.49%	41.39%	92.04%	12.45%	30.94%	73.25%	51.30%	15.33%	-6.49%
Services And Other	290.57M	-	1B	1.39B	2.23B	2.31B	3.8B	6.09B	8.32B	10.53B
Services And Other Growth	-	-	-	38.94%	60.02%	3.59%	64.87%	60.21%	36.58%	26.63%
Energy Generation And Storage	3.74B	181.39M	1.12B	155.24M	1.53B	1.99B	2.79B	3.91B	6.04B	10.09B
Energy Generation And Storage Growth	-	-95.15%	515.38%	-86.09%	886.19%	30.24%	39.87%	40.16%	54.39%	67.13%

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UNITED STATES	1.96B	4.2B	6.22B	14.87B	12.65B	15.21B	23.97B	40.55B	45.23B	47.73B
UNITED STATES Growth	-	114.61%	48.10%	139.04%	-14.92%	20.18%	57.64%	69.16%	11.55%	5.50%
Other Countries	1.41B	1.4B	2.69B	3.05B	6.16B	9.67B	16.01B	22.76B	29.79B	29.02B
Other Countries Growth	-	-1.07%	92.13%	13.66%	101.52%	57.06%	65.57%	42.22%	30.88%	-2.59%
CHINA	318.51M	1.07B	2.03B	1.76B	2.98B	6.66B	13.84B	18.14B	21.75B	20.94B
CHINA Growth	-	234.45%	90.29%	-13.32%	69.54%	123.63%	107.81%	31.07%	19.84%	-3.68%
NETHERLANDS	-	-	-	965.6M	1.59B	-	-	-	-	-
NETHERLANDS Growth	-	-	-	-	64.67%	-	-	-	-	-
NORWAY	356.42M	335.57M	823.08M	812.73M	1.2B	-	-	-	-	-
NORWAY Growth	-	-5.85%	145.28%	-1.26%	47.77%	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 219.2x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) reported $95.63B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 46723% increase from $204.2M in 2011.

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) grew revenue by 0.9% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) is profitable, generating $5.31B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (7.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.4%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) generated $6.83B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

TSLA • • Industrial / General

Consumer CyclicalAuto ManufacturersMass Market Passenger VehiclesPremium Electric Sedans/SUVs

Revenue $97.69B +0.9%
EBITDA $12.44B -8.2%
Net Income $7.13B -52.5%
EPS (Diluted) 2.04 -52.7%
Gross Margin 17.86% -2.1%
EBITDA Margin 12.74% -9.1%
Operating Margin 7.24% -21.2%
Net Margin 7.3% -52.9%
ROE 10.39% -62.1%
ROIC 8.3% -42.7%
Debt/Equity 0.18 +22.9%
Interest Coverage 20.22 -64.5%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 23.4%
✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 80 (top 20%)
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 31.8%
✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 10.2%

✗Weaknesses

✗Expensive at 21.2x book value

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y40.76%

5Y31.78%

3Y21.98%

TTM-1.56%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y8.88%

TTM-58.8%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y7.77%

TTM-59.46%

ROCE

10Y Avg3.93%

5Y Avg14.43%

3Y Avg16.48%

Latest8.27%

Peer Comparison

Premium Electric Sedans/SUVs

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
TSLATesla, Inc.	1.49T	447.20	219.22	0.95%	5.55%	6.58%	0.24%	0.18
BINIBollinger Innovations, Inc.	45.55K	0.09	0	199%	-50.06%	-356.71%
FFAIFaraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.	216.14M	1.09	-0.06	-31.25%	-745.17%	-207.37%		0.86
LCIDLucid Group, Inc.	3.55B	10.94	-0.88	35.71%	-214.09%	-61.31%		0.64
AIEVThunder Power Holdings, Inc.	8.62M	0.17	-2.83			-32.68%		0.00
RIVNRivian Automotive, Inc.	23.03B	18.85	-4.02	12.09%	-61.32%	-70.38%		0.87
PSNYPolestar Automotive Holding UK PLC	1.88B	20.52	-21.15	-14.48%	-89.04%
FFAIWFaraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.		0.03		-31.25%	-745.17%	-207.37%		0.86

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	4.05B	7B	11.76B	21.46B	24.58B	31.54B	53.82B	81.46B	96.77B	97.69B
Revenue Growth %	0.27%	0.73%	0.68%	0.83%	0.15%	0.28%	0.71%	0.51%	0.19%	0.01%
Cost of Goods Sold+	3.12B	5.4B	9.54B	17.42B	20.51B	24.91B	40.22B	60.61B	79.11B	80.24B
COGS % of Revenue	0.77%	0.77%	0.81%	0.81%	0.83%	0.79%	0.75%	0.74%	0.82%	0.82%
Gross Profit+	923.5M	1.6B	2.22B	4.04B	4.07B	6.63B	13.61B	20.85B	17.66B	17.45B
Gross Margin %	0.23%	0.23%	0.19%	0.19%	0.17%	0.21%	0.25%	0.26%	0.18%	0.18%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.05%	0.73%	0.39%	0.82%	0.01%	0.63%	1.05%	0.53%	-0.15%	-0.01%
Operating Expenses+	1.64B	2.27B	3.85B	4.43B	4B	4.64B	7.11B	7.2B	8.77B	10.37B
OpEx % of Revenue	0.41%	0.32%	0.33%	0.21%	0.16%	0.15%	0.13%	0.09%	0.09%	0.11%
Selling, General & Admin	922.23M	1.43B	2.48B	2.83B	2.65B	3.15B	4.52B	3.95B	4.8B	5.15B
SG&A % of Revenue	0.23%	0.2%	0.21%	0.13%	0.11%	0.1%	0.08%	0.05%	0.05%	0.05%
Research & Development	717.9M	834.41M	1.38B	1.46B	1.34B	1.49B	2.59B	3.08B	3.97B	4.54B
R&D % of Revenue	0.18%	0.12%	0.12%	0.07%	0.05%	0.05%	0.05%	0.04%	0.04%	0.05%
Other Operating Expenses	0	0	0	134.63M	11M	0	0	176M	0	684M
Operating Income+	-716.63M	-667.34M	-1.63B	-388M	-69M	1.99B	6.52B	13.66B	8.89B	7.08B
Operating Margin %	-0.18%	-0.1%	-0.14%	-0.02%	-0%	0.06%	0.12%	0.17%	0.09%	0.07%
Operating Income Growth %	-2.84%	0.07%	-1.45%	0.76%	0.82%	29.9%	2.27%	1.09%	-0.35%	-0.2%
EBITDA+	-294.04M	279.76M	4M	1.51B	2.08B	4.32B	9.43B	17.4B	13.56B	12.44B
EBITDA Margin %	-0.07%	0.04%	0%	0.07%	0.08%	0.14%	0.18%	0.21%	0.14%	0.13%
EBITDA Growth %	-7.5%	1.95%	-0.99%	377.25%	0.38%	1.07%	1.19%	0.84%	-0.22%	-0.08%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	422.59M	947.1M	1.64B	1.9B	2.15B	2.32B	2.91B	3.75B	4.67B	5.37B
EBIT	-756.77M	-547.54M	-1.74B	-342M	20M	1.9B	6.71B	13.91B	10.13B	9.34B
Net Interest Income+	-117.34M	-190.28M	-452M	-639M	-641M	-718M	-315M	106M	910M	1.22B
Interest Income	1.51M	8.53M	19M	24M	44M	30M	56M	297M	1.07B	1.57B
Interest Expense	118.85M	198.81M	471M	663M	685M	748M	371M	191M	156M	350M
Other Income/Expense	-159M	-79.01M	-577M	-617M	-596M	-840M	-180M	63M	1.08B	1.91B
Pretax Income+	-875.62M	-746.35M	-2.21B	-1B	-665M	1.15B	6.34B	13.72B	9.97B	8.99B
Pretax Margin %	-0.22%	-0.11%	-0.19%	-0.05%	-0.03%	0.04%	0.12%	0.17%	0.1%	0.09%
Income Tax+	13.04M	26.7M	32M	58M	110M	292M	699M	1.13B	-5B	1.84B
Effective Tax Rate %	1.01%	0.9%	0.89%	0.97%	1.3%	0.62%	0.87%	0.92%	1.5%	0.79%
Net Income+	-888.66M	-674.91M	-1.96B	-976M	-862M	721M	5.52B	12.58B	15B	7.13B
Net Margin %	-0.22%	-0.1%	-0.17%	-0.05%	-0.04%	0.02%	0.1%	0.15%	0.15%	0.07%
Net Income Growth %	-2.02%	0.24%	-1.91%	0.5%	0.12%	1.84%	6.66%	1.28%	0.19%	-0.52%
Net Income (Continuing)	-888.66M	-773.05M	-2.24B	-1.06B	-775M	862M	5.64B	12.59B	14.97B	7.15B
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	1.15B	1.4B	1.39B	1.49B	1.45B	1.39B	1.19B	975M	767M
EPS (Diluted)+	-0.46	-0.31	-0.79	-0.38	-0.33	0.21	1.63	3.62	4.31	2.04
EPS Growth %	-1.88%	0.33%	-1.55%	0.52%	0.13%	1.64%	6.76%	1.22%	0.19%	-0.53%
EPS (Basic)	-0.46	-0.31	-0.79	-0.38	-0.33	0.25	1.87	4.02	4.73	2.23
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.92B	2.16B	2.49B	2.56B	2.65B	3.25B	3.39B	3.48B	3.48B	3.5B
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.92B	2.16B	2.49B	2.56B	2.65B	2.8B	2.96B	3.13B	3.17B	3.2B
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	2.78B	6.26B	6.57B	8.31B	12.1B	26.72B	27.1B	40.92B	49.62B	58.36B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	1.2B	3.39B	3.37B	3.69B	6.27B	19.38B	17.71B	22.18B	29.09B	36.56B
Cash Only	1.2B	3.39B	3.37B	3.69B	6.27B	19.38B	17.58B	16.25B	16.4B	16.14B
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	131M	5.93B	12.7B	20.42B
Accounts Receivable	168.97M	499.14M	515.38M	949M	1.32B	1.89B	1.91B	2.95B	3.51B	4.42B
Days Sales Outstanding	15.24	26.03	16	16.14	19.66	21.83	12.97	13.23	13.23	16.51
Inventory	1.28B	2.07B	2.26B	3.11B	3.55B	4.1B	5.76B	12.84B	13.63B	12.02B
Days Inventory Outstanding	149.37	139.72	86.64	65.23	63.22	60.1	52.25	77.32	62.87	54.66
Other Current Assets	29.93M	105.52M	155.32M	193M	0	0	0	2.94B	3.39B	5.36B
Total Non-Current Assets+	5.28B	16.4B	22.08B	21.43B	22.2B	25.43B	35.03B	41.42B	57B	63.72B
Property, Plant & Equipment	5.19B	15.03B	20.49B	19.69B	20.2B	23.38B	31.18B	36.63B	45.12B	51.51B
Fixed Asset Turnover	0.78x	0.47x	0.57x	1.09x	1.22x	1.35x	1.73x	2.22x	2.14x	1.90x
Goodwill	0	0	60.24M	68M	198M	207M	200M	194M	253M	244M
Intangible Assets	12.82M	376.14M	361.5M	282M	339M	313M	1.52B	399M	362M	1.23B
Long-Term Investments	0	774.47M	5.3M	12M	1M	613M	522M	657M	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	78.38M	216.75M	1.17B	1.38B	1.47B	923M	1.61B	3.21B	4.53B	4.21B
Total Assets+	8.07B	22.66B	28.66B	29.74B	34.31B	52.15B	62.13B	82.34B	106.62B	122.07B
Asset Turnover	0.50x	0.31x	0.41x	0.72x	0.72x	0.60x	0.87x	0.99x	0.91x	0.80x
Asset Growth %	0.38%	1.81%	0.26%	0.04%	0.15%	0.52%	0.19%	0.33%	0.29%	0.14%
Total Current Liabilities+	2.81B	5.83B	7.67B	9.99B	10.67B	14.25B	19.7B	26.71B	28.75B	28.82B
Accounts Payable	916.15M	1.86B	2.39B	3.4B	3.77B	6.05B	10.03B	15.26B	14.43B	12.47B
Days Payables Outstanding	107.09	125.72	91.49	71.34	67.11	88.68	90.98	91.87	66.58	56.74
Short-Term Debt	627.93M	1.21B	896.55M	2.22B	1.4B	1.76B	1.09B	1.02B	1.98B	2.34B
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	136.83M	1.57B	917.9M	983M	532M	1.16B	1.28B	1.65B	2.28B	3.77B
Current Ratio	0.99x	1.07x	0.86x	0.83x	1.13x	1.88x	1.38x	1.53x	1.73x	2.02x
Quick Ratio	0.54x	0.72x	0.56x	0.52x	0.80x	1.59x	1.08x	1.05x	1.25x	1.61x
Cash Conversion Cycle	57.52	40.02	11.15	10.03	15.76	-6.75	-25.76	-1.32	9.52	14.43
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	4.17B	10.93B	15.35B	13.43B	15.53B	14.22B	10.84B	9.73B	14.26B	19.57B
Long-Term Debt	2.07B	6.05B	9.42B	8.41B	10.4B	8.51B	4.25B	1.03B	2.68B	5.54B
Capital Lease Obligations	201.39M	1.49B	1.73B	2.71B	2.19B	2.35B	2.66B	2.73B	3.85B	4.83B
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	-75.58M	0	127K	66M	151M	24M	82M	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	1.46B	2.62B	3.02B	1.33B	1.67B	1.93B	1.85B	3.08B	4.48B	5.89B
Total Liabilities	6.98B	16.76B	23.02B	23.43B	26.2B	28.47B	30.55B	36.44B	43.01B	48.39B
Total Debt+	2.9B	8.8B	12.13B	13.83B	14.6B	13.28B	8.87B	5.75B	9.57B	13.62B
Net Debt	1.7B	5.41B	8.76B	10.14B	8.34B	-6.11B	-8.7B	-10.51B	-6.83B	-2.52B
Debt / Equity	2.67x	1.49x	2.15x	2.19x	1.80x	0.56x	0.28x	0.13x	0.15x	0.18x
Debt / EBITDA	-	31.46x	3032.72x	9.14x	7.00x	3.08x	0.94x	0.33x	0.71x	1.09x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-	19.33x	2190.74x	6.70x	4.00x	-1.41x	-0.92x	-0.60x	-0.50x	-0.20x
Interest Coverage	-6.03x	-3.36x	-3.46x	-0.59x	-0.10x	2.67x	17.58x	71.50x	56.99x	20.22x
Total Equity+	1.08B	5.91B	5.63B	6.31B	8.11B	23.68B	31.58B	45.9B	63.61B	73.68B
Equity Growth %	0.19%	4.45%	-0.05%	0.12%	0.28%	1.92%	0.33%	0.45%	0.39%	0.16%
Book Value per Share	0.56	2.73	2.27	2.47	3.05	7.29	9.33	13.21	18.26	21.06
Total Shareholders' Equity	1.08B	4.75B	4.24B	4.92B	6.62B	22.23B	30.19B	44.7B	62.63B	72.91B
Common Stock	131K	161K	169K	0	0	1M	1M	3M	3M	3M
Retained Earnings	-2.32B	-3B	-4.97B	-5.32B	-6.08B	-5.4B	329M	12.88B	27.88B	35.21B
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-3.56M	-23.74M	33.35M	-8.22M	-36M	363M	54M	-361M	-143M	-670M
Minority Interest	0	1.15B	1.4B	1.39B	1.49B	1.45B	1.39B	1.19B	975M	767M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	-524.5M	-123.83M	-61M	2.1B	2.4B	5.94B	11.5B	14.72B	13.26B	14.92B
Operating CF Margin %	-0.13%	-0.02%	-0.01%	0.1%	0.1%	0.19%	0.21%	0.18%	0.14%	0.15%
Operating CF Growth %	-8.15%	0.76%	0.51%	35.39%	0.15%	1.47%	0.93%	0.28%	-0.1%	0.13%
Net Income	-888.66M	-773.05M	-2.24B	-1.06B	-775M	690M	5.52B	12.56B	14.97B	7.15B
Depreciation & Amortization	422.59M	947.1M	1.64B	1.9B	2.15B	2.32B	2.91B	3.54B	4.67B	5.37B
Stock-Based Compensation	0	334.23M	466.76M	749.02M	898M	1.73B	2.12B	1.56B	1.81B	2B
Deferred Taxes	0	0	0	0	0	0	-149M	0	-6.35B	477M
Other Non-Cash Items	434.86M	61.75M	573.84M	452.51M	477M	1.01B	428M	777M	400M	-155M
Working Capital Changes	-493.29M	-693.86M	-496.6M	58M	-349M	184M	667M	-3.71B	-2.25B	81M
Change in Receivables	0	-216.56M	-25M	-496.73M	0	-652M	-130M	-1.12B	-586M	-1.08B
Change in Inventory	0	-632.87M	-179M	-1.02B	-429M	-422M	-1.71B	-6.46B	-1.2B	937M
Change in Payables	0	0	0	1.72B	646M	930M	4.58B	6.03B	2.6B	3.59B
Cash from Investing+	-1.67B	-1.08B	-4.2B	-2.34B	-1.44B	-3.13B	-7.87B	-11.97B	-15.58B	-18.79B
Capital Expenditures	-1.63B	-1.44B	-4.08B	-2.32B	-1.43B	-3.23B	-6.51B	-7.16B	-8.9B	-11.34B
CapEx % of Revenue	0.4%	0.21%	0.35%	0.11%	0.06%	0.1%	0.12%	0.09%	0.09%	0.12%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-26.44M	0	223.44M	428K	41M	113M	-1.22B	1B	0	0
Cash from Financing+	1.52B	3.74B	4.42B	574M	1.53B	9.97B	-5.2B	-3.53B	2.59B	3.85B
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	89.59M	324.05M	630M	189.28M	-117M	192M	-178M	-202M	-227M	-251M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	-2.16B	-1.56B	-4.14B	-221M	968M	2.7B	3.48B	7.55B	4.36B	3.58B
FCF Margin %	-0.53%	-0.22%	-0.35%	-0.01%	0.04%	0.09%	0.06%	0.09%	0.05%	0.04%
FCF Growth %	-1.1%	0.28%	-1.65%	0.95%	5.38%	1.79%	0.29%	1.17%	-0.42%	-0.18%
FCF per Share	-1.12	-0.72	-1.67	-0.09	0.36	0.83	1.03	2.17	1.25	1.02
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	0.59x	0.18x	0.03x	-2.15x	-2.79x	8.24x	2.08x	1.17x	0.88x	2.09x
Interest Paid	32.06M	38.69M	183M	381M	455M	444M	266M	152M	126M	277M
Taxes Paid	9.46M	16.39M	66M	35M	54M	115M	561M	1.2B	1.12B	1.33B

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-89.07%	-19.31%	-34.01%	-16.34%	-11.95%	4.54%	19.99%	32.48%	27.39%	10.39%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-24.87%	-7.1%	-9.52%	-1.89%	-0.31%	8.79%	24.19%	35.15%	14.47%	8.3%
Gross Margin	22.82%	22.85%	18.9%	18.83%	16.56%	21.02%	25.28%	25.6%	18.25%	17.86%
Net Margin	-21.96%	-9.64%	-16.69%	-4.55%	-3.51%	2.29%	10.26%	15.45%	15.5%	7.3%
Debt / Equity	2.67x	1.49x	2.15x	2.19x	1.80x	0.56x	0.28x	0.13x	0.15x	0.18x
Interest Coverage	-6.03x	-3.36x	-3.46x	-0.59x	-0.10x	2.67x	17.58x	71.50x	56.99x	20.22x
FCF Conversion	0.59x	0.18x	0.03x	-2.15x	-2.79x	8.24x	2.08x	1.17x	0.88x	2.09x
Revenue Growth	26.5%	73.01%	67.98%	82.51%	14.52%	28.31%	70.67%	51.35%	18.8%	0.95%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Automotive	14.48M	6.82B	9.64B	18.51B	20.82B	27.26B	47.23B	71.46B	82.42B	77.07B
Automotive Growth	-	47000.49%	41.39%	92.04%	12.45%	30.94%	73.25%	51.30%	15.33%	-6.49%
Services And Other	290.57M	-	1B	1.39B	2.23B	2.31B	3.8B	6.09B	8.32B	10.53B
Services And Other Growth	-	-	-	38.94%	60.02%	3.59%	64.87%	60.21%	36.58%	26.63%
Energy Generation And Storage	3.74B	181.39M	1.12B	155.24M	1.53B	1.99B	2.79B	3.91B	6.04B	10.09B
Energy Generation And Storage Growth	-	-95.15%	515.38%	-86.09%	886.19%	30.24%	39.87%	40.16%	54.39%	67.13%

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UNITED STATES	1.96B	4.2B	6.22B	14.87B	12.65B	15.21B	23.97B	40.55B	45.23B	47.73B
UNITED STATES Growth	-	114.61%	48.10%	139.04%	-14.92%	20.18%	57.64%	69.16%	11.55%	5.50%
Other Countries	1.41B	1.4B	2.69B	3.05B	6.16B	9.67B	16.01B	22.76B	29.79B	29.02B
Other Countries Growth	-	-1.07%	92.13%	13.66%	101.52%	57.06%	65.57%	42.22%	30.88%	-2.59%
CHINA	318.51M	1.07B	2.03B	1.76B	2.98B	6.66B	13.84B	18.14B	21.75B	20.94B
CHINA Growth	-	234.45%	90.29%	-13.32%	69.54%	123.63%	107.81%	31.07%	19.84%	-3.68%
NETHERLANDS	-	-	-	965.6M	1.59B	-	-	-	-	-
NETHERLANDS Growth	-	-	-	-	64.67%	-	-	-	-	-
NORWAY	356.42M	335.57M	823.08M	812.73M	1.2B	-	-	-	-	-
NORWAY Growth	-	-5.85%	145.28%	-1.26%	47.77%	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 219.2x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) reported $95.63B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 46723% increase from $204.2M in 2011.

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) grew revenue by 0.9% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) is profitable, generating $5.31B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (7.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.4%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) generated $6.83B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.