Tesla, Inc. · TSLA · FY2024 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2024

Tesla pairs record revenue with stronger storage and AI ambitions

Tesla's Q2 narrative broadened beyond vehicle deliveries: record revenue, energy-storage momentum, FSD development and expanded AI infrastructure support a more diversified growth case. The thesis remains dependent on regulatory approvals, GPU availability, battery execution and the timing of new products.

Reported After market closeNASDAQConsumer Cyclical $1547.97B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.52 Consensus $0.62
EPS surprise -16.1% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $25.50B Consensus $24.54B
Revenue surprise +3.9% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -12.3% Event window
SPY move -2.3% Same window
Abnormal move -10.1% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.3× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +3.4% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Management emphasized record revenue and all-time-high energy-storage deployments, while describing FSD v12.5, a planned 50,000-H100 cluster and 4680 dry-cathode production. The Robotaxi reveal moved to October, and an affordable vehicle was targeted for H1 2025.

Guidance delta

Maintained. Management continued to point to an affordable model in H1 2025, limited Optimus production in early 2025, a 50,000-H100 cluster by year-end and 4680 dry-cathode ramp-up in Q4 2024.

Key takeaways

  • Energy storage was a central source of non-automotive momentum, with record deployments highlighted by management.
  • FSD v12.5, expanded AI compute and the planned GPU cluster reinforce Tesla's autonomy and software ambitions, but execution remains ahead of monetization evidence.
  • The product roadmap advanced, but the Robotaxi reveal was delayed to October and the affordable vehicle remained a future milestone.

Management priorities

  • Expand energy-storage capacity and adoption.
  • Scale AI training and inference infrastructure while advancing FSD.
  • Develop lower-cost vehicles, Optimus and the 4680 dry-cathode process.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
TSLA EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $0.75 Q4 '23 actual $0.71, miss Q1 '24 estimate $0.51 Q1 '24 actual $0.45, miss Q2 '24 estimate $0.62 Q2 '24 actual $0.52, miss Q3 '24 estimate $0.58 Q3 '24 actual $0.72, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.40 Q2 '25 actual $0.40, match Q3 '25 estimate $0.56 Q3 '25 actual $0.50, miss Q4 '25 estimate $0.45 Q4 '25 actual $0.50, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.35 Q1 '26 actual $0.41, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.50 Q2 '26 actual $0.33, miss Q3 '26 estimate $0.46 Q3 '26 actual $0.48, beat Q4 '26 estimate $0.43 Q1 '27 estimate $0.45 Q2 '27 estimate $0.55 Q3 '27 estimate $0.59
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold81 ratings
Bullish3644.4%
Neutral3138.3%
Bearish1417.3%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$391.62Previous close
$88Low
$327.44Average
$840High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 27, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Barclays Overweight Equal WeightUpgradeOct 26, 2026
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 22, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainOct 22, 2026
StoneX Buy BuyMaintainOct 22, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 22, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $391.62. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BarclaysDan Levy$450$372.22 +14.9%Oct 26, 2026
BNP ParibasJames Picariello$420$377.75 +7.2%Oct 22, 2026
Stifel NicolausAnalyst unavailable$475$381.15 +21.3%Oct 22, 2026
Canaccord GenuityAnalyst unavailable$442$386.47 +12.9%Oct 22, 2026
CLSAAnalyst unavailable$400$386.47 +2.1%Oct 22, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Tesla, Inc. operates globally, specializing in the creation, production, and distribution of electric vehicles, alongside comprehensive energy generation and storage solutions. Its market reach extends across the United States, China, and various other international regions. The company's operations are primarily divided into two main segments: its Automotive business and its Energy Generation and Storage division. Within its Automotive division, Tesla not only provides a range of electric cars but also generates revenue from selling automotive regulatory credits. This segment further encompasses a variety of post-sale services, including non-warranty vehicle support, sales of pre-owned vehicles, various retail products, and car insurance offerings. Customers can acquire Tesla's sedans and sport utility vehicles through direct sales, purchases of used vehicles, or via in-app upgrades often facilitated by the extensive Tesla Supercharger network.…

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Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-27. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.