Tesla shareholders requested that executives discuss details about plans for new car models, updates on Tesla's robotaxi plans and how the automaker would fare after a tax credit for EVs expired earlier this month, but CEO Musk spent much of the earnings call discussing Tesla's humanoid robot, Optimus. Musk, who said Tesla had become the “leader in real-world AI,” suggested the company was “on the cusp of something really tremendous with Optimus,” which Musk said has the “potential to be the biggest product of all time.
Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ:TSLA) most recently reported three months represent "a good quarter while laying the autonomous path,” that's the view from West Coast-based stockbroker Wedbush. Analyst Dan Ives, a notable Tesla bull, highlighted continued revenue momentum and accelerating progress across its self-driving and energy segments.
Morning Brief: Market Sunrise anchot Ramzan Karmali breaks down the latest market moves for October 23, 2025. Tesla reported third quarter earnings on Wednesday, with revenue rising above Wall Street expectations while quarterly earnings fell below estimates.
Tesla, Inc. posted record sales for Q3, driven by expiring tax credits, but earnings and margins fell short of justifying its current valuation. TSLA faces capped demand, declining production in key models, and limited growth prospects with no major new vehicles on the horizon. Energy storage is a bright spot, but even with strong growth and margins, it is not enough to move TSLA's overall valuation.
On Wednesday, October 22, Tesla released its third-quarter earnings with a side of begging from CEO Elon Musk.
8:45am: Futures tread water US stock futures were treading water early Thursday as investors digested a mixed bag of corporate earnings, fresh sanctions on Russian oil, and a continued tug-of-war between growth hopes and macro worries. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were hovering near the flat line, while Nasdaq 100 contracts were also little changed following Wednesday's selloff.
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Tesla quarterly earnings disappoint due to elevated costs, sending shares down in extended trade. CEO Elon Musk has defended his $1tn pay packet.
It is not often that a company can boast record deliveries, a $4bn gush of free cash flow and an overflowing $41.6bn cash pile, and still see its shares slip. But Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) managed it.
Tesla's shares fell nearly 4% in early Frankfurt trading on Thursday, after the company's quarterly profit missed Wall Street expectations due to tariff and research costs, as well as a drop in income from regulatory credits.
The Tesla supplier said the recovery in demand for semiconductors used in cars and industrial machinery was taking longer than many had anticipated.
At the end of Tesla's earnings call, Elon Musk talked about his $1 trillion pay package. He defended his compensation proposal and slammed proxy firms as "corporate terrorists" for opposing it.