TSLA plans capex above $20B in 2026, ramping factories, AI compute, robotaxis and Optimus as it pushes beyond autos into AI and autonomy.
Tesla Q4 Earnings: My CliffsNotes On 200+ P/E And Record CapEx
TSLA will end Model S and X to free factory space, cut low-return models, and accelerate its push into robots, autonomy, and AI-driven growth.
Even with the more recent turbulence, shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) have been making up for lost time in the past six months, up close to 40%.
Registrations of new Tesla cars in some of its largest European markets showed little signs of recovery in January, one of the lowest-volume months, rising in Sweden and Denmark but falling in France and Norway.
Tesla China rivals Xiaomi, XPeng, Nio, Li Auto and BYD are set to report January sales, but with Lunar New Year holidays still weeks away.
Tesla Inc ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) made a bold move this week, during the company's Q4 2025 earnings call: CEO Elon Musk unveiled a vision where Tesla owners can loan their vehicles to the company's robotaxi network, turning every Model 3 or Model Y into a revenue-generating asset.
Elon Musk fans and the man himself have long mused about Musk Inc, a merger of companies owned by the world's richest man. But with SpaceX expected to go public later this year, and Tesla facing a challenging transition from human-driven EVs to robotaxis and robots, even some proponents of a sprawling Musk conglomerate want to start smaller.
As I anticipated in my Q4 earnings preview, the story around Tesla, Inc.'s physical AI platform outweighed the fundamentals during the quarter. Q4 results showed auto revenue down 11% YOY, FCF down 30% YOY, and both GAAP and non-GAAP EPS down sharply YOY. That said, the Street consensus was overly pessimistic. Management is now accelerating autonomy and robotics, discontinuing Model S/X for Optimus production, and targeting 1M humanoid robots annually (long term).
Tesla NASDAQ: TSLA got the market's attention when it revealed plans to shift gears. The shift entails mothballing Model S and Model X production and retooling its Fremont facility for robots.
SpaceX is said to be considering a potential merger with Tesla or xAI, as Elon Musk weighs how to consolidate his empire. Bloomberg Tech's Ed Ludlow discusses what's at stake on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade.
Shares of Tesla jumped more than 5% on Friday, after reports that SpaceX was in deal talks with Elon Musk's other companies stoked investor hopes that the billionaire's tech empire could be unified further.