Tesla reported third-quarter 2026 results on October 21, 2026, with total revenues of $28.0 billion, roughly flat from a year earlier. GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders fell to $787 million from $1.4 billion a year earlier, as operating expenses rose and GAAP diluted EPS dropped to $0.22 from $0.39, which weighs on shareholders' earnings. The filing gives no numeric forward guidance; the company cites rising research and development spending and says it is focused on maximum factory capacity utilization.
Total revenues of $28.0 billion versus $28.1 billion in Q3 2025; total deliveries of 486,532 vehicles, down 2% year over year.
GAAP operating income of $718 million versus $1.6 billion a year earlier; research and development expense rose to $2.8 billion from $1.6 billion.
Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.48 versus $0.50; free cash flow of $1.5 billion versus $4.0 billion.
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $45.4 billion at September 30, 2026.
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From Tesla, Inc.'s 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$94.83B
-2.9%
$1.08
-47.1%
4.0%
FY2024
$97.69B
+0.9%
$2.04
-52.6%
7.3%
FY2023
$96.77B
+18.8%
$4.30
+18.8%
15.5%
FY2022
$81.46B
+51.4%
$3.62
+122.1%
15.4%
FY2021
$53.82B
+70.7%
$1.63
+676.2%
10.3%
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What did Tesla earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Tesla reported diluted EPS of $0.22 (-43.6% year over year) on revenue of $28.05B (-0.2%).
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