Investor Brief · 2026 H1

Tesla, in brief.

A profitable carmaker carrying autonomy, energy, and robot optionality.

Page 1 of 7 · The thesis

Tesla is a profitable but no-longer-growing carmaker whose reported $1T-plus value prices in large, unproven options in autonomy, energy storage, and robotics far more than the cars.

Today Tesla is a profitable carmaker plus a fast-growing energy-storage business, with $97.7B of FY2024 revenue.
The stock's value reflects future options (Robotaxi, Cybercab, Optimus) far more than the current car business.
Cars have stalled: deliveries fell to about 1.64M in 2025 and gross margin slid from 25.6% in 2022 to 17.9% in 2024.
Energy storage is already compounding and software is turning recurring; the debate is whether the bigger options convert.

$97.7B

Total revenue (FY2024)

Automotive $77.1B, energy generation and storage $10.1B, services and other $10.5B (Tesla 10-K FY2024).

1.64M (FY2025)

Vehicle deliveries

Down from about 1.79M in FY2024; Model 3 and Model Y are over 95% of volume (Tesla IR Q4 2025).

17.9%

GAAP gross margin (FY2024)

Down from 18.2% in 2023 and 25.6% in 2022 after multi-year price cuts (Tesla FY2024 update, SEC).

46.7 GWh (FY2025)

Energy storage deployed

Record year, up from 31.4 GWh in 2024 and roughly 6.5 GWh in 2022 (Tesla IR Q4 2025).

1.28M (Q1 2026)

FSD paid subscriptions

Up about 51% year over year; recurring software revenue still inside services and other (Tesla Q1 2026 8-K).

$8.5T market cap (reported up to ~$1T value)

2025 CEO award ceiling

12 tranches, lowest milestone $2T market cap, up to 12% equity; dollar ceiling is reported, not a Tesla figure.

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2A carmaker carrying three call optionsWhat it is
3From a hardware story to software and servicesHow the money works
4Two businesses working, two options liveThe bull case
5The car business has stalled and the rest is unprovenThe bear case
6The signposts that tell you if the options convertWhat to watch
7The options, not the cars, set the priceThe bottom line

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