# Tesla Inc. (TSLA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Automobiles. Price $354.08, market value $1.40 trillion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 321.9×** (5-yr avg 184.5×, 3-yr avg 224.1×). Tesla Inc. trades at 321.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 184.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 164.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 13.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 13.5×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 16.1×**. The shares trade at 16.1× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.4%** (5-yr avg 0.7%). Free cash flow equals 0.4% of the market value, below its five-year average of 0.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 0.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 18.9%**. Tesla Inc. keeps 18.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 4.2%**. 4.2% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 4.0%**. 4.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 4.6%**. 4.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -2.9%** (3-yr 5.2%/yr, 5-yr 24.6%/yr). Revenue fell 2.9% over the last year, against 24.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -47.1%** (3-yr -33.2%/yr, 5-yr 38.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 47.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -6.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -6.3% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.10**. Debt is 0.10 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Altman Z-score: 16.90**. A Z-score of 16.90 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Tesla Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (39 analysts). 39 analysts cover Tesla Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $390.09 (+10% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 4.6%** (YTD -21.3%, 3-mo -9.4%). The shares are up 4.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -29.0%** (19.1% above the low). Trading 29% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.27** (volatility 47%). Beta of 2.27 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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