Tesla set to report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell
Tesla plans to release fourth-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday.
Here's what analysts are expecting, based on an average of estimates compiled by LSEG:
Tesla's earnings report follows a steep rally in the company's stock price tied to the election of President Donald Trump. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was the biggest backer of Trump's campaign efforts and is now leading the president's new government efficiency advisory board.
The electric vehicle maker's stock price is up 58% since Trump's victory in November as investors bet that Musk's influence would lead to both favorable policies and less oversight of his companies.
In early January, Tesla reported deliveries for the fourth quarter of 495,570. For the full year, deliveries came in at about 1.8 million, marking the company's first annual decline. Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla, but are not precisely defined in the company's shareholder communications.
To end 2024, Tesla offered a range of discounts on inventory vehicles and special discounts for buyers in North America who were referred by another Tesla customer. In China, Tesla cut prices on its popular Model Y SUVs before debuting a refreshed version, the Model Y Juniper.
Given the discounts on its vehicles in the quarter, margins are likely to be in focus on Wednesday's call, along with guidance for Tesla's core automotive and energy businesses in 2025.
Tesla previously reported that it had deployed 31.4 gigawatt-hours in battery energy storage systems in 2024, with 11 GWh of that deployed in the fourth quarter. Tesla's growing energy division makes most of its revenue from sales and use of its big, backup batteries, including versions for home, business and utility-scale projects.