Tesla reported earnings per share of $0.48 for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, 10.1% above the $0.44 forecast. Revenue came in at $28.0 billion, below the $28.4 billion forecast. The company published the results on 21 October 2026 in an exhibit to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Earnings and revenue against forecast
The earnings gap against forecast was $0.04 per share. On the top line, revenue was $394.5 million below the forecast, a shortfall of 1.4%. The two measures therefore pointed in opposite directions against expectations, with profit per share above the forecast and sales below it.
Tesla’s own filing carried these figures, and this report uses the company’s numbers as stated there.
Market backdrop
In markets the same day, the Nasdaq Composite stood at 26,742.96 points, up 1.20% from the previous close, at 20:49 GMT.
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