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title: "$Tesla(TSLA.US) +3.4% after beating WS adj eps ests ($.50 vs $.44 est) on much better than expected "
description: "$Tesla(TSLA.US) +3.4% after beating WS adj eps ests ($.50 vs $.44 est) on much better than expected EV profits.  Auto gross profits were $5,009M vs $2,761M est.  Auto gross margin ex-reg credits 17.9%"
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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000432337.md"
published_at: "2026-01-28T22:21:13.000Z"
author: "[Gary Black Tracker](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/17077344)"
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# $Tesla(TSLA.US) +3.4% after beating WS adj eps ests ($.50 vs $.44 est) on much better than expected 

$Tesla(TSLA.US) +3.4% after beating WS adj eps ests ($.50 vs $.44 est) on much better than expected EV profits. Auto gross profits were $5,009M vs $2,761M est. Auto gross margin ex-reg credits 17.9% vs 14.3% est. Energy revs +25% YoY vs +23% YoY exp.

TSLA delivered $.50 adj eps without pushing any accounting levers. TSLA quality of earnings was excellent with R&D spend +40% YoY (vs +24% exp). SGA +26% YoY (vs +12% YoY exp). Tax rate 27.5% (vs 22% exp) and a -$592M other expense charge. ZEV credits came in higher than expected ($542M vs $329M exp). Adj EBITDA was $4.2B vs $3.5B exp. FCF was $1.4B and TSLA finished the quarter with $44.1B cash and $8.4B debt.

Active FSD subscriptions were 1.1M vs cumulative delivs of 8.9M (12.3% take rate).

Conf call at 530 ET will likely focus on removal of safety monitors, the scale up of unsupervised autonomy, and Cybercab manufacturing timing.

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- [TSLA.US - Tesla](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md)

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