Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.
Tesla plans to reports fourth-quarter earnings for 2025 after the bell on Wednesday.
Here what Wall Street is expecting for the quarter, according to analysts polled by LSEG:
Earnings per share: 45 cents expected
45 cents expected Revenue: $24.79 billion expected
Revenue has been sluggish in recent quarters for Tesla, as the company faces an onslaught of competition in various parts of the world, most notably from BYD in China.
Analysts expect to see a drop in revenue for the third time in the past fourth quarters, with the average estimate showing a 3.6% decline from $25.7 billion a year earlier. Revenue for the full year is expected to come in at about $95 billion, which would be a 2.8% slide from 2024 and represent the first annual drop on record for the company.
Earlier this month, Tesla reported a 16% plunge in vehicle deliveries for the fourth quarter and 8.6% decline for the full year. Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla, but are not precisely defined in the company's shareholder communications.
While Tesla's core business has been struggling, CEO Elon Musk has tried to focus investor attention elsewhere. In particular, he's touted the company's nascent Robotaxi business and its Optimus humanoid robots, which have yet to hit the market.
Following a brutal start to 2025, Tesla's stock bounced back and ended the year up 11% after soaring in the third quarter.
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