Tesla will report its Q3 2026 results (July–September 2026) after the US market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The earnings webcast starts at 5:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. CT), which is 5:30 a.m.Tesla will report its Q3 2026 results (July–September 2026) after the US market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The earnings webcast starts at 5:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. CT), which is 5:30 a.m.

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Tesla Earnings Date: When Does Tesla Report Earnings? Time, Results History and Stock Reaction

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Oct 16, 2026Marcus O'Brien

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Tesla will report its Q3 2026 results (July–September 2026) after the US market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The earnings webcast starts at 5:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. CT), which is 5:30 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday, October 22. Tesla confirmed the date in its October 2 deliveries release.

Last updated: October 16, 2026. Status: confirmed by Tesla.

When is Tesla's next earnings report?

Tesla's next earnings report covers the third quarter of 2026 and comes out after the close on October 21, 2026. Tesla's fiscal year matches the calendar year, so Q3 means July to September. Tesla does not announce an exact release time. Over the last four quarters, its results filing reached the SEC between 4:06 p.m. and 4:36 p.m. ET.

Company: Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA)
Quarter: Q3 2026 (July–September 2026)
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, after market close
Earnings webcast: 5:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. CT, on Tesla Investor Relations
Q3 2026 deliveries (already reported): 486,532 vehicles
Status: confirmed

What time is Tesla earnings in my time zone?

The October 21 report falls before US daylight saving time ends on November 1, so New York is on EDT (UTC−4) and Beijing is 12 hours ahead. The UK is still on summer time (BST) until October 25.

New York (EDT): results after 4:00 p.m. on Wed Oct 21; webcast at 5:30 p.m.
London (BST): results after 9:00 p.m. on Wed Oct 21; webcast at 10:30 p.m.
Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore (UTC+8): results after 4:00 a.m. on Thu Oct 22; webcast at 5:30 a.m.
Tokyo, Seoul (UTC+9): results after 5:00 a.m. on Thu Oct 22; webcast at 6:30 a.m.

Tesla's January report (Q4) falls on US standard time, when Beijing is 13 hours ahead of New York.

What did Tesla's Q3 2026 deliveries show?

Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in Q3 2026, beating its own company-compiled analyst consensus of 461,974 by about 5.3%. It produced 464,391 vehicles, so it delivered roughly 22,100 more cars than it built and drew down inventory. Deliveries were about 2% below the 497,099 of Q3 2025, the quarter before the US federal EV tax credit expired on September 30, 2025.

Model 3/Y deliveries: 478,237
Other models deliveries: 8,295
Energy storage deployed: 13.7 GWh, up from 12.5 GWh a year earlier

Deliveries come out about three weeks before earnings, so they are the first hard number of each quarter. Revenue and margins are still unknown until October 21. Our Q3 2026 deliveries preview covers what the market expected going into the release.

What is Tesla expected to report for Q3 2026?

Tesla does not give quarterly revenue or earnings guidance, and its recent update decks contain no numeric volume or margin targets for 2026. The one figure management has put on the table is capital spending: on the April 22 call, Tesla's CFO said 2026 capex would top $25 billion (CNBC). Revenue and adjusted EPS consensus from a named provider, updated after the delivery beat, will be added here before October 21.

Four lines in the results tend to decide how the report is read. Each one comes from Tesla's own update deck.

Adjusted EPS vs consensus: Tesla missed LSEG estimates in 9 of the last 12 quarters, including Q2 2026 ($0.33 vs $0.51)
Regulatory credits: $146 million in Q2 2026, down from $439 million a year earlier, which removes a high-margin cushion from profits
Capex: $5.79 billion in Q2 2026 alone, against the full-year figure of more than $25 billion
Energy storage: 13.7 GWh deployed in Q3 2026, second only to Q4 2025's 14.2 GWh in the last 13 quarters

For the bigger picture behind these numbers, see the Tesla stock guide on deliveries, margins and robotaxi.

What did Tesla report last quarter?

On July 22, 2026, Tesla reported Q2 2026 (April–June 2026) revenue of $28.24 billion, a record, against LSEG's $25.71 billion estimate. Adjusted EPS was $0.33, well short of the $0.51 expected, and GAAP EPS was $0.32. Total GAAP gross margin was 16.8% (Tesla Q2 2026 update).

Regulatory credit revenue fell to $146 million from $439 million a year earlier, and capex reached $5.79 billion in the quarter. TSLA closed at $319.69 the next day, down 14.52%, its worst post-earnings session of the last 12 quarters.

How did TSLA trade on MEXC after the last report?

The US market closed at 4:00 p.m. ET on July 22, and Tesla's results reached the SEC at 4:35 p.m. MEXC's TESLA_USDT perpetual futures contract (1 contract = 0.01 TSLA) kept trading through the night.

4:00 p.m. ET, Jul 22 (US close): 374.36 USDT
3:00 a.m. ET, Jul 23 (3:00 p.m. Beijing): 358.64 USDT, down 4.20%
9:00 a.m. ET, Jul 23 (30 minutes before the US open): 345.97 USDT, down 7.58%
10:00 a.m. ET, Jul 23 (30 minutes after the open): 327.15 USDT, down 12.61%

By Beijing afternoon the contract was already pointing the same way as the stock's eventual 14.52% fall. By 9:00 a.m. ET it had covered about half of that move, and the largest single drop came in the hour around the US open. 24/7 trading lets you place orders outside US market hours, but it does not mean prices are discovered around the clock: liquidity is thinner overnight, and the contract can still gap when the cash market opens.

Data: MEXC 60-minute bars.

MEXC TESLA_USDT hourly closes from the US close on Jul 22, 2026 to midday Jul 23, against TSLA's next-day close. Source: MEXC public futures API.

For how traders approach these sessions, read how to trade TSLA earnings volatility and why TSLA moves like crypto and the risk of gaps.

Tesla earnings history: results vs estimates and stock reaction

Tesla's adjusted EPS beat LSEG consensus in only 3 of the last 12 quarters, and revenue beat in 4. The print alone has not predicted the reaction: the stock rose after 4 of the 9 EPS misses and fell after 2 of the 3 beats. The average next-day move was 9.0% in either direction, and 5 of the 12 reports moved the stock 10% or more, from a 14.52% drop after Q2 2026 to a 21.92% gain after Q3 2024.

TSLA next-day moves after the last 12 earnings reports, with adjusted EPS vs LSEG consensus. Sources: Tesla 8-K filings, CNBC/LSEG, Yahoo Finance.

Q2 2026 (Apr–Jun 2026), reported Jul 22, 2026: revenue $28.2B vs $25.7B expected; adjusted EPS $0.33 vs $0.51; stock next day −14.52%
Q1 2026 (Jan–Mar 2026), reported Apr 22, 2026: revenue $22.4B vs $22.6B; adjusted EPS $0.41 vs $0.37; stock next day −3.56%
Q4 2025 (Oct–Dec 2025), reported Jan 28, 2026: revenue $24.9B vs $24.8B; adjusted EPS $0.50 vs $0.45; stock next day −3.45%
Q3 2025 (Jul–Sep 2025), reported Oct 22, 2025: revenue $28.1B vs $26.4B; adjusted EPS $0.50 vs $0.54; stock next day +2.28%
Q2 2025 (Apr–Jun 2025), reported Jul 23, 2025: revenue $22.5B vs $22.7B; adjusted EPS $0.40 vs $0.43; stock next day −8.20%
Q1 2025 (Jan–Mar 2025), reported Apr 22, 2025: revenue $19.3B vs $21.1B; adjusted EPS $0.27 vs $0.39; stock next day +5.37%
Q4 2024 (Oct–Dec 2024), reported Jan 29, 2025: revenue $25.7B vs $27.3B; adjusted EPS $0.73 vs $0.76; stock next day +2.87%
Q3 2024 (Jul–Sep 2024), reported Oct 23, 2024: revenue $25.2B vs $25.4B; adjusted EPS $0.72 vs $0.58; stock next day +21.92%
Q2 2024 (Apr–Jun 2024), reported Jul 23, 2024: revenue $25.5B vs $24.8B; adjusted EPS $0.52 vs $0.62; stock next day −12.33%
Q1 2024 (Jan–Mar 2024), reported Apr 23, 2024: revenue $21.3B vs $22.2B; adjusted EPS $0.45 vs $0.51; stock next day +12.06%
Q4 2023 (Oct–Dec 2023), reported Jan 24, 2024: revenue $25.2B vs $25.6B; adjusted EPS $0.71 vs $0.74; stock next day −12.13%
Q3 2023 (Jul–Sep 2023), reported Oct 18, 2023: revenue $23.4B vs $24.1B; adjusted EPS $0.66 vs $0.73; stock next day −9.30%

Sources and method: actual results as first reported in Tesla's quarterly update decks, filed with the SEC as 8-K exhibits; estimates are LSEG consensus as reported by CNBC on each report day; prices are split-adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance. From Q1 2025, Tesla's adjusted earnings exclude gains and losses on its bitcoin holdings, which is why figures such as the $173 million unrealized bitcoin loss in Q1 2026 do not appear in adjusted EPS. Q4 2024 adjusted EPS was later recast to $0.60 on that basis. "Next day" compares the report-day close with the following trading day's close. Past reactions do not predict future ones.

FAQ

When is Tesla's next earnings date?

Tesla's next earnings date is Wednesday, October 21, 2026, after the US market close. The report covers Q3 2026 (July–September 2026). Tesla confirmed the date in its October 2, 2026 deliveries release.

What time does Tesla report earnings?

Tesla releases results shortly after the 4:00 p.m. ET close, without announcing an exact time. Over the last four quarters its results filing reached the SEC between 4:06 and 4:36 p.m. ET. The webcast follows at 5:30 p.m. ET.

What time is the Tesla earnings call in Beijing or Singapore?

The Q3 2026 webcast starts at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, in Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore. If Tesla keeps its recent timing of 4:06 to 4:36 p.m. ET, results will land between about 4:06 and 4:36 a.m. Beijing time.

Does Tesla give earnings guidance?

No. Tesla does not guide quarterly revenue or EPS, and its 2026 update decks give no numeric delivery or margin targets. The main forward number is capex, which management said would top $25 billion in 2026.

How many cars did Tesla deliver in Q3 2026?

Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in Q3 2026 and produced 464,391. Deliveries beat Tesla's company-compiled consensus of 461,974 but were about 2% below Q3 2025's 497,099.

How does Tesla stock usually move after earnings?

Over the last 12 reports, TSLA moved an average of 9.0% the next trading day, up 5 times and down 7 times. Five of those moves were 10% or larger. The direction has often not matched the EPS result: the stock rose after 4 misses and fell after 2 beats.

Where can I watch the Tesla earnings call?

Tesla streams the earnings webcast live on ir.tesla.com, where the quarterly update deck is also posted. A replay stays on the site afterwards.

Can I trade TSLA when the US market is closed?

TSLA shares trade mainly in US sessions: regular hours plus pre-market and after-hours. MEXC lists a TESLA_USDT perpetual futures contract that trades 24/7, including the hours right after Tesla reports. See how to trade stock futures on MEXC. Futures are leveraged and carry a risk of loss, and overnight prices can differ from where the stock opens.