CULP
Culp, Inc.
CULP has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
TSLA
Tesla, Inc.
TSLA has the edge over CULP overall on the model score.
CULP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
CULP's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
TSLA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
TSLA's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
CULP PE Valuation
CULP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSLA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 60x | $54.70 | -86% |
| Fair | 174x | $158 | -60% |
| Forward | 196x | $397 | — |
| Expensive | 415x | $378 | -4.9% |
| Current | 437x | $397 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TSLA's PE is in its expensive range at 437x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 196x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
CULP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Stable | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| -- |
Analysts expect CULP's earnings to decline, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
TSLA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TSLA, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CULP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.65 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.81 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.80 | +$0.95 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.86 | +$0.82 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.97 | +$0.45 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.53 | -$0.42 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.75 | -$0.65 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.68 | -$0.11 |
CULP is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.32 per share over the past year, against $2.68 at its worst in early 2023.
TSLA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.03 | +123% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.91 | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.08 | -38% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.09 | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.08 | -47% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.50 | -59% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.73 | -51% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.82 | -53% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.04 | -53% |
TSLA has the edge over CULP on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CULP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54M | +6.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $51.6M | +5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $48M | -8.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $53.2M | -4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.7M | -10% |
| Q2 2025 | $48.8M | -1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $52.3M | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $55.7M | -5.2% |
CULP's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $54M last quarter, up 6.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -7.8% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5% | +3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.2% | +15 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.6% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.4% | -4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.7% | -5.9 points |
CULP has the edge over TSLA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TSLA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28B | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $28.2B | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.4B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.9B | -3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.1B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.5B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.3B | -9.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.7B | +2.1% |
TSLA has the edge over CULP on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.4% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.8% | -5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | -3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.2% | -2 points |
TSLA's operating margin was 2.6% last quarter, down 3.2 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
CULP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8M | +$8.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$7.3M | +$1.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.3M | +$6.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$510K | +$3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$874K | -$167K |
| Q2 2025 | -$8.7M | -$6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.7M | -$4.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.5M | -$2M |
CULP has burned cash in most quarters: −$1M over the past year, against −$21M the year before.
TSLA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | -62% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.1B | -848% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +117% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $146M | -89% |
| Q1 2025 | $664M | +$3.2B |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | -1.6% |
TSLA has the edge over CULP on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CULP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +191K shares |
| 1 year | +2% | +251K shares |
| 3 years | +4% | +489K shares |
| 5 years | +3.3% | +406K shares |
| Available history | +3.3% | +413K shares |
CULP has 13M diluted shares, up 2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $1M |
| Q3 2021 | $723,000 |
| Q2 2020 | $952,000 |
TSLA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +15M shares |
| 3 years | +1.4% | +48M shares |
| 5 years | +5.1% | +172M shares |
| Available history | +33% | +886M shares |
TSLA has the edge over CULP on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
CULP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.3x | High |
| Q2 2022 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
CULP's net debt is about 9.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
TSLA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
TSLA has the edge over CULP on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CULP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.1 | Neutral |
CULP's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
TSLA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 72.6 | Neutral |
TSLA's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 73 (neutral).
CULP PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CULP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
CULP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSLA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | TSLA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 437x | 18x | 2,324% above |
| PE % | 84 | 47 | 37 pts above |
TSLA is trading at 437x earnings, a 2324% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
CULP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.62 | 3.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.54 | 1.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.39 | 2.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.95 | 12% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.56 | 23% below |
CULP's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 23% below its 200-week average.
TSLA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $376.0 | 5.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $364.0 | 9.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $393.6 | 1% above |
| 100 week MA | $372.1 | 6.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $296.9 | 34% above |
TSLA has the edge over CULP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CULP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.2 | $15.6 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | $15.6 | $8.97 | -42% |
| 2022 | $8.97 | $4.63 | -48% |
| 2023 | $4.63 | $5.79 | +25% |
| 2024 | $5.79 | $5.86 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | $5.86 | $3.50 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.50 | $3.49 | -0.3% |
CULP has the edge over TSLA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TSLA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.7 | $220.6 | +669% |
| 2021 | $220.6 | $355.7 | +61% |
| 2022 | $355.7 | $123.2 | -65% |
| 2023 | $123.2 | $248.5 | +102% |
| 2024 | $248.5 | $431.7 | +74% |
| 2025 | $431.7 | $475.2 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $475.2 | $397.5 | -16% |
TSLA's yearly returns have swung widely, from +669% in 2020 to −65% in 2022. It's down 16% so far in 2026.