TSLA
Tesla, Inc.
TSLA has a slight edge over VIRC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
VIRC
Virco Mfg. Corporation
VIRC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
VIRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
VIRC's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is weak.
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.
VIRC PE Valuation
VIRC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
VIRC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VIRC to show an outlook.
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 VIRC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VIRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.17 | -120% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.07 | -106% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.16 | -88% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.25 | -84% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.85 | -48% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.24 | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.32 | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.55 | -11% |
VIRC has swung to a loss: it lost $0.17 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 VIRC 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.
VIRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $87.5M | -5% |
| Q2 2026 | $30.7M | -9.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.2M | -8% |
| Q4 2025 | $47.6M | -42% |
| Q3 2025 | $92.1M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $33.8M | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.5M | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | $82.6M | -1.9% |
VIRC's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $87M last quarter, down 5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | -4.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -12% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | -38% | -9.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.5% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -3.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3% | -6.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -29% | -22 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -4 points |
VIRC has the edge over TSLA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 VIRC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VIRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.9M | +224% |
| Q2 2026 | -$10.1M | +$11.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.6M | -$2.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $24.5M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8M | -83% |
| Q2 2025 | -$21.5M | -$15.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.2M | -328% |
| Q4 2024 | $31M | -26% |
VIRC has burned cash in most quarters: $9M over the past year, about four times what it generated the year before.
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 3.5B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
VIRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +5K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -6K shares |
| 3 years | -3.4% | -557K shares |
| 5 years | -1.2% | -192K shares |
| Available history | +0.2% | +27K shares |
VIRC has the edge over TSLA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $190,000 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $4M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
VIRC spent $190,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 97% from the year before.
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 more cash than debt.
VIRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
VIRC has the edge over TSLA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
VIRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.6 | Neutral |
VIRC's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (neutral).
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.
VIRC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | VIRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
VIRC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 VIRC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VIRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.38 | 0.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.24 | 1.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.27 | 1.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.54 | 16% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.44 | 25% below |
VIRC's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 25% below its 200-week average.
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.
VIRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.38 | $2.51 | -43% |
| 2021 | $2.51 | $3.02 | +20% |
| 2022 | $3.02 | $4.30 | +42% |
| 2023 | $4.30 | $12.0 | +180% |
| 2024 | $12.0 | $10.6 | -12% |
| 2025 | $10.6 | $6.43 | -39% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.43 | $6.36 | -1.1% |
VIRC has the edge over TSLA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.