TSLA
Tesla, Inc.
TSLA's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
XPEL
XPEL, Inc.
XPEL has the edge over TSLA overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
XPEL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
XPEL's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
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.
XPEL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $37.62 | — |
| Current | 18x | $37.62 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $46.19 | +23% |
| Fair | 33x | $68.12 | +81% |
| Expensive | 58x | $121 | +222% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
XPEL has the edge over TSLA in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
XPEL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
XPEL has the edge over TSLA on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.91 over the past year, against $4.30 in late 2023.
XPEL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.33 | +11% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.97 | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.91 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.85 | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.70 | -3.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.77 | +3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | -1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.65 | -14% |
XPEL has the edge over TSLA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $28B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
XPEL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $137.8M | +9.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $143.1M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $117.4M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $122.3M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $125.4M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $124.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.8M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $107.5M | +1.9% |
XPEL has the edge over TSLA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | -2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2 points |
XPEL 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 XPEL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
XPEL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.2M | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | -$34.3M | -227% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.3M | -205% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6M | -66% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.2M | +76% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.9M | +7.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2M | +$9.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | +$7.4M |
XPEL's free cash flow was −$16M over the past year, against $66M 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.
XPEL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -5K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -63K shares |
| 3 years | 0% | -6K shares |
| 5 years | +0.1% | +24.9K shares |
| Available history | +0.1% | +25.4K shares |
XPEL has the edge over TSLA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2.9M |
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 XPEL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
XPEL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
XPEL has more cash than debt.
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).
XPEL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.9 | Oversold |
XPEL's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
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.
XPEL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | XPEL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.1% below |
| PE % | 1 | 47 | 46 pts below |
XPEL has the edge over TSLA on valuation relative to its sector.
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 XPEL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
XPEL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $42.7 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $45.5 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $46.5 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $41.2 | 8.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $49.2 | 24% below |
XPEL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% 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 has the edge over XPEL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
XPEL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.6 | $51.5 | +252% |
| 2021 | $51.5 | $68.5 | +33% |
| 2022 | $68.5 | $59.1 | -14% |
| 2023 | $59.1 | $53.9 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | $53.9 | $39.7 | -26% |
| 2025 | $39.7 | $52.1 | +31% |
| 2026 YTD | $52.1 | $37.6 | -28% |
XPEL has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 28% so far in 2026.