Tesla revenue slipped 12% year over year in the second quarter of 2025, the company's July 23 earnings release showed. The Elon Musk -helmed electric car manufacturer took in $22.5 billion in revenue, down from $25.50 billion in the second quarter of 2024. It is the company's largest revenue drop in over a decade, according to Reuters.

Retail investors remained bullish on Tesla despite Daiwa Capital Markets cutting its profit estimates for 2025 and 2026, as well as a disappointing second-quarter (Q2) report. Tesla delivered $0.40 adjusted earnings per share for Q2,

ET with analyst reactions Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are straddling the flatline in postmarket trading as the company’s second quarter results were not as bad as Wall Street expected and avoided a second consecutive top- and bottom-line miss with profits in-line with expectations.

Tesla’s battery business has been feeling the pain, too. For a while, this was a growth area for the company, albeit one with a relatively minor contribution to the bottom line. During Q2 2025, Tesla’s energy generation and storage division brought in $2.8 billion in revenue, a 7 percent decline from the same period in 2024.

Here are the bull, bear, and base cases for the EV titan Tesla, as well as the varied viewpoints of multiple Wall Street pros.

Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Tesla's Segment Revenue Heading Into Q2 1:17 pm Tesla’s growth narrative hinges on more than just car sales. This table shows how each business line contributes to revenue and margin — giving investors a clearer view of the company’s diversification and profitability mix.

Production of its other models amounted to 13,409 units in total, a 44.7 percent drop compared to the same three months last year, but the total production numbers for Q2 2024 (410,831) and Q2 2025 (410,244) are almost identical.