Tesla · TSLA · 31 Dec 2022 TO 31 Dec 2024
Annual shareholder value recovered strongly, while later filings showed lower automotive gross margins.
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THE SHAREHOLDER EXPERIENCE
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| Observation date | TSLA | Automaker peer group, SIC 3711; not a risk-matched benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2019 | 100 | 100 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | 843 | 162 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 1,263 | 235 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | 442 | 151 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | 891 | 209 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | 1,448 | 285 |
Basis: Value of $100 invested on 31 December 2019, at subsequent calendar year ends. Issuer-reported total shareholder return, rounded dollars. No cash dividends were paid. Annual endpoints only; includes outcomes reported after the episode. This is not evidence available at its start.
Tesla 2025 preliminary proxy: Pay versus Performance, total shareholder return and basis ↗
THE DATED EVIDENCE
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issuer release · outcome evidence
Observed: Tesla reported annual revenue growth of 51% and a 16.8% operating margin for 2022.
Interpretation: Later operating growth demonstrates that a shareholder reset can coexist with business expansion. These results were unavailable before the 2022 decline.
Underlying event / reporting date: 31 Dec 2022. Publicly available: 26 Jan 2023.
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Observed: Automotive gross margin was 28.5% in 2022, 19.4% in 2023 and 18.4% in 2024.
Interpretation: Renewed shareholder value and weaker automotive margins can coexist; the reasons for the valuation require separate expectations evidence.
Underlying event / reporting date: 31 Dec 2024. Publicly available: 31 Jan 2025.
Later outcome evidence. This source must not be used as a signal available before the episode ended.
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TEST THE NEXT RESEMBLANCE
Renewed annual shareholder expansion is verified; weaker margins challenge a simple current-earnings explanation.