Tesla, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

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Quarter Highlights

  • Strong global demand recovery with EMEA deliveries up over 150% quarter-over-quarter in countries like France and Germany.
  • Highest Q1 order backlog in more than two years, driven by affordability improvements and rising gas prices.
  • Giga Berlin hit a record output of more than 61,000 vehicles in Q1, contributing to global production growth.
  • Automotive gross margin excluding credits rose to 19.2%, up from 17.9% in Q4 2025, supported by a $230 million warranty true-down and tariff relief.
  • FSD adoption climbed to 1.3 million paid users, with growth driven primarily by subscriptions; upfront purchases rose 7%.
  • Energy storage deployments fell 38% sequentially to 8.8 GWh, reflecting deployment timing, but gross margins hit a record 39.5% aided by more than $250 million in tariff-related benefits.
  • Free cash flow for the quarter was just over $1.4 billion, but Tesla warns of negative free cash flow for the rest of 2026 due to an aggressive capital build-out.
  • Total 2026 CapEx spending expected to exceed $25 billion, funding six factories, AI infrastructure, Optimus, Cybercab, Semi, Megablock and the new research chip fab in Austin.

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Travis Axelrod: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Tesla's First Quarter 2026 Q&A Webcast. My name is Travis Axelrod, Head of Investor Relations, and I'm joined today by Elon Musk, Vaibhav Taneja and a number of other executives. Our Q1 results were announced at about 3:00 p.m. Central Time in the update deck we published at the same link as this webcast. During this call, we will discuss our business outlook and make forward-looking statements. These comments are based on our predictions and expectations as of today. Actual events or results could differ materially due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those mentioned in our most recent filings with the SEC. During the question-and-answer portion of today's call, please limit yourself to 1 question and 1 follow-up. [Operator Instructions] Before we jump into Q&A, Elon has some opening remarks. Elon? Elon Musk: Thank you. So I think we've got a very exciting year ahead of us with 2026. We're going to be substantially increasing our investments in the future so we should expect to see significant -- a very significant increase in capital expenditures, but I think well justified for a substantially increased future revenue stream. And obviously, Tesla is not alone in this. I think you've seen most, if not all, certainly the major technology companies substantially increasing their capital investments. And we're going to be doing the same. I think it's going to pay off in a very big way. So we're investing

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