Tesla & Google Q2 2026 earnings snapshot (released after the 7/22 close)


Tesla (TSLA)
• Revenue: $28.24 billion (+26% YoY), well above expectations
• Adjusted EPS: $0.33 (below expectations of $0.50+)
• Gross margin: 16.8% (down, below expectations)
• Deliveries: 480.1 thousand vehicles (+25%, Q2 record)
• Highlights: Energy + services business strong (services +50%), energy storage deployments of 13.5 GWh
• Concerns: High CapEx turned free cash flow negative; full-year investment of about $25 billion poured into AI, Robotaxi, and Optimus
Musk’s view: The Optimus production line has started, Cybercab is accelerating, “the fastest industrial expansion in history.” Short-term concessions, long-term All in AI + robots.
Market reaction: Down about 4% after hours.
Alphabet (Google)
• Revenue: $119.8 billion (+24% YoY), above expectations
• Google Cloud: $24.8 billion (+82%, explosive AI-driven growth)
• Adjusted EPS: about $2.85 (near expectations)
• Highlights: 950 million Gemini users, Search/YouTube supercharged with AI, Cloud backlog hits a new high
• Concerns: CapEx surges; full-year guidance raised to $195–$205 billion, with free cash flow under pressure
Pichai’s view: “Amazing” this quarter, with the end-to-end AI strategy fully rolled out.
Market reaction: Slight pullback after hours.
Core comparison:
• Common ground: Both are pouring serious money into AI, sacrificing profits/cash flow in the near term
• Tesla: High risk, high reward (robots + autonomous driving disrupting the market), execution uncertainty is high
• Google: Clear Cloud monetization path, higher certainty
Investment perspective: Believe in the long-term AI narrative; pullbacks may be opportunities. Short-term focus on execution delivery (Tesla: Robotaxi/Optimus milestones; Google: sustained Cloud profit margin).
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