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Side-by-side financial comparison of Prudential Financial (PRU) and Tesla, Inc. (TSLA). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Tesla, Inc. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($22.4B vs $15.7B, roughly 1.4× Prudential Financial). Prudential Financial runs the higher net margin — 5.8% vs 2.1%, a 3.6% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Prudential Financial posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (25.3% vs 16.0%). Over the past eight quarters, Tesla, Inc.'s revenue compounded faster (-6.3% CAGR vs -18.3%).

Prudential Financial, Inc. is an American financial services company whose subsidiaries provide insurance, retirement planning, investment management, and other products and services to both retail and institutional customers throughout the United States and in over 40 other countries. In 2019, Prudential was the largest insurance provider in the United States with $815.1 billion in total assets. The company is included in the Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 500 rankings.

Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it designs, manufactures, and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs), stationary battery energy storage devices from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar shingles, and related products and services.

PRU vs TSLA — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
TSLA
TSLA
1.4× larger
TSLA
$22.4B
$15.7B
PRU
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
PRU
PRU
+9.3% gap
PRU
25.3%
16.0%
TSLA
Higher net margin
PRU
PRU
3.6% more per $
PRU
5.8%
2.1%
TSLA
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
TSLA
TSLA
Annualised
TSLA
-6.3%
-18.3%
PRU

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q1 FY2026

Metric
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Revenue
$15.7B
$22.4B
Net Profit
$905.0M
$477.0M
Gross Margin
21.1%
Operating Margin
7.7%
4.2%
Net Margin
5.8%
2.1%
Revenue YoY
25.3%
16.0%
Net Profit YoY
1687.7%
17.0%
EPS (diluted)
$2.54
$0.13

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$22.4B
Q4 25
$15.7B
$24.9B
Q3 25
$17.9B
$28.1B
Q2 25
$13.7B
$22.5B
Q1 25
$13.5B
$19.3B
Q4 24
$12.5B
$25.7B
Q3 24
$19.5B
$25.2B
Q2 24
$14.9B
$25.5B
Net Profit
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$477.0M
Q4 25
$905.0M
$840.0M
Q3 25
$1.4B
$1.4B
Q2 25
$533.0M
$1.2B
Q1 25
$707.0M
$409.0M
Q4 24
$-57.0M
$2.3B
Q3 24
$448.0M
$2.2B
Q2 24
$1.2B
$1.5B
Gross Margin
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
21.1%
Q4 25
20.1%
Q3 25
18.0%
Q2 25
17.2%
Q1 25
16.3%
Q4 24
16.3%
Q3 24
19.8%
Q2 24
18.0%
Operating Margin
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
4.2%
Q4 25
7.7%
5.7%
Q3 25
10.0%
5.8%
Q2 25
5.4%
4.1%
Q1 25
6.8%
2.1%
Q4 24
-1.2%
6.2%
Q3 24
2.8%
10.8%
Q2 24
9.5%
6.3%
Net Margin
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
2.1%
Q4 25
5.8%
3.4%
Q3 25
8.0%
4.9%
Q2 25
3.9%
5.2%
Q1 25
5.2%
2.1%
Q4 24
-0.5%
9.0%
Q3 24
2.3%
8.6%
Q2 24
8.0%
5.8%
EPS (diluted)
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$0.13
Q4 25
$2.54
$0.24
Q3 25
$4.01
$0.39
Q2 25
$1.48
$0.33
Q1 25
$1.96
$0.12
Q4 24
$-0.14
$0.66
Q3 24
$1.24
$0.62
Q2 24
$3.28
$0.42

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$19.7B
$81.7B
Total DebtLower is stronger
$7.5B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$32.4B
$74.7B
Total Assets
$773.7B
$125.1B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
0.10×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$81.7B
Q4 25
$19.7B
$44.1B
Q3 25
$17.5B
$41.6B
Q2 25
$16.6B
$36.8B
Q1 25
$16.1B
$37.0B
Q4 24
$18.5B
$36.6B
Q3 24
$20.2B
$33.6B
Q2 24
$17.1B
$30.7B
Total Debt
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$7.5B
Q4 25
$6.6B
Q3 25
$5.6B
Q2 25
$5.0B
Q1 25
$5.1B
Q4 24
$5.5B
Q3 24
$5.3B
Q2 24
$5.3B
Stockholders' Equity
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$74.7B
Q4 25
$32.4B
$82.1B
Q3 25
$32.1B
$80.0B
Q2 25
$30.6B
$77.3B
Q1 25
$29.9B
$74.7B
Q4 24
$27.9B
$72.9B
Q3 24
$30.4B
$69.9B
Q2 24
$28.0B
$66.5B
Total Assets
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$125.1B
Q4 25
$773.7B
$137.8B
Q3 25
$776.3B
$133.7B
Q2 25
$759.0B
$128.6B
Q1 25
$739.3B
$125.1B
Q4 24
$735.6B
$122.1B
Q3 24
$760.3B
$119.9B
Q2 24
$715.2B
$112.8B
Debt / Equity
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
0.10×
Q4 25
0.08×
Q3 25
0.07×
Q2 25
0.06×
Q1 25
0.07×
Q4 24
0.08×
Q3 24
0.08×
Q2 24
0.08×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$3.3B
$3.9B
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$1.4B
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
6.5%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
11.1%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
3.67×
8.25×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$7.0B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$3.9B
Q4 25
$3.3B
$3.8B
Q3 25
$4.3B
$6.2B
Q2 25
$1.2B
$2.5B
Q1 25
$-2.5B
$2.2B
Q4 24
$2.3B
$4.8B
Q3 24
$1.1B
$6.3B
Q2 24
$-146.0M
$3.6B
Free Cash Flow
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$1.4B
Q4 25
$1.4B
Q3 25
$4.0B
Q2 25
$146.0M
Q1 25
$664.0M
Q4 24
$2.0B
Q3 24
$2.7B
Q2 24
$1.3B
FCF Margin
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
6.5%
Q4 25
5.7%
Q3 25
14.2%
Q2 25
0.6%
Q1 25
3.4%
Q4 24
7.9%
Q3 24
10.9%
Q2 24
5.3%
Capex Intensity
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
11.1%
Q4 25
9.6%
Q3 25
8.0%
Q2 25
10.6%
Q1 25
7.7%
Q4 24
10.8%
Q3 24
14.0%
Q2 24
8.9%
Cash Conversion
PRU
PRU
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
8.25×
Q4 25
3.67×
4.54×
Q3 25
3.00×
4.54×
Q2 25
2.18×
2.17×
Q1 25
-3.54×
5.27×
Q4 24
2.08×
Q3 24
2.47×
2.89×
Q2 24
-0.12×
2.44×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

PRU
PRU

Other$8.5B54%
International Insurance Division$4.4B28%
US Businesses Division$1.6B10%
PGIM Division$1.1B7%
Trading$51.0M0%

TSLA
TSLA

Automotive Sales$15.5B69%
Services & Other$3.7B17%
Energy Generation And Storage$2.4B11%
Automotive Leasing$381.0M2%
Automotive Regulatory Credits$380.0M2%

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