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Side-by-side financial comparison of Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC (PSNY) 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 $685.2M, roughly 32.7× Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC). Tesla, Inc. runs the higher net margin — 2.1% vs -44.4%, a 46.5% gap on every dollar of revenue. Tesla, Inc. produced more free cash flow last quarter ($1.4B vs $-709.7M).

Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC, or simply Polestar, is a Swedish automotive manufacturer that produces electric cars. Principally owned by Li Shufu's PSD Investment, Geely Holding and Volvo Cars, the company is headquartered in Torslanda, outside Gothenburg, Sweden. With an "asset-light" approach in development and manufacturing, Polestar does not have its own manufacturing facility; instead it produces cars in facilities controlled by Volvo or Geely in several countries, including China,...

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.

PSNY vs TSLA — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
TSLA
TSLA
32.7× larger
TSLA
$22.4B
$685.2M
PSNY
Higher net margin
TSLA
TSLA
46.5% more per $
TSLA
2.1%
-44.4%
PSNY
More free cash flow
TSLA
TSLA
$2.2B more FCF
TSLA
$1.4B
$-709.7M
PSNY

Income Statement — Q2 FY2023 vs Q1 FY2026

Metric
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Revenue
$685.2M
$22.4B
Net Profit
$-304.1M
$477.0M
Gross Margin
-0.1%
21.1%
Operating Margin
-72.6%
4.2%
Net Margin
-44.4%
2.1%
Revenue YoY
16.0%
Net Profit YoY
17.0%
EPS (diluted)
$-0.14
$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
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$22.4B
Q4 25
$24.9B
Q3 25
$28.1B
Q2 25
$22.5B
Q1 25
$19.3B
Q4 24
$25.7B
Q3 24
$25.2B
Q2 24
$25.5B
Net Profit
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$477.0M
Q4 25
$840.0M
Q3 25
$1.4B
Q2 25
$1.2B
Q1 25
$409.0M
Q4 24
$2.3B
Q3 24
$2.2B
Q2 24
$1.5B
Gross Margin
PSNY
PSNY
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
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
4.2%
Q4 25
5.7%
Q3 25
5.8%
Q2 25
4.1%
Q1 25
2.1%
Q4 24
6.2%
Q3 24
10.8%
Q2 24
6.3%
Net Margin
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
2.1%
Q4 25
3.4%
Q3 25
4.9%
Q2 25
5.2%
Q1 25
2.1%
Q4 24
9.0%
Q3 24
8.6%
Q2 24
5.8%
EPS (diluted)
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$0.13
Q4 25
$0.24
Q3 25
$0.39
Q2 25
$0.33
Q1 25
$0.12
Q4 24
$0.66
Q3 24
$0.62
Q2 24
$0.42

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

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

Metric
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$1.1B
$81.7B
Total DebtLower is stronger
$1.6B
$7.5B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$-456.3M
$74.7B
Total Assets
$4.3B
$125.1B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
0.10×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$81.7B
Q4 25
$44.1B
Q3 25
$41.6B
Q2 25
$36.8B
Q1 25
$37.0B
Q4 24
$36.6B
Q3 24
$33.6B
Q2 24
$30.7B
Total Debt
PSNY
PSNY
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
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$74.7B
Q4 25
$82.1B
Q3 25
$80.0B
Q2 25
$77.3B
Q1 25
$74.7B
Q4 24
$72.9B
Q3 24
$69.9B
Q2 24
$66.5B
Total Assets
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$125.1B
Q4 25
$137.8B
Q3 25
$133.7B
Q2 25
$128.6B
Q1 25
$125.1B
Q4 24
$122.1B
Q3 24
$119.9B
Q2 24
$112.8B
Debt / Equity
PSNY
PSNY
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
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$-666.7M
$3.9B
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$-709.7M
$1.4B
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
-103.6%
6.5%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
6.3%
11.1%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
8.25×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$7.0B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
$3.9B
Q4 25
$3.8B
Q3 25
$6.2B
Q2 25
$2.5B
Q1 25
$2.2B
Q4 24
$4.8B
Q3 24
$6.3B
Q2 24
$3.6B
Free Cash Flow
PSNY
PSNY
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
PSNY
PSNY
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
PSNY
PSNY
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
PSNY
PSNY
TSLA
TSLA
Q1 26
8.25×
Q4 25
4.54×
Q3 25
4.54×
Q2 25
2.17×
Q1 25
5.27×
Q4 24
2.08×
Q3 24
2.89×
Q2 24
2.44×

Financial Flow Comparison

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

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

PSNY
PSNY

Segment breakdown not available.

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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