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# One Share, a Dozen Businesses: A Map of What Tesla Actually Owns

*One Tesla share buys a car company, a grid-battery company, a truck maker, a software subscription, a robotaxi network, a humanoid robot program and an AI chip effort. Here is each one, with its latest number, its moat and its biggest risk.*

By BSM Tesla desk · Published: 2026-11-13 · As of: 2026-11-12

> This material is for education and entertainment only. It is not financial advice. Opinions are our own and should be verified independently. Mentioning others' views is not an endorsement.
> The author holds long-term positions in Tesla, SpaceX and Bitcoin.

## Key takeaways

1. **Tesla reports two segments but runs about a dozen businesses.** Inside "automotive & services and other" and "energy generation and storage" sit cars, grid batteries, home energy, the Semi, FSD software, a robotaxi network, Optimus, AI compute and chips, charging and services, and battery materials. [S1][S2]
2. **Q3 profit leaned on a one-time item.** Operating income was $718M, down from $1.62B. About $447M of it came from net tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling. Without them, we estimate operating income near $271M. [S1]
3. **Among disclosed revenue drivers, the fastest-growing are FSD subscriptions and services.** Active FSD subscriptions reached 1.74 million (+67% y/y), and services and other revenue rose 33% to $4.61B. FSD revenue isn't disclosed. Automotive revenue fell 3%. [S1][S2]
4. **Optimus, Cybercab and the Semi have production lines, and the chip fab is under construction.** Tesla discloses no unit sales or revenue for any of them. [S2]
5. **We see governance as the biggest near-term variable.** A Tesla Special Committee is exploring a deeper SpaceX relationship, possibly a combination. Bloomberg reports an announcement could come as soon as December. Nothing is agreed. [S1][S3]

## Why look at Tesla this way

Most coverage still treats Tesla as a carmaker with side projects. Tesla's own filings read differently. The Q3 2026 10-Q describes the company's focus as "bringing SI into the real world, through products and services like FSD (Supervised) and Robotaxi, as well as working to develop and commercialize SI robots (including Optimus)," with cars and energy as the base. [S1] ("SI" is Tesla's term for its AI work.)

Our house view, and the reason we hold for the long term, is that a Tesla share is a bundle of ten to twelve businesses. Each sits at a different point on its own S-curve, with its own moat and its own way of failing. Some are mature, some are in early production, and some are still promises. Valuing Tesla well means judging each part on its own terms.

An earlier BSM review, [Tesla and the Real-World AI, Energy, and Autonomy Stack](https://brandonstmartin.com/blog/tesla-real-world-ai-energy-autonomy-stack.html) (July 2026), is prior work on this map. This article is the later, source-dated version and does not reuse those figures.

Two cautions. First, Tesla reports only two segments, so most of these businesses have no separate revenue or profit figure. Where Tesla doesn't disclose a number, we say so. Second, Q3 2026 was not a clean quarter. In February 2026 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down certain IEEPA tariffs. In Q3, Tesla booked $526M of refunds against energy costs and $260M against car costs, and cut energy revenue by $339M for refunds it owes customers. [S1] Net, that's about $447M of benefit, so we show key margins with and without it.

## The map

Figures are Tesla disclosures unless marked "reported" (press we couldn't confirm in a Tesla or regulator document) or "BSM" (our arithmetic). Sources are listed at the end. The table maps 11 lines: ten operating businesses plus Tesla's stakes in SpaceX and Bitcoin.

| Business | Latest number (as of) | Moat | Main risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cars** (Model 3/Y, Cybertruck) | Automotive revenue $20.56B, −3% y/y; 486,532 deliveries; gross margin 18.5%, or ~17.2% without the $260M tariff refund (BSM) (Q3 2026) [S1][S4] | Scale: >2.25M units of Model 3/Y capacity (BSM sum); 10.2M cumulative deliveries [S2] | Flat volumes; regulatory credits −73% to $113M; Model S/X discontinued; tariffs; China exposure [S1] |
| **Grid storage** (Megapack) | Energy revenue $2.88B, −16% y/y; gross margin 33.1%, or ~23.8% without tariff refunds (BSM); 13.7 GWh deployed (Q3 2026) [S1][S4] | Factory scale (110 GWh, BSM sum), U.S.-made LFP cells, data-center demand [S2] | Margin flattered by one-offs; falling prices; tariffs on Chinese cells; related-party demand from SpaceX/xAI [S1][S5] |
| **Home energy** (Powerwall, solar) | Not disclosed; Powerwall deployments fell; capacity >6 GWh (Q3 2026) [S1][S2] | Brand, installed base | Shrinking residential demand |
| **Tesla Semi** | Volume production began Q3 2026; 25,000/yr capacity; deliveries not disclosed. "Chicago's first 50 Semis" en route (2026-11-11, reported) [S2][S6] | 1.7 kWh/mile efficiency, per Tesla; own cells [S2] | No disclosed volumes; charging build-out; ~$300K per truck (reported, as of Nov 11, 2026) [S6] |
| **FSD (Supervised)** | 1.74M active subscriptions, +67% y/y; ~75% attach on new North American deliveries (Q3 2026) [S2][S7] | Driving-data scale; in-house chips; subscription economics | Not autonomous; revenue and churn undisclosed; NHTSA probe of ~3.2M FSD cars [S2][S8] |
| **Robotaxi and Cybercab** | Nearly 2M cumulative unsupervised miles (end Q3 2026); Cybercab rides from 2026-09-03; >125,000/yr capacity; San Antonio added 2026-11-09 (reported) [S2][S9] | Purpose-built vehicle on Tesla's own lines; fleet data | Two open NHTSA matters (AQ26002, DP26010); no California driverless permit; revenue undisclosed [S10][S11][S9] |
| **Optimus** | Early production in Fremont; Texas factory under construction; units and revenue not disclosed (Q3 2026) [S2] | Shares AI, chips and manufacturing with cars | ~20,000/week is "at least a year" away; outside deliveries ~end 2027 after earlier slips [S12][S13] |
| **AI compute and chips** (Cortex, AI5, Terafab) | Training compute >225 MW (BSM sum), 400 MW targeted by end 2026; nine-month capex $13.01B (Q3 2026) [S2][S1] | Intended: chip-to-fleet integration (fab not yet operating) | Terafab phase one ~$16.8B with no disclosed split; not in the 10-Q [S14][S1] |
| **Services, charging, insurance** | Revenue $4.61B, +33% y/y; gross profit $734M at 15.9%; 8,904 Supercharger stations (Q3 2026) [S1][S2] | Network Tesla controls end to end | Thin margins; mix undisclosed (used cars to robotaxi) [S1][S12] |
| **Batteries and materials** | 4680 >40 GWh capacity (Texas); LFP 7 GWh (Nevada, early ramp) (Q3 2026) [S2] | Supply security | Tesla says battery availability is "the limiting factor" on car volumes [S2] |
| **Stakes** (SpaceX, Bitcoin) | SpaceX stake $2.865B at 2026-09-30 (<1%); Q3 mark-to-market −$142M [S1] | Not an operating moat | Earnings noise; related-party questions [S1] |

## Business by business

### 1. Cars: most of revenue, shrinking slightly

Cars were $20.56B of $28.05B in Q3 revenue, down 3% y/y, on 486,532 deliveries. [S1][S4] The 10-Q mainly blames fewer Model S and X deliveries "after the product sunset in mid-2026." [S1] Automotive gross margin was 18.5%, versus 17.0% a year earlier in Q3 2025, helped by the $260M tariff refund. Without it, we estimate about 17.2%, roughly flat. [S1] Tesla says it ended Q3 with its largest backlog in four years and that battery supply, not demand, limited volumes, but it gives no backlog number. [S2] Regulatory credit revenue fell 73% to $113M. [S1]

**Moat:** scale. Tesla lists more than 2.25 million units of Model 3/Y capacity across four regions and 10.2 million cumulative deliveries (a cumulative count, not the number of cars on the road today). [S2] **Risk:** a flat, cyclical, tariff-exposed business. Bloomberg reports that ring-fencing China is a main sticking point in the SpaceX talks. [S3] Per The Verge, Musk says the Cybertruck line will run until about the end of summer 2027. [S15]

### 2. Grid storage: strong demand, lumpy numbers

Energy revenue fell 16% to $2.88B. The drop reflects the $339M owed back to customers and a lower price per Megapack, partly offset by more deployments. [S1] Reported gross margin was 33.1%. CFO Vaibhav Taneja said the jump from 20.4% in Q2 was "primarily attributed to tariff refunds" and cell-warranty reimbursements from a supplier. [S12] Without the $526M refund and the $339M pass-through, we estimate about 23.8%, below 31.4% a year earlier. [S1] Tesla deployed 13.7 GWh in Q3 and 36.0 GWh through nine months. [S1]

Capacity is ramping: 40 GWh in California, 20 GWh in Shanghai and 50 GWh at a new Texas Megafactory, plus the first Megapacks built with Tesla's own Nevada LFP cells. [S2] Musk said Tesla is "almost sold out of all Megapacks for 2027," but gave no backlog figure. [S12] Tesla positions storage as a supplier to data centers. [S2]

**Moat:** factory scale and a localizing U.S. cell supply. **Risk:** the 10-Q says tariffs hit energy harder than cars and could "significantly increase battery cell expenses." [S1] Future quarters lose the refund. Related parties matter too. SpaceX bought $626M of Megapacks in nine months at roughly 24% gross margin, below the segment's 30.2% for the period (BSM, from 10-Q figures). Tesla's $729M receivable from SpaceX includes $588M billed for Megapacks not yet delivered, so the net figure is $141M. [S1] xAI, now part of SpaceX, bought about $430M of mostly Megapacks from Tesla in 2025. [S5]

### 3. Home energy

Powerwall and solar have no separate revenue line. Deployments of both fell in Q3, and Powerwall capacity is listed at more than 6 GWh. [S1][S2] Until Tesla discloses more, we treat this as a supporting product.

### 4. Tesla Semi: production started, numbers not disclosed

Volume production began in Nevada in Q3, with 25,000 units of listed capacity. [S2] Tesla says the top version uses 1.7 kWh per mile at a full 82,000-lb load, about a third of a comparable diesel's energy. [S2] Tesla doesn't count Semis in delivery reports. On November 11 its Semi account said "Chicago's first 50 Semis" were en route; Electrek ties them to a roughly $15M HMD Trucking order. [S6] (Electrek cites 50,000 a year for the plant; we use Tesla's 25,000.)

**Moat:** energy cost per mile, plus own cells and Megachargers. **Risk:** the ramp can't be measured, and fleets need chargers first.

### 5. FSD (Supervised): the fastest-growing disclosed revenue driver

Active FSD subscriptions reached 1.74 million, up 67% from 1.04 million, counting upfront purchases and monthly plans but not free trials. [S2] Taneja said half are now subscriptions. [S12] Tesla's update says "over 75%" of new North American deliveries took FSD, and its October 29 letter says "~75%." [S2][S7] Taneja also noted that every new car comes with a free month, and Tesla hasn't disclosed churn. [S12] FSD is approved in nine EU countries. [S2] The CEO award targets 10 million subscriptions. [S1]

**Moat:** data and integration. Tesla's 10.2 million cumulative deliveries give it a large pool of driving data, though not all of those cars are still on the road or run Tesla's own chips. **Risk:** Tesla says FSD (Supervised) "does not make the vehicle autonomous." [S2] AI software head Ashok Elluswamy put the timing for some customer cars to join the robotaxi fleet at "somewhere around Q2 next year." [S12] NHTSA's engineering analysis EA26002, opened March 18, 2026, covers about 3.2 million FSD-equipped vehicles over whether FSD detects reduced visibility and warns drivers in time. [S8] The 10-Q still lists a securities class action over Autopilot and FSD claims. [S1]

### 6. Robotaxi and Cybercab: early, real and under review

Tesla began Cybercab rides in Austin on September 3 and reported nearly 2 million cumulative unsupervised miles by quarter-end, up eightfold. NHTSA describes the service as "commercial deployment." [S2][S10] Cybercab capacity is listed above 125,000 a year. [S2] TechCrunch reports the service added San Antonio on November 9, joining Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Miami and Orlando, with 400+ vehicles registered in Austin but only a handful to a few dozen elsewhere. [S9]

**Moat:** a two-seater with no wheel or pedals, built and run on Tesla's own stack, should cost less per mile than retrofitted cars. That's our inference. **Risk:** regulators. NHTSA's audit query AQ26002 examines how Tesla certified a car lacking "a brake pedal, gas pedal, steering wheel, and mirrors." [S10] Electrek reports Tesla asked that its entire October 30 response stay confidential. [S16] A separate NHTSA defect petition, DP26010 (opened October 9), alleges that about 1,000 model-year 2026 Robotaxi vehicles (Model Y and Cybercab) exceed school-zone speed limits. NHTSA will decide whether to investigate. [S11] Tesla has no California driverless permit, and robotaxi revenue isn't disclosed. [S9][S12]

### 7. Optimus: the biggest promise, the least evidence

Tesla says Optimus production has begun on Fremont's high-volume lines, producing "the first production-quality bots that we have manufactured," and a Texas factory is under construction. [S2] Musk said reaching about 20,000 a week will take "probably at least a year, maybe a little longer." [S12] On the call, Musk said deliveries to companies outside Tesla are "likely to be towards the end of next year," meaning 2027. [S12] Electrek notes that earlier targets for 2025–2026 slipped. [S13] No unit count or revenue is disclosed. The CEO award targets "1 million bots delivered." [S1]

**Moat:** shared AI, chips and manufacturing with cars. Musk says no one is "even close." [S12] That's Tesla's claim. Rivals including XPeng and Boston Dynamics are building humanoids too. [S13] **Risk:** an early ramp Musk calls "shallow" and "bumpy." [S12]

### 8. AI compute and chips: the bill for everything else

Cortex 1 (>105 MW) and Cortex 2 (>120 MW) are in production, targeting 400 MW by year-end. [S2] In Q2, Tesla bought an AI hardware company for $1.95B in stock and awards, $1.73B of it tied to service or performance conditions. [S1] Terafab, the chip project with SpaceX, has a first phase that SpaceX estimated in August 2026 at about $16.8B "from SpaceX and Tesla." In November, SpaceX called it "the $100B Terafab." [S14] Neither company has disclosed the cost split, and Tesla's Q3 10-Q doesn't mention Terafab. [S1] Musk said Tesla's share is still "to figure out." [S12] Tesla's Austin research fab, the "precursor to Terafab," plans to begin commissioning equipment in 2027. [S14][S2]

On Dojo: Bloomberg and Reuters reported in August 2025 that Tesla disbanded its Dojo team, and Musk said "all effort" would go to AI5, AI6 and later chips. [S17] On January 18, 2026, Musk posted on X that "Tesla will restart work on Dojo3," which he said will be "space-based AI compute," and he mentioned Dojo3 again on April 15 and October 10. [S22][S23] The restart rests on Musk's posts. No Tesla filing mentions Dojo, and Tesla discloses no Dojo spending. [S1][S18]

**Intended moat:** chip-to-fleet integration, not yet operating. **Risk:** cost. Nine-month capex was $13.01B, up from $6.13B. [S1] Capex guidance fell from "in excess of $25 billion" in the Q2 10-Q to "in excess of $20 billion" in Q3; Taneja said "approximately $20 billion." [S18][S1][S12] Tesla has $30B of new credit and says heavy capex "will necessitate additional funding beyond our operating cash flow." [S1]

### 9. Services, charging and insurance

Services and other revenue rose 33% to $4.61B on used cars, maintenance, collision work and paid Supercharging. [S1] Gross profit was $734M, a 15.9% margin. [S2] Tesla ended Q3 with 8,904 Supercharger stations, up about 15%. [S2] Robotaxi revenue is reported here too and can't be broken out. [S12]

### 10. Batteries, materials and stakes

Tesla lists >40 GWh of 4680 capacity in Texas, 7 GWh of LFP in Nevada, and cathode and lithium refining in early ramp. [S2] Separately, Tesla's ~$2B xAI investment became SpaceX stock (under 1%), carried at $2.865B on September 30. [S1] Q3 also had a Bitcoin mark-to-market gain of $288M pre-tax ($224M after tax). [S2][S1] Both move reported earnings.

## The standing thesis

Our thesis: Tesla is a long-term bet on robotics, automation and energy. Optimus, Cybercab and robotaxi are the main threads, with energy storage as a data-center supplier.

Q3 looks like an investment phase, with less profit underneath than the headline shows. Reported gross margin was 19.6% and operating margin 2.6%, with opex up 39% and R&D up 69%. [S1] Without tariff refunds, gross margin was about 17.8% and operating margin about 1.0%. The effective tax rate also fell to 16% from 29%. [S1] Cash flow is in better shape than profit. Operating cash flow of $14.90B in the first nine months covered $13.01B of capex, leaving $1.88B of free cash flow; only Q2 was negative, at −$1.09B. [S1][S2] Taneja said Tesla plans to fund 2026 capex "primarily from our cash flows from operations" and doesn't plan to draw on the new $30B of credit facilities this year. [S12] The 10-Q still warns that heavier capex periods "will necessitate additional funding beyond our operating cash flow." [S1] In our view, the cushion is thin: with operating margin near 1% before the refund, there is little room if capex rises.

Signs the thesis is working: FSD subscriptions keep compounding and Tesla discloses churn; robotaxi grows while NHTSA's open matters close cleanly; energy margins hold near 25% or more without one-offs; Tesla discloses Optimus units; and capex starts producing revenue.

## The bear case

We hold Tesla, so we owe readers the strongest case against it.

1. **The price assumes success.** At the November 12 close of $397.45, Tesla traded at about 437 times trailing diluted GAAP earnings ($0.91 per share over four quarters), or about 231 times non-GAAP. [S19][S2] Trailing GAAP earnings include about $655M of after-tax SpaceX gains and the Q3 refund. Excluding both pushes the multiple to about 643 times in an illustrative BSM calculation, or about 637 times if the refund is taxed at 21%. [S2][S1]
2. **The profit base is thin.** Ex-refund Q3 operating income was about $271M (Q3 2025 included $238M of restructuring charges). [S1]
3. **There's a large stock-compensation overhang.** The 10-Q lists $105.82B–$120.37B of unrecognized stock compensation for CEO-award milestones not yet judged probable. If they become probable, GAAP earnings take large non-cash charges. [S1]
4. **Timelines slip.** Some customer cars joining the robotaxi fleet is now "around Q2" 2027, and Optimus outside deliveries around end 2027. [S12][S13]
5. **Regulators can slow the most valuable parts.** Three NHTSA matters are open (AQ26002, DP26010, EA26002), and there's no California driverless permit. [S10][S11][S8][S9]
6. **Governance risk is rising.** Musk runs both companies. Tesla owns SpaceX stock, SpaceX and xAI buy Megapacks, and the two are building Terafab together. Ira Ehrenpreis chairs Tesla's compensation and governance committees and has served on SpaceX's board since February 2026. [S5] Tesla hasn't said who sits on the Special Committee. The proxy says the CEO award can vest on market-cap milestones at a change in control. [S5]

We weigh these against the thesis every quarter.

## The SpaceX question

Tesla's 10-Q confirms a Special Committee of disinterested directors "to explore deepening Tesla's relationship with SpaceX," which could include a combination, subject to the committee's recommendation and shareholder approval. [S1] TechCrunch reported that Musk said he is conflicted and that Tesla approval would need a majority of all outstanding shares. [S20] Bloomberg reports talks are about terms, with an announcement possible in December or early 2027, and that separating Tesla's China business from SpaceX's defense work is a key obstacle. [S3][S21] The December 3 annual meeting has three proposals (the election of three directors, say-on-pay and auditor ratification). None is a vote on a combination. [S5] We'll cover terms when filed.

## What to watch

- **December 3 annual meeting** and any Special Committee 8-K. [S5]
- **NHTSA:** AQ26002 and the confidentiality ruling, the DP26010 decision, and EA26002. [S10][S11][S8]
- **Q4 deliveries, storage deployments and energy margin without refunds**, due in January.
- **First disclosed numbers** for Semi deliveries, Optimus units, robotaxi revenue or Tesla's Terafab share.

## FAQ

### What businesses does Tesla own?

Tesla reports two segments but runs about a dozen businesses. Inside "automotive & services and other" and "energy generation and storage" sit cars, grid batteries, home energy, the Semi, FSD software, a robotaxi network, Optimus, AI compute and chips, charging and services, and battery materials. The map in this piece also includes Tesla's stakes in SpaceX and Bitcoin, for 11 lines in all: ten operating businesses plus those stakes.

### Does Tesla own SpaceX?

No. Tesla holds a SpaceX stake carried at $2.865B on September 30, 2026, described as under 1%. A Tesla Special Committee is exploring a deeper SpaceX relationship, possibly a combination. Nothing is agreed.

### Does Tesla disclose FSD or robotaxi revenue?

No. Tesla doesn't disclose FSD revenue, and robotaxi revenue is reported inside services and other, so it can't be broken out.

### Has Tesla started producing the Semi, Cybercab, and Optimus?

Yes, production has started, but Tesla discloses no unit sales or revenue for any of them. Volume Semi production began in Nevada in Q3, Cybercab rides began in Austin on September 3, and Optimus production has begun on Fremont's high-volume lines, with a Texas factory under construction.

### Is Tesla merging with SpaceX?

Not on any agreed terms. Tesla's 10-Q confirms a Special Committee of disinterested directors to explore deepening the relationship with SpaceX, which could include a combination, subject to the committee's recommendation and shareholder approval. Bloomberg reports an announcement could come as soon as December. The December 3 annual meeting has three proposals, and none is a vote on a combination.
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In order of first appearance. All accessed 2026-11-13 ET.

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