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TSLAEarnings2026-04-22
Musk opens the call by telling investors to expect a large step-up in Tesla's capital spending in 2026, and says other companies are doing similar things.
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Elon Musk · Tesla · Tesla Q1 2026 Financial Results and Q&A Webcast
“Uh we're going to be substantially increasing our um investments in the future, so should expect to see significant uh a very significant increase in capital expenditures, uh but I think well justified for a sub- substantially increased future revenue stream. Um and obviously Tesla is not alone in this.”
Key terms
- capital expenditures
- — Money a company spends on long-lived assets such as factories, machines and equipment.
- revenue stream
- — The flow of sales a business earns from a particular product or activity.
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