Tesla Inc
TSLAAbove valueHeld by 8 superinvestors.
SEC 10-K · fundamentals
Business quality
as of 2025-12-31- Revenue growth
- -2.9%
- Net margin
- 4.0%
- ROE
- 4.6%
- FCF margin
- 6.6%
Valuation · value band
Above fair value
$27 value estimate
Tesla Inc (TSLA): A conservative earnings-power estimate, $27 / sh; today’s price sits above it (price $379 as of 2026-07-21).
Zero-growth downside $27
Price as of 2026-07-21 · yahoo.
Method & numbers
A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.
· Greenwald zero-growth $27.19 · zero-growth base $27.19 · reproduction $27.19
Moat Below asset base.
Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)$7.95 – $9.09 / sh
Normalized NOPAT = average operating margin over the years shown × latest-year revenue × (1 − normalized tax); then + D&A − maintenance capex (write A). Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge applied: + cash − total debt.
Years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
v1 simplifications: Maintenance capex (degraded) deducted in full cash (write A): EPV = (NOPAT + D&A − maintenance capex) / WACC; no tax shield on the capex term. Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 61% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back). Operating margin is below its multi-year average (cyclical/declining): normalized margin capped at the latest year — no peak-margin capitalization (audit #2).
Buffett owner-earnings value
Normalized owner earnings are non-positive over the years shown; earnings power cannot be capitalized.
Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a cost-of-equity proxy). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).
Years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
v1 simplifications: Net income is below its multi-year average (cyclical/declining): normalized owner earnings anchored to the latest year — no peak-earnings capitalization (audit #2). Owner earnings = net income + D&A − maintenance capex (degraded); the working-capital change is excluded (maintenance ΔNWC ≈ 0; growth ΔNWC is carried in growth value, not double-counted). Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 61% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% band as a cost-of-equity proxy; no leverage premium applied. Net debt or owner earnings is unavailable, so no adjustment is made.
Reproduction value = tangible net assets $81.76B + capitalized R&D $14.17B(FY 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021) = $27.19 / sh. Reproduction value = tangible net assets (equity − goodwill − intangibles) + capitalized R&D (5y straight-line), ÷ diluted shares.
Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value on both AV_conservative (tangible + capitalized R&D) and AV_reproduction (conservative + acquired-reset proxy). Both must clear the franchise multiple for a moat signal; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. A directional reading, not a verdict.
Growth value gated to zero — no moat or ROIIC ≤ WACC, so no growth value is credited.
Window FY 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 3% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.
SEC 13F · holders
Superinvestors Holding This Security
8 holders · $2.22B combined · this quarter +3 opened / -0 exited
- Value$1.27BWeight (prev→now)New · 6.3%
- Value$927.0MWeight (prev→now)2.0% → 2.6% ▲
- Value$20.3MWeight (prev→now)8.2% → 5.9% ▼
- Value$2.7MWeight (prev→now)0.0% → 0.0% ▲
- Value$1.1MWeight (prev→now)New · 0.0%
- Value$749,820Weight (prev→now)New · 0.0%
- Value$373,237Weight (prev→now)0.0% → 0.0% ▼
- Value$207,978Weight (prev→now)New · 0.0%
SEC 13F · notes
Written summary
Written summary
Tesla Inc (TSLA) is held by 8 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $2.22B in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to Duan Yongping, where it makes up 6.3% of the portfolio.
Other notable holders by value include Andreas Halvorsen (2.6% of its book), Josh Tarasoff (5.9% of its book) and Polen Capital (0.0% of its book).
Over the latest quarter, 3 of the tracked filers opened a new position in TSLA, 1 added to existing ones, 3 trimmed, and 0 sold out entirely.
Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.
SEC 13F · co-ownership
Also held by these investors
Investors holding Tesla Inc (TSLA) also commonly hold →
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TSLA's price is not below its conservative value band. See current strike-zone stocks
Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-06-30 · filed 2026-07-15
Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.
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