Earnings call briefThird-quarter 2026
Tesla says it now expects capital spending of approximately $20 billion
Tesla said it plans to fund the current year's spending primarily from operating cash flows and does not plan draws on the new facilities in this calendar year.
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Tesla said on its third-quarter call that it now expects capital spending of approximately $20 billion for the current year, to be funded primarily from cash flows from operations.
It said it secured capacity during the quarter to borrow up to $30 billion to support expected growth in capital spending.
Quotes from the call
“We're revising our CapEx guidance to be approximately $20 billion for the current year as a result of managing our capital deployment efficiently and plan to fund it primarily from our cash flows from operations.”
Key facts from the call
- Expected capital spending, current year
- Approximately $20 billion
- Borrowing capacity secured in the quarter
- Up to $30 billion
Source: Tesla's third-quarter 2026 earnings call, October 21, 2026.
Written by GetSignal with AI from the company's earnings call.
Not investment advice.
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