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TSLA forward model
Horizon
Consolidated fair value $66.29 all other verticals held in this portfolio case
Final-quarter revenue $409M 2% of company revenue
Explicit segment contribution −$898M EBITDA less segment capex, before corporate items

Vehicle demand stalls against a cheaper Chinese field, FSD approvals slip country by country, Robotaxi stays confined to a handful of metros, and Optimus does not sell externally inside the horizon. Storage keeps working.

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Solar

Basis quarter$319M
Final quarter$409M
Implied CAGR+5%
Final revenue mix2%

Solar cells and roofs, much smaller than storage today. The $10B vertically integrated Texas cell plant targets commercial production in 2029 Q1, near the end of this horizon.

Last four quarters
2025 Q3 $305M Estimated
2025 Q4 $310M Estimated
2026 Q1 $315M Estimated
2026 Q2 $319M Estimated
Solar roof and retrofitCells from the Texas plant (2029+)Solar attached to storage
Sequential growth +3.0%/qtr decaying toward +5.5% 3% a quarter today. This line has been roughly flat for years and is modelled as such.
Solar

Latest: $409M (2031Q2E)

Period Value
2025Q2 $300M
2025Q3 $305M
2025Q4 $310M
2026Q1 $315M
2026Q2 $319M
2026Q3E $320M
2026Q4E $322M
2027Q1E $324M
2027Q2E $327M
2027Q3E $330M
2027Q4E $334M
2028Q1E $337M
2028Q2E $341M
2028Q3E $346M
2028Q4E $350M
2029Q1E $355M
2029Q2E $360M
2029Q3E $365M
2029Q4E $371M
2030Q1E $377M
2030Q2E $383M
2030Q3E $389M
2030Q4E $395M
2031Q1E $402M
2031Q2E $409M

Assumptions & reasoning

  • This is the one vertical carried on a plain growth path, because there is no disclosed operating driver worth modelling: Tesla stopped reporting solar deployments in a useful unit years ago.
  • The Texas cell plant is the story here and it lands at the very end of the horizon — construction runs 2026 to 2028 with production targeted 2029 Q1. Its revenue contribution is barely inside the window, but its capex is not, which is why capex intensity starts at 45%.
  • Terminal growth is set ABOVE current growth rather than below it, the opposite of every other line. That encodes the plant coming online and is a deliberate claim, not an oversight.
  • At roughly 1.5% of revenue this line cannot move the valuation. It is carried for completeness and because the capex is real.
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