# Tesla's profit falls 43% in the third quarter as sales stay flat

- By: Bull Run Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T12:52:01.000Z
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## Excerpt

The company reports $28.046 billion in revenue, almost level with a year ago, and its operating margin drops to 2.6%. Free cash flow falls to $1.531 billion. Tesla reported third-quarter 2026 results on 21 October 2026: revenue of $28.046 billion, against $28.095 billion a year earlier, and net income of $787 million, down 43%, according to the document it filed with the SEC. Operating margin fell to 2.6% ($718 million operating income), against 5.8% a year ago, and free cash flow was $1.531 billion, compared with $3.99 billion. The company delivered 486,532 vehicles, 2% fewer than a year earlier, and deployed 13.7 GWh of energy storage in the quarter, according to its SEC filings.

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