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TSLA Tesla (TSLA) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Autos · Motor vehicles & passenger car bodies · CIK 0001318605
Congress · 2Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
2,395
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
5
Codes C/M, not in net · $7.1B priced

What the filings say about TSLA

Insiders, 180 days
-$13.3M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
2 bought · 2 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-08-18
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$938.5K
1 notice

Tesla insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Tesla, Inc. insiders sold a net $13.3M of stock across 2,040 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chief Financial Officer
SELL
2026-09-09 SECtraded 2026-09-08
2,605.75
$938.4K
+12.1%
Context
  • 210 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (210 sales), the last on Jun 8, 2026.
  • The trade is 10.0% of the 25,972 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 2,395 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Taneja Vaibhav sold about $938.4K of TSLA on Sep 8, 2026; 2,395 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Financial Officer
SELL
2026-06-09 SECtraded 2026-06-08
2,605.5
$1.0M
+6.8%
Context
  • 209 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (209 sales), the last on May 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 11.8% of the 22,039 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 2,395 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Taneja Vaibhav sold about $1.0M of TSLA on Jun 8, 2026; 2,395 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Financial Officer
SELL
2026-05-15 SECtraded 2026-05-13
3,000
$1.4M
-0.6%
Context
  • 208 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (208 sales), the last on Mar 6, 2026.
  • The trade is 16.6% of the 18,106 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 2,395 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Taneja Vaibhav sold about $1.4M of TSLA on May 13, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 2,395 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-04 SECtraded 2026-04-30
1,520
$562.1K
+4.6%
Context
  • 80 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (80 sales), the last on Mar 30, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.1% of the 72,448 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 2,395 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold about $562.1K of TSLA on Apr 30, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 2,395 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-04 SECtraded 2026-04-30
1,275
$472.9K
+4.6%
Context
  • 80 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (80 sales), the last on Mar 30, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.8% of the 71,173 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 2,395 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold about $472.9K of TSLA on Apr 30, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 2,395 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
2,040 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$13.3M over 180 days
-$938.4K over 90 days
below 93% of Autos
Congress
2 members bought in the last year
more than 86% of Autos
Funds
2,395 funds bought in last quarter
the highest in Autos
Revenue
-2.9% year over year
below 73% of Autos
Margin
4.0% net margin
more than 73% of Autos
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
2.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.9 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 71% of Autos
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-9.2%12M
-34%-19%-5%+9%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-12-09 · Musk Kimbal sold $25.6M2026-02-25 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $3.1M2026-02-25 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $2.8M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $2.7M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $2.7M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $2.7M2026-04-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $2.6M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $2.5M2026-02-25 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $2.0M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $1.8M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $1.7M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $1.6M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $1.5M2026-03-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $1.5M2026-03-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $1.4M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $1.4M2026-05-13 · Taneja Vaibhav sold $1.4M2026-04-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $1.3M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $1.3M2026-02-25 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $1.3M2026-02-25 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $1.2M2025-12-08 · Taneja Vaibhav sold $1.2M2026-04-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $1.1M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $1.1M2026-06-08 · Taneja Vaibhav sold $1.0M2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $1.0M2026-09-08 · Taneja Vaibhav sold $938.4K2026-03-06 · Taneja Vaibhav sold $899.1K2026-03-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $882.3K2026-03-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $842.0K2026-03-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $840.2K2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $785.9K2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $736.7K2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $707.6K2026-03-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $705.7K2026-03-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $677.1K2026-04-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $668.2K2026-04-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $667.8K2026-03-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $638.6K2026-03-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $580.0K2026-01-02 · MURDOCH JAMES R sold $567.7K2026-04-30 · Wilson-Thompson Kathleen sold $562.1K2026-09-08 · VAIBHAV TANEJA filed to sell $938.5K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns TSLA: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
214,123,129 sh
$90.1B
117,456,756 sh
$49.4B
55,464,442 sh
$23.3B

Congress trades in TSLA

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2026-08-18 · disclosed 23 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2026-05-29 · disclosed 10 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2026-04-14 · disclosed 24 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2026-03-13 · disclosed 25 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2026-01-09 · disclosed 35 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

TSLA planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
VAIBHAV TANEJA
Filed 2026-09-08
$938.5K

TSLA mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF
$4.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
23.9%
State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
$4.4B position · as of 2026-06-30
19.6%
Roundhill TSLA WeeklyPay ETF
$19.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
19.6%
Global X PureCap MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF
$9.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
19.3%
VANGUARD CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY INDEX FUND
$1.2B position · as of 2026-05-31
17.7%
JNL/Mellon Consumer Discretionary Sector Fund
$209.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
17.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $13.3M sold by insiders over 180 days, 2,395 funds added last quarter, 2 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $938.5K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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TSLA financials

Revenue growth
-2.9%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
4.0%
Complaints, 90 days
33
-43.1% YoY · CFPB
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$103.6B
four quarters, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Net margin, TTM
+3.2%
net income over revenue, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$3.3B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Debt to equity
0.10x
long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30; equity 2026-09-30
Cash flow to debt
2.02x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30
Return on equity
+3.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on assets
+2.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on invested capital
+3.6%
operating income after a 22.2% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30 plus average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+3.2%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
447.76x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Enterprise value
$1.6T
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-10-15 shares, plus long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30, minus cash 2026-09-30
FCF yield
+0.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -37%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$94.8B$97.7B$96.8B$81.5B
Gross profit$17.1B$17.4B$17.7B$20.9B
Operating income$4.4B$7.1B$8.9B$13.7B
Net income$3.9B$7.2B$15.0B$12.6B
EPS (diluted)1.082.044.303.62
Operating cash flow$14.7B$14.9B$13.3B$14.7B
Cash$16.5B$16.1B$16.4B$16.3B
Long-term debt$6.6B$5.5B$2.7B$1.0B
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

TSLA Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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TSLA ranks highest on financial health (88th percentile) and institutional and government (77th), and lowest on insider conviction (3rd), among Autos peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
40
Inputs
  • Return on equity+3.9% · 54 pct, sector of 51
  • Return on assets+2.3% · 57 pct, sector of 61
  • Return on invested capital+3.6% · 9 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed+3.2% · 43 pct, sector of 48
Financial health
88
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.10x · 85 pct, sector of 63
  • Cash flow to debt2.02x · 90 pct, sector of 52
Growth
44
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-2.9% · 27 pct, sector of 78
  • Backlog growth, YoY+10.5% · 61 pct, universe of 854
Insider conviction
3
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$13.3M · 7 pct, sector of 46
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 47
Institutional and government
77
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter2,395 · 100 pct, sector of 60
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 40 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$3.4M · 90 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
47
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.5% · 70 pct, sector of 92
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3y0.39 per $1B · 26 pct, sector of 54
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+16.3% · 46 pct, sector of 58
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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TSLA filings, in plain words

Are Tesla insiders buying or selling TSLA?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Tesla insiders were net sellers, a net $13.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded TSLA?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 2 House members disclosed buying TSLA and 2 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-08-18.

Are there planned insider sales of TSLA?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $938.5K of stock; the latest, by VAIBHAV TANEJA, was filed 2026-09-08.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Tesla insiders were net sellers of TSLA, a net $13.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. None of the 3 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In the year to 2026-10-28, 2 members of Congress disclosed buying TSLA and 2 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-08-18. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $938.5K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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