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  "id": 15963972,
  "title": "Earnings call transcript: Tesla beats Q3 2026 estimates as stock slips after hours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/earnings-call-transcript-tesla-beats-q3-2026-estimates-as-stock-slips",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T22:39:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-tesla-beats-q3-2026-estimates-as-stock-slips-after-hours-93CH-4964365"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tesla reported strong Q3 2026 earnings, beating Wall Street estimates with adjusted earnings of $0.48 per share on revenue of $28.05 billion. The stock rose 3.41% in regular trading before slipping 2.22% after hours as investors weighed the company's ambitious spending plans against its improving margins and cash flow. Automotive gross margin excluding credits improved to 18.1% from 16.3% in the previous quarter, while the energy business posted its second-best quarter with 13.7 GWh of deployments and a 33.1% gross margin. Free cash flow stayed positive at over $1.5 billion, and cash and investments topped $45 billion. Tesla's results reflected a mix of operating strength and non-operating factors, including a $142 million mark-to-market loss on SpaceX holdings offset by a $290 million Bitcoin gain. The company's current ratio of 1.94 and debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19 reflect a conservative capital structure. Despite the earnings beat, investors were cautious about the company's near-term valuation, with the stock falling after hours. Tesla plans major investments in autonomy, robotics, and chip manufacturing, and expects demand for its vehicles to continue outpacing production capacity.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Earnings call transcript: Pathward beats Q4 2026 estimates, stock stays flat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/earnings-call-transcript-pathward-beats-q4-2026-estimates-stock-stays",
        "published": "2026-10-21T21:47:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "ATS to Host Second Quarter Earnings Call Wednesday November 4, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ats-to-host-second-quarter-earnings-call-wednesday-november-4-2026-at",
        "published": "2026-10-21T22:05:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}