For the quarter ended December 2024, Tesla (TSLA) reported revenue of $25.71 billion, up 2.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.73, compared to $0.71 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $27.5 billion, representing a surprise of -6.53%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -2.67%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.75.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Tesla performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: