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TSLA · Tesla
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TESLA $402.90

What does this price assume?

One price, three calibrated stories — and the gap nobody prices.

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your story$53.41 ceiling$240.67 price$402.90 unexplained$162.23
The Ledger Line all figures as of Jul 7, 2026

Four numbers, dated

your story $53.41
ceiling of calibrated beliefs $240.67
today's price $402.90
unexplained by calibrated beliefs $162.23 Dream — a claim, not analysis

This is what the story you picked is worth, not a price target.

A market price almost always assumes more than a calibrated base case; the rest of this story measures how much more.

Story I of III · the floor all figures as of Jul 7, 2026

The Carmaker

worth $16.35 per share

Just a decent car company. You believe self-driving never becomes a real subscription, the grid-battery boom fades, robotaxi stays a demo, and the robot is written off. You are paying for the cars alone.

belief 1 of 10 · 0 flags · as of Jul 7, 2026

Revenue by business, FY2025 through FY2035. First year total $95.7bn, last year total $109.6bn. forecast $95.7bn $109.6bn FY25 FY30 FY35 revenue · USD billions
your story$53.41 ceiling$240.67 price$402.90 unexplained$162.23
Story II of III · the base all figures as of Jul 7, 2026

The Disciplined Machine

worth $53.41 per share

The evidence base case for every part at once: cars steady, ~1 in 6 owners pays for self-driving (FSD), energy doubles, a US robotaxi network of ~100K cabs, and Optimus ships at committed Fremont capacity. Solid, unspectacular, all five engines merely working.

belief 5 of 10 · 0 flags · as of Jul 7, 2026

Disciplined Machine bridge: sum of parts $276.5bn, corporate costs minus $101.5bn, net cash plus $35.7bn, equity $210.7bn, and $53.41 per share. Car Software/FSD Energy Robotaxi Optimus sum of parts $276.5bn corporate costs −$101.5bn net cash +$35.7bn equity $210.7bn $53.41 per share
your story$53.41 ceiling$240.67 price$402.90 unexplained$162.23
Story III of III · the ceiling all figures as of Jul 7, 2026

Everything Works

worth $240.67 per share

All five engines fire at once (the market's implied portfolio, minus the Dream layer of aspirational claims): unsupervised self-driving (FSD), a global robotaxi network, a grid-scale energy business, and Optimus at scale — with cars capped and cannibalized. This is the analyzable ceiling; it still lands materially below the price (the remainder is Dream premium, the part of the price only aspirational claims justify).

belief 9 of 10 · 6 flags

one part sits below the analyst range on file +5 more

flags — the automated checks a story trips, in plain English

Six calibrated Tesla stories from $16.35 to $240.67, all below today's price $402.90. today's price $402.90 ceiling $16.35 Carmaker $53.41 Disciplined $53.54 Energy $105.50 Robotaxi $149.47 Robot Co. $240.67 Everything
Even believing every bull case at once, you do not reach the price.
your story$53.41 ceiling$240.67 price$402.90 unexplained$162.23
The gap all figures as of Jul 7, 2026

The gap and the dreams

$402.90$240.67 =

$162.23 unexplained by calibrated beliefs
Dream — a claim, not analysis
Software/FSD — the ARK claim ≈ $129 · 0.3× today's price
Optimus — the Musk claim ≈ $807 · 2.0× today's price
Robotaxi — the ARK claim ≈ $2,240 · 5.6× today's price
your story$53.41 ceiling$240.67 price$402.90 unexplained$162.23
Signposts signposts as of Jul 7, 2026

What would kill these stories

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KILLS the base (toward bear): second-half-2026 deliveries fade below the Q2 pace, revealing the record quarter as pull-forward / a demand air-pocket.

kills the base story · Car
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KILLS: two-plus years of flat ~12% paid attach and a price frozen at 99 USD — the base 'moderate expansion' story collapses back to bear.

kills the base story · Software/FSD
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KILLS the base (both directions): sustained >=+40% y/y growth PLUS a disclosed grid-services/Autobidder revenue line promotes toward bull; two consecutive flat quarters with GM sliding below 22% demotes toward bear.

kills the base story · Energy
your story$53.41 ceiling$240.67 price$402.90 unexplained$162.23

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The exploration room all figures as of Jul 7, 2026

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The evidence base case for every part at once: cars steady, ~1 in 6 owners pays for self-driving (FSD), energy doubles, a US robotaxi network of ~100K cabs, and Optimus ships at committed Fremont capacity. Solid, unspectacular, all five engines merely working.
this story is worth $53.41 per share

belief 5 of 10 · 0 flags

Car
Software/FSD
Energy
Robotaxi
Optimus

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Cash and bridgeall figures as of Jul 7, 2026

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Business mapall figures as of Jul 7, 2026

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Parts in isolationall figures as of Jul 7, 2026

The value matrix

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Scenario checksall figures as of Jul 7, 2026

What this story flags

belief 5 of 10

0 flags — nothing fires on this story.

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