When compared to the overall terrible year Tesla has experienced, the company actually had a decent third quarter.
However, a decent quarter in 2025 for Tesla still means that the company’s profits fell by 37 percent, despite the company’s revenue growing by 12 percent in that time.
Elon Musk’s EV company reported $28.1 billion in revenue for the third quarter that ended in September. However, the company’s operating costs skyrocketed by 50 percent. So, even with a rise in revenue thanks to a spike in sales, Tesla reported just $1.4 billion in profit in Q3 2025.
That’s out of $25.2 billion in revenue and down from last year’s $2.2 billion in income.
Tesla’s woes don’t stop there. Even the major positive for the company — a sales boost in the third quarter, when the company sold a record number of EVs — has a major asterisk.
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For years, Tesla has been buoyed by tax credits and regulatory carbon credits, but it can’t rely on either going forward.
In fact, the Q3 sales bump Tesla reported appears to be the result of consumers rushing to purchase an EV before the $7,500 federal EV tax credit program expired on September 30. Instead of a turnaround, this was a one-time event driven by last-minute buyers who were already planning to purchase a vehicle and wanted to take the last opportunity to save money with the EV tax credit.
Tesla delivered 497,099 vehicles in Q3. However, it looks unlikely that the company will be able to replicate those sales numbers without the tax credit that gave buyers a push to make their purchase.
But there’s more to Tesla’s problems, too. Of the company’s third-quarter profits, $417 million came from Tesla selling regulatory carbon credits to other automakers. These regulatory credits have long been a significant chunk of the EV company’s revenue. However, as part of President Donald Trump’s budget bill, the U.S. government is set to end the carbon credit program, thus cutting Tesla off from a major source of revenue.
Musk himself is a major contributor to Tesla’s problems. The company’s revenue troubles began shortly after Musk made himself and the Tesla brand a pariah to liberal-leaning customers as a result of his connections to President Trump and Musk’s involvement in DOGE.
Despite all of this though, Musk still made the case for a $1 trillion compensation package during the quarterly earnings call so that he could control Tesla’s “robot army.”
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With all the excitement of movies to come this week thanks to CinemaCon, it was almost easy to forget that MGM provided an interesting update on one of our favorite movies of the year that’s already out: Project Hail Mary will head back to IMAX theaters this weekend for an extended theatrical run. But that extension also means one thing: you’ll have to wait to stream it at home for a good while longer. During its presentation at CinemaCon this week MGM confirmed that Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s sci-fi hit would make its return to IMAX screens for a limited-time, one-week run starting this weekend, a move that will likely inch Project Hail Mary ever closer to crossing the $600 million box office mark. But to put a finer point on the news, Miller took to Twitter yesterday to confirm specifically that the extension means you won’t be able to watch the film at home for the forseeable future.
We announced yesterday that MGM is extending the exclusive theatrical window for PROJECT HAIL MARY so it won’t be on streaming anytime soon. This is a movie that needs to be seen on a big screen – and w a full return to IMAX screens for 1 week only starting this weekend, make… https://t.co/suK8NYpgWM — Christopher Miller (@chrizmillr) April 16, 2026 “It won’t be on streaming any time soon,” Miller’s tweet reads in part. “This is a movie that needs to be seen on a big screen […] Bring friends and loved ones. It’s an experience to share with others.” Project Hail Mary launched on March 20, so it’s not too surprising that it’s not headed home just yet—it’s just shy of a month into its theatrical window, which has now been extended by at least another week with the return to IMAX. But as studios begin to try realigning towards more theatrical releases with longer exclusivity windows again (one of the lingering aftereffects of covid’s impact on movie theaters), we should probably expect some of the biggest films of the year and beyond to try and hold off of hitting streaming for as long as they can.
At least in Project Hail Mary‘s case, you can still go and see it somewhere, even if it’s not at home. Good things come to those who wait, but for now, you can head to a movie theater to get your fix again. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who. #Project #Hail #Mary #Wont #Coming #Streaming #TimeAmazon MGM,Project Hail Mary,Streaming ‘Project Hail Mary’ Won’t Be Coming to Streaming Any Time Soon
With all the excitement of movies to come this week thanks to CinemaCon, it was almost easy to forget that MGM provided an interesting update on one of our favorite movies of the year that’s already out: Project Hail Mary will head back to IMAX theaters this weekend for an extended theatrical run. But that extension also means one thing: you’ll have to wait to stream it at home for a good while longer. During its presentation at CinemaCon this week MGM confirmed that Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s sci-fi hit would make its return to IMAX screens for a limited-time, one-week run starting this weekend, a move that will likely inch Project Hail Mary ever closer to crossing the $600 million box office mark. But to put a finer point on the news, Miller took to Twitter yesterday to confirm specifically that the extension means you won’t be able to watch the film at home for the forseeable future.
We announced yesterday that MGM is extending the exclusive theatrical window for PROJECT HAIL MARY so it won’t be on streaming anytime soon. This is a movie that needs to be seen on a big screen – and w a full return to IMAX screens for 1 week only starting this weekend, make… https://t.co/suK8NYpgWM — Christopher Miller (@chrizmillr) April 16, 2026 “It won’t be on streaming any time soon,” Miller’s tweet reads in part. “This is a movie that needs to be seen on a big screen […] Bring friends and loved ones. It’s an experience to share with others.” Project Hail Mary launched on March 20, so it’s not too surprising that it’s not headed home just yet—it’s just shy of a month into its theatrical window, which has now been extended by at least another week with the return to IMAX. But as studios begin to try realigning towards more theatrical releases with longer exclusivity windows again (one of the lingering aftereffects of covid’s impact on movie theaters), we should probably expect some of the biggest films of the year and beyond to try and hold off of hitting streaming for as long as they can.
At least in Project Hail Mary‘s case, you can still go and see it somewhere, even if it’s not at home. Good things come to those who wait, but for now, you can head to a movie theater to get your fix again. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who. #Project #Hail #Mary #Wont #Coming #Streaming #TimeAmazon MGM,Project Hail Mary,Streaming](https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/project-hail-mary-ryan-gosling-1280x853.jpg)
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