Wall Street is looking for earnings per share of 36 cents, according to FactSet A year ago, Tesla reported first-quarter earnings of 27 cents. EV deliveries and earnings, however, might not matter as much as what Musk and management say about AI-trained robo-taxis and robots. At the closing bell on Thursday, Tesla stock was down 13% year to date and up 61% over the past 12 months.