5 Red Days In A Row: Tesla Stock Is Down 19%
A five-day slide has erased significant value from the electric vehicle maker, but the underlying numbers present a complicated picture for investors.
Tesla (TSLA), Inc. operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The stock has now moved lower for 5 consecutive trading days, a cumulative loss of 19%.
That streak has erased about $231 billion from the company’s market value.
The Streak Next To The S&P 500
Here is how TSLA stock stacks up against the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it:
| Return Period | TSLA | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.6% | 0.2% |
| 5D (Current Streak) | -18.9% | -1.1% |
| 1M (21D) | -19.0% | 1.0% |
| 3M (63D) | -18.8% | 3.6% |
| YTD 2026 | -31.6% | 8.5% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | 16.4% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | 23.3% |
| 2023 | 101.7% | 24.2% |
What do the fundamentals say about this price?
The data presents a mixed case for the business. While Tesla’s revenue over the last twelve months grew 11.8%, outpacing the S&P 500 median revenue growth of 7.8%, its operating margin of 4.6% is significantly below the median of 18.4%.
The stock’s valuation reflects this tension. Its price-to-earnings multiple of 261.6 stands far above the S&P 500 median of 24.4. This recent decline is also specific to the company; over the same 5 trading days the S&P 500 returned -1.1%.
A streak is information, not an instruction.
A streak this sharp is a signal of concentrated market attention. It tells you that momentum is a powerful factor, but it does not provide a clear directive to buy or sell.
The disciplined response is to treat the streak as a prompt. It is an opportunity to check if the business fundamentals still justify the stock’s price, and the numbers here provide a starting point for that assessment.
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TSLA Has Fallen 74% From A Peak
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