Earnings Season Ramps Up -- And We've Seen Some Surprises

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🗓️ 23 April 2026

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Earnings season is now in full swing, and we recently got a look at the latest results from Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and some of the most prominent technology companies in the market. In today's episode, the team breaks down some of the key points investors need to know.Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss: The biggest surprises from Tesla's earnings report and call. Earnings from IBM, Texas Instruments, and GE Vernova. Why Progressive is down by more than 20% from the highs. Companies discussed: TSLA, IBM, TXN, GEV, PGRHost: Tyler CroweGuests: Matt Frankel, Jon QuastEngineer: Bart Shannon Disclosure: Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for informational purposes only. The Motley Fool and its affiliates (collectively, “TMF”) do not endorse, recommend, or verify the accuracy or completeness of the statements made within advertisements. TMF is not involved in the offer, sale, or solicitation of any securities advertised herein and makes no representations regarding the suitability, or risks associated with any investment opportunity presented. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult with legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decisions. TMF assumes no responsibility for any losses or damages arising from this advertisement.We’re committed to transparency: All personal opinions in advertisements from Fools are their own. The product advertised in this episode was loaned to TMF and was returned after a test period or the product advertised in this episode was purchased by TMF. Advertiser has paid for the sponsorship of this episode.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Earning season is ramping up and we're here for Tesla.
0:07.0	This is Motley Full Money.
0:09.0	Welcome to Motley Fool Money.
0:22.3	I'm Tyler Crowe, and today I'm joined by longtime contributors, Matt Frankl and John
0:26.2	Quest.
0:27.2	You know, it's inadvertently become Elon Musk Week.
0:30.9	On Motley Fool Money this week, I think this is actually the fourth day in a row that
0:34.5	we've discussed an Elon Musk company, either Tesla or SpaceX in some
0:38.7	form and other. But today, it's yesterday's earnings release from Tesla is going to be the big starting
0:44.2	point. In addition to that, we're going to do a lightning round of several other companies that are
0:48.3	reporting earnings. And as well, we're going to jump into a mailbag question related to the
0:52.8	insurance industry. But as I said, at the top, we're going to talk about a mailbag question related to the insurance industry. But as I said,
0:54.7	at the top, we're going to talk about Tesla here. Tesla reported an adjusted 41 cents per share
0:59.8	and beat analyst expectations for vehicle deliveries, revenue, and earnings. But it did fall short
1:06.0	ever so slightly on energy storage deliveries. Now, there's a lot of ways we could go here because it is Tesla. It is
1:13.3	Elon Musk. I'm sure we could, if we wanted to, we could do podcasts for the next five days just on
1:18.4	the earnings release alone. But before we get too, too deep into it, I want to ask you guys
1:23.8	is like maybe one or two things that stood out to you either in the earnings release
1:27.9	or the conference call. Yeah, and kind of apologies to our listeners, right? I mean, we don't mean
1:33.5	to hit you over the head with Tesla every single day, but I think we all had that friend in high
1:37.7	school who just somehow finds his way into every conversation. I mean, that's certainly Elon Musk.
1:42.6	Entertaining is the most probable outcome, right? Musk normally
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