Lark Davis|Jul 23, 2026 08:32
Google & Tesla earnings, in 10 seconds:
Both beat on revenue. Neither beat on real profit.
Google's EPS looked huge because it owns a chunk of Anthropic, and Anthropic's valuation tripled this quarter. That gets booked as ~$80B in paper income, not actual cash. The real business grew fine (Cloud up 82%), but AI spending doubled too, and that's what spooked investors.
Tesla sold more cars than ever, revenue up 26%. But profit per car got squeezed hard. EPS missed and was down 18% from last year. They're burning cash fast building robotaxis and new factories.
Bigger sales, thinner profits, nervous markets.(Lark Davis)
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