TESLA’S $400 BILLION ENDGAME: ELON’S BIGGEST FLEX YET
Some CEOs aim for modest returns, tidy little exits, or a footnote in the Harvard Business Review. Elon? He wants to arm-wrestle economic history and stuff its skull on his mantel.
The final milestone in his freshly approved Tesla compensation plan? A neat, casual $400 billion in annual EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization). That’s not just “stretch goal” territory - that’s “call the Vatican and check if he’s the Messiah” territory.
Let’s be clear: nobody, and I mean nobody, has ever done that. Not Apple. Not Amazon. Not even Aramco, the state-run Saudi oil colossus that basically prints money with every barrel. In 2022, at the peak of post-pandemic oil prices and global instability, Aramco raked in $238 billion - the highest EBITDA ever recorded by a company. Elon's plan? Beat that. Almost double it.
You have to admit that this isn’t a man playing the same game as everyone else. While most CEOs try not to trip over their own earnings calls, Elon is pitching multi-industry dominance like he’s ordering takeout. Oh, and he only gets paid if he pulls it off. That’s the part the haters always leave out - this isn’t a bonus for existing. It’s a “score 100 points or go home broke” deal. High risk, higher bar, and borderline insane... which is exactly the point.
Because here’s what the critics don’t get: the $400B EBITDA target isn’t a moonshot - it’s a declaration of war on economic gravity. It says Tesla isn’t just about EVs or energy or AI or robots. It’s about all of them - simultaneously, and profitably. Robotaxis? Mass autonomy? AI-driven logistics? Humanoid bots flipping burgers and welding chassis? Check, check, and absolutely check.
Aramco has oil under sand. Elon has ambition under pressure. That’s the difference. The Saudis sit on a resource; Elon builds his from scratch - gigafactory by gigafactory, chip by chip, vision by vision. The guy posts memes at midnight and still managed to land reusable rockets and spin up a car company that survived the Big Three, COVID, and the SEC.
And now he’s got a new Everest to climb. $400 billion. A number so massive it makes Fortune 500 CFOs cry into their spreadsheets. But the best part? If anyone’s crazy enough, reckless enough, and relentless enough to even aim at that - it’s him.
It sure is a tall order 😂
Anyone can buy Tesla stock right now and come along for the ride.
There will inevitably be some bumps along the way, but, with a truly immense amount of work, I think these goals can be accomplished.