Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Deal Faces New Scrutiny as Older Package Threatens Years of Profits
Published: November 20, 2025 Elon Musk’s record‑shattering pay at Tesla is back under the microscope — and this time, the biggest threat to the carmaker’s bottom line may not be his newly approved $1 trillion package, but the previous deal that a judge already threw out. A new analysis from Reuters warns that if Tesla loses its appeal over Musk’s 2018 compensation plan, it could be forced to book around $26 billion in stock‑based expenses over just two years — an accounting hit large enough to wipe out years of reported profits. Reuters At the same time, fresh coverage and interactive tools from The Washington