NIKOLA CORP (NKLA) Earnings History & Surprises

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NKLA Earnings overview

Past quarterly earnings results for NIKOLA CORP (NKLA), including EPS and revenue actuals, analyst estimates, and surprise percentages. This page focuses on historical performance (not forecasts).

Earnings Snapshot

Next Earnings Date

Upcoming
Release Date
May 5, 2025
Period
Q4 / 2024
EPS Estimate
-$2.59
Revenue Estimate
45.629M

Last Reported

Most Recent
Release Date
Feb 20, 2025
Period
Q3 / 2024
EPS Reported
-$2.75
EPS Surprise
-20.58%
Revenue Surprise
-33.69%

Beat Rate

Last 8 Quarters
44%
EPS and Revenue beats vs estimates

Quarterly Earnings Historical Results

EPS & Revenue History (in USD): Actual vs estimated values, surprises, q2q growth and acceleration numbers quarterly history.

QuarterEPSEPS EstEPS SurpriseEPS Q2QRevenueRevenue EstRevenue SurpriseRevenue Q2Q
Q3 2024 -2.75 -2.28 -20.58% 69.44% 25.181M 37.974M -33.69% 1,553.87%
Q2 2024 -2.67 -2.90 8.05% 55.50% 31.319M 27.662M 13.22% 103.87%
Q1 2024 -2.70 -2.96 8.88% 65.38% 7.497M 16.109M -53.46% -32.56%
Q4 2023 -3.30 -3.98 17.04% 70.27% 11.532M 12.891M -10.54% 111.09%
Q3 2023 -9.00 -4.25 -111.60% -7.14% -1.732M 9.064M -119.11% -107.14%
Q2 2023 -6.00 -6.87 12.66% 20.00% 15.362M 15.735M -2.37% -15.29%
Q1 2023 -7.80 -7.87 0.91% -23.81% 11.117M 12.763M -12.90% 489.14%
Q4 2022 -11.10 -13.16 15.64% -60.87% 5.463M 30.158M -81.89% -
Q3 2022 -8.40 -12.00 30.01% -27.27% 24.241M 22.587M 7.32% -
Q2 2022 -7.50 -8.68 13.60% -25.00% 18.134M 16.79M 8.00% -
Q1 2022 -6.30 -8.19 23.08% -50.00% 1.887M 131.141K 1,338.90% -
Q4 2021 -6.90 -9.92 30.43% -35.29% - -
Q3 2021 -6.60 -8.42 21.57% -37.50% - -
Q2 2021 -6.00 -8.84 32.09% 28.57% 22.664K -100.00% -100.00%
Q1 2021 -4.20 -8.35 49.70% -5,150.00% - -100.00%
Q4 2020 -5.10 -7.19 29.08% - 17.003K -100.00% -
Q3 2020 -4.80 -5.97 19.66% - 30.6K -100.00% -
Q2 2020 -8.40 -3.99 -110.63% - 36K 25.5K 41.18% -
Q1 2020 -0.08 - - 58K - -

Notes

  • EPS and Revenue values are non-GAAP when available, otherwise GAAP.
  • Surprise % is (Actual - Estimate) / |Estimate|. Green indicates positive surprise, red negative.
  • Q2Q % is quarter-over-quarter growth. Green indicates growth, red indicates decline.
  • Green right border indicates acceleration for sales or earnings growth. Acceleration is the case when the current Q2Q is above the previous Q2Q.

Earnings Q2Q Performance Trends

EPS Historical Q2Q growth and Acceleration

NKLA EPS Q2Q GrowthNKLA EPS Q2Q GrowthEPS Q2Q Growth Q1/21 Q3/21 Q1/22 Q3/22 Q1/23 Q3/23 Q1/24 Q3/24 Q1/25 Q3/25 Q1/26 Q3/26 0 -1K -2K -3K -4K -5K

Revenue Historical Q2Q growth and Acceleration

NKLA Revenue Q2Q GrowthNKLA Revenue Q2Q GrowthRevenue Q2Q Growth Q1/21 Q2/21 Q1/23 Q2/23 Q3/23 Q4/23 Q1/24 Q2/24 Q3/24 Q4/24 Q1/25 Q2/25 Q3/25 Q4/25 Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 0 500 1K 1.5K

Surprise distribution (Last 4 Quarters)

EPS beat statistics

EPS beat (4)
3
Average EPS beat (4)
3.35%
Max EPS beat (4)
17.04%
Min EPS beat (4)
-20.58%

Revenue beat statistics

Revenue beat (4)
1
Average Revenue beat (4)
-21.12%
Max Revenue beat (4)
13.22%
Min Revenue beat (4)
-53.46%

Analysis

In the last 4 quarters, NKLA has beaten EPS estimates in 3 out of 4 releases
NKLA has beaten revenue estimates in 1 out of the last 4 releases
In the last 4 quarters, NKLA has beaten the EPS estimates by 3.3% on average.
In the last 4 quarters, NKLA reported -21.1% below the revenue estimates on average.

NIKOLA CORP / NKLA Earnings FAQ

When did NIKOLA CORP (NKLA) report earnings last quarter?

NIKOLA CORP (NKLA) last reported earnings on 2/20/2025.

Did NKLA stock beat earnings estimates in the most recent quarter?

NIKOLA CORP (NKLA) missed EPS estimates and missed revenue estimates in the most recent quarter.

What percentage of the time does NKLA stock beat earnings estimates?

In the last 4 quarters, NIKOLA CORP (NKLA) has beaten EPS estimates in 3 out of 4 releases.