Tesla's first-quarter earnings report itself was a disaster, but Musk gave investors some much-needed good news on the conference call.

Tesla ( TSLA 4.71%) stock gained ground today in the lead-up to its first-quarter earnings results, which were published after the market closed. The electric vehicle (EV) leader's share price ended the day up 4.8% amid a 2.5% jump for the S&P 500 and a 2.7% gain for the Nasdaq Composite.

Tesla is out with its Q1 2025 earnings results, and the stock is moving in after-hours trading. The EV maker reported earnings-per-share of $0.27/share and revenues of $19.335 billion, missing analysts' EPS expectation of $0.39/share and estimated revenue of $21.11 billion.