Musk demands a trillion for Tesla’s loyalty: what’s behind the ultimatum to shareholders
28 October 2025 15:33
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made an unprecedented demand to shareholders – to approve a compensation package worth $1 trillion in stock options.
This was reported by Reuters, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
Musk emphasized that in case of refusal, he could leave the company, which he has headed since 2008.
The issue will be put to a vote on November 6 during the annual investor meeting in Austin, Texas.
What Musk offers
According to the terms, Musk will receive a package only for achieving certain financial and technological goals.
The plan provides for 12 stages of remuneration – each is activated if
- tesla’s market capitalization grows to $8.5 trillion (for comparison, the current estimate is about $600 billion);
- the company achieves a breakthrough in autonomous driving and robotics.
In fact, this package is a bet on Tesla’s transformation from an electric car manufacturer to a tech giant in the era of artificial intelligence.
What is the company’s position?
Tesla CEO Robin Denholm urged shareholders to support the proposal, calling it “necessary motivation.”
“If Elon doesn’t have a great reason to stay, he’ll just leave. We will lose his time, talent and vision,” Denholm said.
She added that Musk is “critical to Tesla’s success in the areas of autonomy and AI.”
Elon Musk is not only the public face of Tesla, but also the driver of many of the company’s innovations. However, his simultaneous involvement in several businesses (SpaceX, xAI, Neuralink, X) has investors worried that Tesla is losing his attention.
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Musk’s previous compensation package in 2018 was already a record, but this one is several times larger.
If approved, it could make Musk the world’s first trillionaire, as his current net worth is estimated at about $500 billion.
Recently, Musk purchased $1 billion worth of Tesla shares, which caused the company’s value to jump by more than 8%.
However, some analysts consider the current demand to be “blackmail” that could split shareholders.
The decision on November 6 will show whether the market believes that Musk is the main guarantee of Tesla’s future.
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