Elon Musk says he needs to build his stake in Tesla so much that he could become the world’s first trillionaire. But this week he said his aim wasn’t to increase his planet-leading wealth. Instead, Musk said the biggest pay package in history was necessary to protect his company.

Tesla said Wednesday that third-quarter revenue jumped nearly 12% from a year earlier to $28.1 billion.

“We’re entering a time where there’s a lot of questions around near-term and intermediate-term earnings growth trajectory for Tesla,” said Garrett Nelson, senior equity research analyst at CFRA.