Tesla (TSLA) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

Tesla (TSLA) posted Capital Expenditures of $2.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 4.18% sequentially from $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, and up 67.09% YoY from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025.

Tesla (TSLA) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Tesla (TSLA) has 17 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 67.09% year-over-year to $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.5 billion (down 5.26% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $8.5 billion, down 24.82% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures improved to $2.5 billion in Q1 2026 per TSLA's latest filing, from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $3.5 billion in Q3 2024, with the low at $1.5 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $2.3 billion, with a median of $2.3 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures sank 46.27% in 2025 and soared 67.09% in 2026.
  • Tesla's Capital Expenditures stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then gained by 24.17% to $2.3 billion in 2023, then climbed by 20.5% to $2.8 billion in 2024, then declined by 13.92% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then increased by 4.18% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TSLA's Capital Expenditures at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,375.42 Bn 1,330.73 Bn 4.72 Bn 2.49 Bn
2 Ford Motor 78.30 Bn 47.85 Bn 7.94 Bn 2.38 Bn
3 General Motors 68.82 Bn 46.43 Bn 4.32 Bn 3.27 Bn
4 Xpeng 40.80 Bn 38.26 Bn 388.90 Mn -
5 Rivian Automotive 21.46 Bn 16.65 Bn 119.00 Mn 534.00 Mn
6 Li Auto 12.40 Bn -965.30 Mn 262.11 Mn -188.07 Mn
7 Nio 12.31 Bn 9.20 Bn 704.43 Mn -
8 VinFast Auto 7.23 Bn 91,500.01 Bn -17,004.89 Bn 5,078.04 Bn
9 Lucid 2.18 Bn 1.48 Bn -311.71 Mn 253.17 Mn
10 China Yuchai International 1.74 Bn 678.93 Mn 317.01 Mn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.31 Bn