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Tesla (TSLA) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2025)

Tesla's Cost of Revenue history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $19.9 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Cost of Revenue fell 7.6% year-over-year to $19.9 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $77.7 billion, down 3.12%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $77.7 billion, 3.12% down from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue for Q4 2025 was $19.9 billion at Tesla, down from $23.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $23.0 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $8.2 billion in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $18.6 billion (2022), against an average of $16.9 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Cost of Revenue soared 90.27% in 2021 before it decreased 11.01% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $12.9 billion in 2021, then soared by 44.04% to $18.5 billion in 2022, then grew by 11.8% to $20.7 billion in 2023, then rose by 3.85% to $21.5 billion in 2024, then dropped by 7.6% to $19.9 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TSLA's Cost of Revenue are $19.9 billion (Q4 2025), $23.0 billion (Q3 2025), and $18.6 billion (Q2 2025).