Tesla (TSLA) Deferred Taxes (2023 - 2026)

Tesla (TSLA) posted Deferred Taxes of -$165.0 million for Q2 2026, down 21.32% sequentially from -$136.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 417.31% YoY from $52.0 million in Q2 2025.

Tesla (TSLA) Deferred Taxes (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Tesla has reported Deferred Taxes for 4 years, with the latest figure at -$165.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 417.31% year-over-year to -$165.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$187.0 million (down 162.13% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $123.0 million, down 74.21% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes retreated to -$165.0 million in Q2 2026 per TSLA's latest filing, from -$136.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $286.0 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$6.0 billion in Q4 2023.
  • A 4-year average of -$432.1 million and a median of -$49.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Deferred Taxes jumped 353.1% in 2024, then tumbled 1950.0% in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$6.0 billion in 2023, then jumped by 100.1% to $6.0 million in 2024, then sank by 1950.0% to -$111.0 million in 2025, then sank by 48.65% to -$165.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered -$165.0 million, -$136.0 million, and -$111.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,040.86 Bn 997.94 Bn 4.75 Bn -165.00 Mn
2 Toyota Motor 242.43 Bn 113.98 Bn 12.27 Bn 2.59 Bn
3 Polestar Automotive Holding UK 199.81 Bn 199.81 Bn -20.00 Mn -
4 Ford Motor 85.01 Bn 53.71 Bn 6.08 Bn -945.00 Mn
5 General Motors 78.23 Bn 55.16 Bn 7.33 Bn 67.00 Mn
6 Li Auto 25.97 Bn 12.60 Bn 262.11 Mn -
7 Xpeng 22.53 Bn 19.99 Bn 388.90 Mn -
8 Rivian Automotive 21.19 Bn 15.90 Bn 179.00 Mn -
9 Stellantis 16.26 Bn -24.66 Bn 5.55 Bn -
10 Nio 11.54 Bn 8.43 Bn 704.43 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -165.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -136.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -111.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 225.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 52.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -43.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 286.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 122.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 63.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -6.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -148.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -55.00 Mn