Tesla (TSLA) FCF Payout Ratio (2017 - 2026)

Tesla (TSLA) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.05 for Q1 2026, up 212.89% sequentially from 0.02 in Q4 2025, and up 46.31% YoY from 0.03 in Q1 2025.

Tesla (TSLA) FCF Payout Ratio (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Tesla (TSLA) has 10 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.05 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 46.31% year-over-year to 0.05 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02 (up 27.12% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.01, down 56.82% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved to 0.05 in Q1 2026 per TSLA's latest filing, from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.1 in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.01 in Q1 2024.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.03, with a median of 0.02 recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio sank 114.5% in 2024 and jumped 542.47% in 2025.
  • Tesla's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.03 in 2022, then plunged by 31.17% to 0.02 in 2023, then retreated by 27.18% to 0.01 in 2024, then grew by 12.55% to 0.02 in 2025, then soared by 212.89% to 0.05 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TSLA's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.05 in Q1 2026, 0.02 in Q4 2025, and 0.01 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,375.42 Bn 1,330.73 Bn 4.72 Bn 0.05
2 Ford Motor 78.30 Bn 47.85 Bn 7.94 Bn -0.57
3 General Motors 68.82 Bn 46.43 Bn 4.32 Bn -2,873.46
4 Xpeng 40.80 Bn 38.26 Bn 388.90 Mn -
5 Rivian Automotive 21.46 Bn 16.65 Bn 119.00 Mn -
6 Li Auto 12.40 Bn -965.30 Mn 262.11 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 -
9 Lucid 2.18 Bn 1.48 Bn -311.71 Mn -
10 China Yuchai International 1.74 Bn 678.93 Mn 317.01 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.05
Dec 31, 2025 0.02
Sep 30, 2025 0.01
Jun 30, 2025 0.10
Mar 31, 2025 0.03
Dec 31, 2024 0.01
Sep 30, 2024 0.01
Jun 30, 2024 0.01
Mar 31, 2024 -0.01
Dec 31, 2023 0.02
Sep 30, 2023 0.04
Jun 30, 2023 0.03
Mar 31, 2023 0.08
Dec 31, 2022 0.03
Sep 30, 2022 0.01
Jun 30, 2022 0.05
Mar 31, 2022 0.02
Dec 31, 2021 0.02
Sep 30, 2021 0.03
Jun 30, 2021 0.05