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

Tesla's (TSLA) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.05 in Q1 2026, up 46.31% year-on-year from 0.03 in Q1 2025, and up 212.89% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02 in Q4 2025.

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

Tesla has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 0.05 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.05, up 46.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02 (up 27.12% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.01, down 56.82% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.05 for Q1 2026 at Tesla, up from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.1 in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.01 in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.02 (2023), against an average of 0.03.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 114.5% in 2024 and soared 542.47% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tesla's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.03 in 2022, then tumbled by 31.17% to 0.02 in 2023, then dropped by 27.18% to 0.01 in 2024, then gained by 12.55% to 0.02 in 2025, then soared by 212.89% to 0.05 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.05 (Q1 2026), 0.02 (Q4 2025), and 0.01 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,297.09 Bn 1,252.41 Bn 4.72 Bn 0.05
2 Toyota Motor 440.56 Bn 289.71 Bn 39.87 Bn 0.62
3 Ferrari 75.26 Bn 73.46 Bn 1.09 Bn -3.41
4 General Motors 72.40 Bn 50.02 Bn 4.32 Bn -2,873.46
5 Ford Motor 56.05 Bn 25.60 Bn 7.94 Bn -0.57
6 Rivian Automotive 20.65 Bn 15.84 Bn 119.00 Mn -
7 China Yuchai International 14.25 Bn 13.19 Bn 317.01 Mn -
8 VinFast Auto 7.11 Bn 10.11 Bn -15,731.99 Bn -
9 Digital Currency X Technology 4.89 Bn 4.89 Bn - -
10 Xpeng 4.49 Bn 1.59 Bn 388.90 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