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Tesla (TSLA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Tesla recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 21.08% in Q1 2026, up 4.81% quarter-over-quarter from 20.12% in Q4 2025, and up 478.0% year-over-year from 3.65% in Q1 2025.

Tesla's Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 21.08% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 478.0% year-over-year to 21.08%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.07% (up 140.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 18.03%, up 16.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 21.08% for Q1 2026 at Tesla, up from 20.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 29.11% in Q1 2022 to a low of 16.26% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 20.01% and a median of 18.19% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 779 bps in 2022 and slumped 977 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tesla's Gross Margin stood at 23.76% in 2022, then declined by 26 bps to 17.63% in 2023, then decreased by 8 bps to 16.26% in 2024, then rose by 24 bps to 20.12% in 2025, then advanced by 5 bps to 21.08% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 21.08%, 20.12%, and 17.99% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,345.47 Bn 1,300.79 Bn 4.72 Bn 21.08%
2 General Motors 75.49 Bn 53.10 Bn 4.32 Bn 10.98%
3 Ferrari 72.44 Bn 70.64 Bn - -
4 Ford Motor 66.63 Bn 36.17 Bn 7.94 Bn 18.36%
5 Stellantis 29.57 Bn -7.31 Bn 5.19 Bn 11.61%
6 Rivian Automotive 21.06 Bn 16.25 Bn 119.00 Mn 8.62%
7 China Yuchai International 16.90 Bn 15.88 Bn 317.01 Mn 18.91%
8 VinFast Auto 8.12 Bn 11.12 Bn - -
9 Xpeng 4.61 Bn 1.71 Bn - -
10 Li Auto 4.13 Bn -4.66 Bn 733.67 Mn 17.83%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 21.08%
Dec 31, 2025 20.12%
Sep 30, 2025 17.99%
Jun 30, 2025 17.24%
Mar 31, 2025 16.31%
Dec 31, 2024 16.26%
Sep 30, 2024 19.84%
Jun 30, 2024 17.95%
Mar 31, 2024 17.35%
Dec 31, 2023 17.63%
Sep 30, 2023 17.89%
Jun 30, 2023 18.19%
Mar 31, 2023 19.34%
Dec 31, 2022 23.76%
Sep 30, 2022 25.09%
Jun 30, 2022 25.00%
Mar 31, 2022 29.11%
Dec 31, 2021 27.35%
Sep 30, 2021 26.60%
Jun 30, 2021 24.12%
Mar 31, 2021 21.32%
Dec 31, 2020 19.23%
Sep 30, 2020 23.52%
Jun 30, 2020 20.99%
Mar 31, 2020 20.62%
Dec 31, 2019 18.84%
Sep 30, 2019 18.90%
Jun 30, 2019 14.50%
Mar 31, 2019 12.46%
Dec 31, 2018 19.97%
Sep 30, 2018 22.33%
Jun 30, 2018 15.47%
Mar 31, 2018 13.38%
Dec 31, 2017 13.34%
Sep 30, 2017 15.05%
Jun 30, 2017 33.10%
Mar 31, 2017 32.82%
Dec 31, 2016 517.57%
Sep 30, 2016 27.70%
Jun 30, 2016 21.64%
Mar 31, 2016 22.01%
Dec 31, 2015 18.00%
Sep 30, 2015 24.71%
Jun 30, 2015 22.34%
Mar 31, 2015 27.67%
Dec 31, 2014 27.36%
Sep 30, 2014 29.57%
Jun 30, 2014 27.69%
Mar 31, 2014 25.00%
Dec 31, 2013 25.45%
Sep 30, 2013 23.85%
Jun 30, 2013 24.80%
Mar 31, 2013 17.15%
Dec 31, 2012 7.79%
Sep 30, 2012 -17.49%
Jun 30, 2012 17.87%
Mar 31, 2012 33.84%
Dec 31, 2011 19.90%
Sep 30, 2011 29.87%
Jun 30, 2011 31.82%
Mar 31, 2011 36.77%
Dec 31, 2010 31.20%
Sep 30, 2010 29.76%
Jun 30, 2010 22.04%