Tesla (TSLA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Tesla's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.8 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 37.22% year-over-year to $3.8 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $13.8 billion (up 29.81% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $12.7 billion, up 22.8% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses came in at $3.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Tesla, up from $3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $3.8 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $1.7 billion in Q3 2022.
• A 5-year average of $2.5 billion and a median of $2.4 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses retreated 16.03% in 2022 and surged 50.44% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Tesla's Operating Expenses stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then increased by 26.55% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then grew by 9.35% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then surged by 38.67% to $3.6 billion in 2025, then climbed by 4.97% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $3.8 billion, $3.6 billion, and $3.4 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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