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Tesla (TSLA) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Tesla's Operating Expenses history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $3.6 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 38.67% year-over-year to $3.6 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $12.7 billion, up 22.8%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $12.7 billion, 22.8% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $3.6 billion at Tesla, up from $3.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $3.6 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $1.6 billion in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $2.3 billion (2021), against an average of $2.3 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Expenses soared 70.45% in 2021 before it dropped 16.03% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $2.2 billion in 2021, then dropped by 16.03% to $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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TSLA's Operating Expenses are $3.6 billion (Q4 2025), $3.4 billion (Q3 2025), and $3.0 billion (Q2 2025).