Tesla (TSLA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Tesla (TSLA) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $3.8 billion in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 37.22% year-over-year to $3.8 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $13.8 billion (up 29.81% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $12.7 billion, up 22.8% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses grew to $3.8 billion in Q1 2026 per TSLA's latest filing, from $3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $3.8 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $1.7 billion in Q3 2022.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $2.5 billion, with a median of $2.4 billion recorded in 2023.
• Year-over-year, Operating Expenses dropped 16.03% in 2022 and surged 50.44% in 2025.
• Tesla's Operating Expenses stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then gained by 26.55% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 9.35% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then jumped by 38.67% to $3.6 billion in 2025, then increased by 4.97% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows TSLA's Operating Expenses at $3.8 billion in Q1 2026, $3.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.4 billion in Q3 2025.