Tesla (TSLA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Tesla has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $4.4 billion in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 47.31% year-over-year to $4.4 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $15.2 billion (up 43.24% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $12.7 billion, up 22.8% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses rose to $4.4 billion in Q2 2026 per TSLA's latest filing, from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $4.4 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $1.7 billion in Q3 2022.
• A 5-year average of $2.6 billion and a median of $2.5 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses decreased 16.03% in 2022, then soared 50.44% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then rose by 26.55% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 9.35% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then soared by 38.67% to $3.6 billion in 2025, then increased by 20.92% to $4.4 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $4.4 billion, $3.8 billion, and $3.6 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.