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Tesla (TSLA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Tesla recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 4.2% in Q1 2026, down 25.72% quarter-over-quarter from 5.66% in Q4 2025, and up 214.0% year-over-year from 1.34% in Q1 2025.

Tesla's Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.2% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 214.0% year-over-year to 4.2%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.0% (down 158.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.59%, down 265.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 4.2% for Q1 2026 at Tesla, down from 5.66% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 19.21% in Q1 2022 to a low of 2.06% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 9.08% and a median of 7.55% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin soared 1349 bps in 2022 and tumbled 964 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tesla's Operating Margin stood at 16.04% in 2022, then tumbled by 49 bps to 8.2% in 2023, then slipped by 25 bps to 6.16% in 2024, then declined by 8 bps to 5.66% in 2025, then retreated by 26 bps to 4.2% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 4.2%, 5.66%, and 5.78% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,345.47 Bn 1,300.79 Bn 4.72 Bn 4.20%
2 General Motors 75.49 Bn 53.10 Bn 4.32 Bn 7.44%
3 Ferrari 72.44 Bn 70.64 Bn - -
4 Ford Motor 66.63 Bn 36.17 Bn 7.94 Bn 5.38%
5 Stellantis 29.57 Bn -7.31 Bn 5.19 Bn 1.80%
6 Rivian Automotive 21.06 Bn 16.25 Bn 119.00 Mn -63.79%
7 China Yuchai International 16.90 Bn 15.88 Bn 317.01 Mn 3.98%
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 -1.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.20%
Dec 31, 2025 5.66%
Sep 30, 2025 5.78%
Jun 30, 2025 4.10%
Mar 31, 2025 2.06%
Dec 31, 2024 6.16%
Sep 30, 2024 10.79%
Jun 30, 2024 6.29%
Mar 31, 2024 5.50%
Dec 31, 2023 8.20%
Sep 30, 2023 7.55%
Jun 30, 2023 9.62%
Mar 31, 2023 11.42%
Dec 31, 2022 16.04%
Sep 30, 2022 17.19%
Jun 30, 2022 14.55%
Mar 31, 2022 19.21%
Dec 31, 2021 14.75%
Sep 30, 2021 14.57%
Jun 30, 2021 10.97%
Mar 31, 2021 5.72%
Dec 31, 2020 5.35%
Sep 30, 2020 9.22%
Jun 30, 2020 5.42%
Mar 31, 2020 4.73%
Dec 31, 2019 4.86%
Sep 30, 2019 4.14%
Jun 30, 2019 -2.63%
Mar 31, 2019 -11.50%
Dec 31, 2018 5.73%
Sep 30, 2018 6.10%
Jun 30, 2018 -15.53%
Mar 31, 2018 -17.51%
Dec 31, 2017 -18.19%
Sep 30, 2017 -17.94%
Jun 30, 2017 -11.96%
Mar 31, 2017 -12.66%
Dec 31, 2016 81.09%
Sep 30, 2016 3.73%
Jun 30, 2016 -18.74%
Mar 31, 2016 -21.64%
Dec 31, 2015 12.34%
Sep 30, 2015 -19.61%
Jun 30, 2015 -17.82%
Mar 31, 2015 -10.90%
Dec 31, 2014 -7.82%
Sep 30, 2014 -4.59%
Jun 30, 2014 -3.74%
Mar 31, 2014 -7.09%
Dec 31, 2013 -2.17%
Sep 30, 2013 -7.08%
Jun 30, 2013 -2.91%
Mar 31, 2013 -0.99%
Dec 31, 2012 55.07%
Sep 30, 2012 -216.47%
Jun 30, 2012 -398.36%
Mar 31, 2012 -294.24%
Dec 31, 2011 213.91%
Sep 30, 2011 -111.81%
Jun 30, 2011 -100.98%
Mar 31, 2011 -96.57%
Dec 31, 2010 117.90%
Sep 30, 2010 -121.10%
Jun 30, 2010 -110.41%