Tesla (TSLA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)
Tesla's (TSLA) annual Operating Margin came in at 4.59% in FY2025, down 36.6% year-over-year from 7.24% in FY2024.
Tesla (TSLA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Tesla has disclosed Operating Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 4.59% for FY2025.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 4.2%, up 214.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.0% (down 158.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.59%, down 265.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 4.59% for FY2025 at Tesla, down from 7.24% in the prior year.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 16.76% in FY2022 to a low of 4.59% in FY2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 9.19% (2023), against an average of 9.98%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin soared 580 bps in 2021 and slumped 758 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Tesla's Operating Margin stood at 12.12% in 2021, then jumped by 38 bps to 16.76% in 2022, then tumbled by 45 bps to 9.19% in 2023, then slipped by 21 bps to 7.24% in 2024, then plunged by 37 bps to 4.59% in 2025.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.59% (FY2025), 7.24% (FY2024), and 9.19% (FY2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,297.09 Bn | 1,252.41 Bn | 4.72 Bn | - |
| 2 | Toyota Motor | 440.56 Bn | 289.71 Bn | 39.87 Bn | 7.43% |
| 3 | Ferrari | 75.26 Bn | 73.46 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 29.52% |
| 4 | General Motors | 72.40 Bn | 50.02 Bn | 4.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Ford Motor | 56.05 Bn | 25.60 Bn | 7.94 Bn | - |
| 6 | Rivian Automotive | 20.65 Bn | 15.84 Bn | 119.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | China Yuchai International | 14.25 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 317.01 Mn | 4.42% |
| 8 | VinFast Auto | 7.11 Bn | 10.11 Bn | -15,731.99 Bn | -22.01% |
| 9 | Digital Currency X Technology | 4.89 Bn | 4.89 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Xpeng | 4.49 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 388.90 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.12% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -0.28% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.81% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -13.88% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -4.67% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -8.93% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -6.49% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -3.19% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -34.92% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -42.27% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -44.90% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -16.92% |