Tesla (TSLA) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Tesla (TSLA) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $1.9 billion in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 38.11% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.9 billion (up 44.81% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.4 billion, up 41.21% from the prior year.
• Research & Development improved to $1.9 billion in Q1 2026 per TSLA's latest filing, from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $667.0 million in Q2 2022.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $1.2 billion, with a median of $1.1 billion recorded in 2023.
• The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 58.39% in 2023, down 10.87% in 2023.
• Tesla's Research & Development stood at $810.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 35.06% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then gained by 16.64% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 39.73% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then grew by 9.14% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows TSLA's Research & Development at $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, $1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.6 billion in Q3 2025.