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

Tesla has disclosed Research & Development across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $2.4 billion for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 49.21% year-over-year to $2.4 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $7.7 billion (up 45.49% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $6.4 billion, up 41.21% from the prior year.
• Research & Development came in at $2.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Tesla, up from $1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of $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 largest YoY upside for Research & Development was 58.39% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 10.87% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $810.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 35.06% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 16.64% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 39.73% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then soared by 32.98% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $2.4 billion in Q2 2026, $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.8 billion in Q4 2025.