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Tesla (TSLA) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Tesla's Research & Development history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $1.8 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 39.73% year-over-year to $1.8 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $6.4 billion, up 41.21%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $6.4 billion, 41.21% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $1.8 billion at Tesla, up from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $1.8 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $576.0 million in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $991.0 million (2023), against an average of $1.0 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development skyrocketed 106.45% in 2021 before it dropped 10.87% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $740.0 million in 2021, then rose by 9.46% to $810.0 million in 2022, then surged by 35.06% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 16.64% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 39.73% to $1.8 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TSLA's Research & Development are $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), $1.6 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.6 billion (Q2 2025).