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

Tesla has reported Research & Development for 17 years, with the latest figure at $2.4 billion in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 49.21% year-over-year to $2.4 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $7.7 billion (up 45.49% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.4 billion, up 41.21% from the prior year.
• Research & Development grew to $2.4 billion in Q2 2026 per TSLA's latest filing, from $1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $2.4 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $667.0 million in Q2 2022.
• A 5-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of $1.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 58.39% in 2023, down 10.87% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $810.0 million in 2022, then soared by 35.06% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then rose by 16.64% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then soared by 39.73% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then surged by 32.98% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $2.4 billion, $1.9 billion, and $1.8 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.