Tesla (TSLA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Tesla's Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.64% in Q2 2026, down 2.04 percentage points from 4.68% a year earlier and down 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Tesla (TSLA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Tesla came in at 2.97%, down 3.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +0.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.26% in FY2024 (-9.59 pp), 15.85% in FY2023 (-1.58 pp), 17.43% in FY2022 (+7.55 pp) and 9.88% in FY2021 (+7.88 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for 13 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 10.81 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 9.02 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TSLA's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 2.79% (Q1 2026), 2.84% (Q4 2025) and 3.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,223.67 Bn | 1,049.69 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 2.64% |
| 2 | Toyota Motor | 243.73 Bn | -163.01 Bn | 20.95 Bn | 4.02% |
| 3 | Honda Motor | 126.52 Bn | -7.78 Bn | 8.46 Bn | -0.27% |
| 4 | General Motors | 72.50 Bn | -34.01 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 0.74% |
| 5 | Ferrari | 68.83 Bn | 61.27 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 16.02% |
| 6 | Ford Motor | 48.36 Bn | -94.13 Bn | 6.08 Bn | -2.60% |
| 7 | Rivian Automotive | 18.97 Bn | -4.34 Bn | 179.00 Mn | -21.95% |
| 8 | Magna International | 18.29 Bn | 15.51 Bn | 1.61 Bn | - |
| 9 | Stellantis | 13.35 Bn | -153.18 Bn | 5.55 Bn | -0.71% |
| 10 | Li Auto | 11.09 Bn | -42.99 Bn | 417.98 Mn | -3.20% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.37% |
Tesla Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=TSLA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "TSLA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=TSLA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();