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Tesla (TSLA) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Tesla (TSLA) over the last 15 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.04%.

  • Tesla's Return on Capital Employed fell 300.0% to 0.04% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.04%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.04% for FY2025, which is 400.0% down from last year.
  • Tesla's Return on Capital Employed amounted to 0.04% in Q4 2025, which was down 300.0% from 0.05% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Tesla's Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.26% in Q4 2022 and a low of 0.04% during Q4 2025
  • Over the past 5 years, Tesla's median Return on Capital Employed value was 0.11% (recorded in 2021), while the average stood at 0.13%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Tesla's Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed by 1600bps in 2022 and then tumbled by -1400bps in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Tesla's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.16% in 2021, then surged by 63bps to 0.26% in 2022, then tumbled by -53bps to 0.12% in 2023, then plummeted by -38bps to 0.08% in 2024, then plummeted by -46bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.04% for Q4 2025, versus 0.05% for Q3 2025 and 0.06% for Q2 2025.