Tesla (TSLA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Tesla has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 4.59% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 4.59%, down 213.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.59% (down 213.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.43%, down 384.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.59% for Q1 2026 at Tesla, up from 4.19% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 26.43% in Q4 2022 to a low of 4.19% in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.43% (2024), against an average of 13.54%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 1624 bps in 2022 and plunged 1400 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Tesla's Return on Capital Employed stood at 26.43% in 2022, then slumped by 53 bps to 12.43% in 2023, then tumbled by 38 bps to 7.68% in 2024, then slumped by 46 bps to 4.19% in 2025, then climbed by 10 bps to 4.59% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.59% (Q1 2026), 4.19% (Q4 2025), and 4.54% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.