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

Tesla (TSLA) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.04% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 4.0% to 0.04% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.04% through Dec 2025, down 4.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.04% for FY2025, 4.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.04% in Q4 2025 for Tesla, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.28% in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.01% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.15% across 5 years, with a median of 0.16% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: increased 22bps in 2022 and later decreased -15bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.17% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 67bps to 0.28% in 2022, then decreased by -23bps to 0.22% in 2023, then plummeted by -67bps to 0.07% in 2024, then crashed by -50bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for TSLA at 0.04% in Q4 2025, 0.04% in Q3 2025, and 0.05% in Q2 2025.