Tesla (TSLA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Tesla's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 2.56% for Q3 2026, down 3.22 percentage points from 5.78% a year earlier but up 1.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Tesla (TSLA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Tesla reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 3.35%, down 1.39 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.59%, down 2.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -1.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 7.24% in FY2024 (-1.94 pp), 9.19% in FY2023 (-7.58 pp), 16.76% in FY2022 (+4.64 pp) and 12.12% in FY2021 (+5.80 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 1.41% (Q2 2026) to 19.21% (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.12 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 13.49 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 9.64 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows TSLA's Return on Sales [ROS] at 1.41% (Q2 2026), 4.20% (Q1 2026) and 5.66% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,160.73 Bn | 982.96 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 2.56% |
| 2 | General Motors | 75.19 Bn | -29.42 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 7.19% |
| 3 | Ferrari | 74.17 Bn | 66.47 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 29.70% |
| 4 | Ford Motor | 49.64 Bn | -84.78 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 2.94% |
| 5 | Honda Motor | 47.63 Bn | -102.18 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 8.76% |
| 6 | Toyota Motor | 28.28 Bn | -349.28 Bn | 19.83 Bn | 8.39% |
| 7 | Rivian Automotive | 19.71 Bn | -2.02 Bn | 176.00 Mn | -40.88% |
| 8 | Magna International | 17.43 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 13.52% |
| 9 | Stellantis | 12.80 Bn | -148.64 Bn | 3.94 Bn | -0.88% |
| 10 | Li Auto | 12.62 Bn | -36.34 Bn | 417.98 Mn | -8.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.56% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.75% |
API Access
Tesla Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=TSLA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=TSLA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();