Tesla (TSLA) Selling, General & Administrative (2010 - 2026)
Tesla's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $1.98 billion for Q2 2026, up 45.1% from $1.37 billion a year earlier and up 8.1% from the prior quarter.
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Tesla (TSLA) Selling, General & Administrative (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Tesla reported Selling, General & Administrative of $7.03 billion, up 37.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $5.83 billion, up 13.3% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Selling, General & Administrative was $5.15 billion in FY2024 (+7.3%), $4.8 billion in FY2023 (+21.6%), $3.95 billion in FY2022 (-12.6%) and $4.52 billion in FY2021 (+43.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 18.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 54.2%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 30.9%).
- Business Quant data shows TSLA's Selling, General & Administrative at $1.83 billion (Q1 2026), $1.66 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.56 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,216.24 Bn | 1,042.27 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 2 | General Motors | 75.35 Bn | -31.16 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 2.20 Bn |
| 3 | Ferrari | 69.70 Bn | 62.19 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 218.61 Mn |
| 4 | Ford Motor | 48.22 Bn | -94.27 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 5 | Honda Motor | 44.40 Bn | -105.41 Bn | 8.46 Bn | -3.60 Bn |
| 6 | Toyota Motor | 24.11 Bn | -382.39 Bn | 20.95 Bn | 8.63 Bn |
| 7 | Magna International | 18.41 Bn | 12.44 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 585.00 Mn |
| 8 | Rivian Automotive | 17.72 Bn | -5.59 Bn | 179.00 Mn | 549.00 Mn |
| 9 | Stellantis | 12.89 Bn | -151.76 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
| 10 | Li Auto | 11.86 Bn | -37.05 Bn | 417.98 Mn | -335.74 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 961.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 961.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 992.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 994.00 Mn |
API Access
Tesla Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=TSLA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=TSLA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();