Tesla (TSLA) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Tesla's (TSLA) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 34.36% in Q1 2026, up 567.0% year-on-year from 5.15% in Q1 2025, and up 26.02% quarter-over-quarter from 27.27% in Q4 2025.
Tesla (TSLA) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Tesla has disclosed Tax Rate across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 34.36% for Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 34.36%, up 567.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 27.74% (up 793.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 26.9%, up 647.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 34.36% for Q1 2026 at Tesla, up from 27.27% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 34.36% in Q1 2026 to a low of 262.53% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 15.1% (2024), against an average of 1.45%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 26946 bps in 2023 and surged 27762 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tesla's Tax Rate stood at 6.93% in 2022, then plunged by 3889 bps to 262.53% in 2023, then surged by 106 bps to 15.1% in 2024, then surged by 81 bps to 27.27% in 2025, then climbed by 26 bps to 34.36% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 34.36% (Q1 2026), 27.27% (Q4 2025), and 29.1% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,297.09 Bn | 1,252.41 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 34.36 |
| 2 | Toyota Motor | 440.56 Bn | 289.71 Bn | 39.87 Bn | - |
| 3 | Ferrari | 75.26 Bn | 73.46 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 23.95 |
| 4 | General Motors | 72.40 Bn | 50.02 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 19.18 |
| 5 | Ford Motor | 56.05 Bn | 25.60 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 12.40 |
| 6 | Rivian Automotive | 20.65 Bn | 15.84 Bn | 119.00 Mn | 0.48 |
| 7 | China Yuchai International | 14.25 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 317.01 Mn | -43.64 |
| 8 | VinFast Auto | 7.11 Bn | 10.11 Bn | -15,731.99 Bn | - |
| 9 | Digital Currency X Technology | 4.89 Bn | 4.89 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Xpeng | 4.49 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 388.90 Mn | 0.64 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -262.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -262.53% |