Tesla (TSLA) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)

Tesla (TSLA) posted Tax Rate of 34.36% for Q1 2026, up 26.02% sequentially from 27.27% in Q4 2025, and up 567.0% YoY from 5.15% in Q1 2025.

Tesla (TSLA) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Tesla (TSLA) has 17 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 34.36% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate rose 567.0% year-over-year to 34.36% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 27.74% (up 793.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 26.9%, up 647.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate climbed to 34.36% in Q1 2026 per TSLA's latest filing, from 27.27% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 34.36% in Q1 2026, with the low at 262.53% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 1.45%, with a median of 15.1% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Rate plunged 26946 bps in 2023 and soared 27762 bps in 2024.
  • Tesla's Tax Rate stood at 6.93% in 2022, then sank 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 rose by 26 bps to 34.36% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TSLA's Tax Rate at 34.36% in Q1 2026, 27.27% in Q4 2025, and 29.1% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,375.42 Bn 1,330.73 Bn 4.72 Bn 34.36%
2 Ford Motor 78.30 Bn 47.85 Bn 7.94 Bn 12.40%
3 General Motors 68.82 Bn 46.43 Bn 4.32 Bn 19.18%
4 Xpeng 40.80 Bn 38.26 Bn 388.90 Mn 0.64%
5 Rivian Automotive 21.46 Bn 16.65 Bn 119.00 Mn 0.48%
6 Li Auto 12.40 Bn -965.30 Mn 262.11 Mn -12.50%
7 Nio 12.31 Bn 9.20 Bn 704.43 Mn 3.79%
8 VinFast Auto 7.23 Bn 91,500.01 Bn -17,004.89 Bn -0.12%
9 Lucid 2.18 Bn 1.48 Bn -311.71 Mn -0.02%
10 China Yuchai International 1.74 Bn 678.93 Mn 317.01 Mn -43.64%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%