Tesla Gross Margin Growth & History (TSLA)

Tesla's gross margin was 18.03% for fiscal 2025.

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Tesla annual gross margin history

Tesla annual gross margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedGross marginChange (percentage points)
20252025-12-3118.03%+0.16 pp
20242024-12-3117.86%−0.39 pp
20232023-12-3118.25%−7.35 pp
20222022-12-3125.60%+0.32 pp
20212021-12-3125.28%+4.26 pp
20202020-12-3121.02%+4.47 pp
20192019-12-3116.56%−2.28 pp
20182018-12-3118.83%−0.07 pp
20172017-12-3118.90%−3.94 pp
20162016-12-3122.85%+0.02 pp
20152015-12-3122.82%−4.74 pp
20142014-12-3127.57%+4.91 pp
20132013-12-3122.66%+15.38 pp
20122012-12-317.28%−22.88 pp
20112011-12-3130.16%+3.83 pp
20102010-12-3126.32%+17.81 pp
20092009-12-318.52%

Tesla gross margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Tesla's gross margin decreased from 21.02% to 18.03%, a change of −3.00 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 16.83%.

About the metric

What gross margin means

Gross margin measures the percentage of revenue remaining after the direct costs of producing goods or services. It helps show how efficiently a company turns sales into gross profit before operating expenses.

Calculation and source

How gross margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates gross margin as SEC-reported gross profit divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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