Capital expenditure · 2011–2025
Tesla capital expenditure
$8.5B−24.8% · FY2025
Tesla (TSLA) reported $8.5B in capital expenditure for fiscal 2025, −24.8% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Capital expenditure | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $8.5B | −24.8% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $11.3B | +27.5% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $8.9B | +24.3% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $7.2B | +10.4% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $6.5B | +105.3% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $3.2B | +137.9% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $1.3B | −36.8% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $2.1B | −38.5% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $3.4B | +166.6% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $1.3B | −21.7% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $1.6B | +68.6% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $970M | +267.1% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $264M | +10.4% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $239M | +29.9% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $184M | — | Open → |
Capital expenditure — Capital expenditure is the cash the company spent during the year on property, plant and equipment — factories, stores, servers, vehicles. It appears in the investing section of the cash-flow statement as an outflow and is shown here as a positive amount. Operating cash flow minus this figure is free cash flow.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +31.5%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001628280-26-003952 · January 29, 2026
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