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Tesla

TSLA Consumer Discretionary Market cap $1.59T as of Oct 29, 2026 16:00 ET S&P 500

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Q3 FY26 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 reported Oct 22, 2026

Revenue$28.0B +0% year over year
Gross profit$5.5B 20% margin
Operating profit$0.7B 3% margin
Net profit$0.8B 3% margin

Net profit is larger than what operations earned, because the statement adds $0.2B below it, under Other income, net.

Sankey diagram of Tesla's income statement for Q3 FY26: revenue of $28.0 billion flows out into costs, taxes and net profit.
The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare of revenueYear over year
Revenue 28.0 100% +0%
Cost of revenue−22.680%
Gross profit5.520% margin+2pp
R&D−2.810%+4pp
SG&A−2.07%+2pp
Operating profit0.73% margin−3pp
Other income, net0.2
Tax−0.2
Net profit0.8 3% margin−2pp

Figures are rounded to the precision shown, so a column can differ slightly from its own total.

Financial health

The balance sheet, the quarter's capital flow, the debt schedule and the capital structure of the quarter shown above.

Balance sheet of Tesla, Q3 FY26: assets of $157.52B against liabilities and equity.

Assets $157.52B Liabilities $67.63B Equity $89.89B as of Sep 30, 2026

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare
Assets$157.52B100%
Cash$17.85B11%
Short-term investments$27.59B18%
Receivables$4.64B3%
Inventory$14.09B9%
Digital assets$0.96B1%
Other current assets$6.23B4%
Property & equipment$50.59B32%
Lease right-of-use$6.56B4%
Deferred tax assets$7.91B5%
Other assets$21.10B13%
Liabilities$67.63B43%
Payables$17.24B11%
Accrued liabilities$2.06B1%
Deferred revenue$4.66B3%
Short-term debt$1.31B1%
Other current liabilities$2.60B2%
Lease liabilities$5.85B4%
Other liabilities$33.91B22%
Equity$89.89B57%
Preferred & redeemable$0.05B0%
Stockholders' equity$89.29B57%
Minority interests$0.55B0%
Capital flow of Tesla, Q3 FY26: $14.85B moved from its sources to its uses.

Money moved $14.85B Free cash flow $1.53B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 Quarter derived from year-to-date statements.

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare
Where the money came from$14.85B100%
Operating cash flow$6.26B42%
Other investing$7.12B48%
Debt raised$1.16B8%
Shares issued$0.31B2%
Where it went−$14.85B100%
Capital expenditure−$4.73B32%
Investments bought, net−$6.37B43%
Debt repaid−$1.03B7%
Other financing−$0.11B1%
Currency effect−$0.03B0%
Added to cash−$2.58B17%
Debt and liquidity of Tesla, Q3 FY26: total debt $7.96B against cash and cash flow.

Total debt $7.96B Cash & short-term investments $45.45B Net cash $37.49B Operating cash flow, last 4 quarters $18.71B Interest expense, last 4 quarters $0.35B

Maturities as filed as of Dec 31, 2025; debt and cash as of Sep 30, 2026.

The numbers behind the diagram
Principal due, as of Dec 31, 2025
DueValue
2026$1.58B
2027$1.23B
2028$0.65B
2029$4.39B
2030$0.09B
after 2030$0.24B
Instruments, as of Dec 31, 2025
DueItemCouponValue
–China working capital facility2.01%$4.29B
–Automotive asset backed notes2.47%$3.25B
–Automotive asset backed notes$1.41B
–Cash equity debt$0.50B
–Energy asset backed notes$0.50B
–Energy asset backed notes5.08%$0.40B
–Cash equity debt5.25%$0.24B
–Other recourse debt4.7%$<0.01B
Capital structure of Tesla, Q3 FY26: debt of $7.96B against book equity of $89.89B.

Debt to equity 0.09× Net cash $37.49B Interest coverage 9.96× Return on invested capital 5.6% Cost of debt, after tax 4.0% Book values as of Sep 30, 2026.

EBIT, EBITDA, interest and tax are the last four quarters, Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. The cost of equity, the weighted average cost of capital and the value creation spread need the share price, beta and a risk-free rate, which the filing does not carry. They stay empty rather than estimated.

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueHow it is computed
Total debt short-term and long-term borrowings, as on the debt tab$7.96Bshort-term and long-term borrowings, as on the debt tab
Equity, book value stockholders' equity incl. minority interests, as on the balance sheet$89.89Bstockholders' equity incl. minority interests, as on the balance sheet
Total capital total debt + equity$97.85Btotal debt + equity
Debt share total debt / total capital8%total debt / total capital
Equity share equity / total capital92%equity / total capital
Net cash total debt − cash and short-term investments$37.49Btotal debt − cash and short-term investments
EBIT, last 4 quarters operating income, four quarters summed$3.47Boperating income, four quarters summed
Depreciation & amortisation, last 4 quarters from the cash flow statement, four quarters summed$5.67Bfrom the cash flow statement, four quarters summed
EBITDA, last 4 quarters EBIT + depreciation & amortisation$9.14BEBIT + depreciation & amortisation
Interest expense, last 4 quarters four quarters summed$0.35Bfour quarters summed
Debt to equity total debt / equity0.09×total debt / equity
Net debt to EBITDA net debt / EBITDA–net cash $37.49Bnet debt / EBITDA
Interest coverage EBIT / interest expense9.96×EBIT / interest expense
Effective tax rate income tax / pretax income, kept within 0 to 50%22.2%income tax / pretax income, kept within 0 to 50%
NOPAT, last 4 quarters EBIT × (1 − effective tax rate)$2.70BEBIT × (1 − effective tax rate)
Invested capital, average total debt + equity − cash and short-term investments, mean of this quarter end and the one a year earlier (Sep 30, 2025)$48.54Btotal debt + equity − cash and short-term investments, mean of this quarter end and the one a year earlier (Sep 30, 2025)
Return on invested capital NOPAT / average invested capital5.6%NOPAT / average invested capital
Cost of debt, before tax interest / average total debt: the average coupon of the debt on the books, not today's market rate5.1%interest / average total debt: the average coupon of the debt on the books, not today's market rate
Cost of debt, after tax cost of debt before tax × (1 − effective tax rate)4.0%cost of debt before tax × (1 − effective tax rate)
Cost of equity risk-free rate + beta × equity risk premium–needs market datarisk-free rate + beta × equity risk premium
Weighted average cost of capital cost of equity and after-tax cost of debt, weighted by market value–needs market datacost of equity and after-tax cost of debt, weighted by market value
Value creation spread ROIC − WACC–needs market dataROIC − WACC

Quarter by quarter

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Quarter Period Reported Revenue Year over year Operating margin Net profit Net margin
Q3 FY26 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 reported Oct 22, 2026 Operating margin 3% Net profit $0.79B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 Oct 22, 2026 $28.0B +0% 3% $0.79B 3%
Q2 FY26 Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026 reported Jul 23, 2026 Operating margin 1% Net profit $1.11B Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026 Jul 23, 2026 $28.2B +26% 1% $1.11B 4%
Q1 FY26 Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026 reported Apr 23, 2026 Operating margin 4% Net profit $0.48B Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026 Apr 23, 2026 $22.4B +16% 4% $0.48B 2%
Q4 FY25 Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025 reported Jan 29, 2026 Operating margin 6% Net profit $0.84B Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025 Jan 29, 2026 $24.9B −3% 6% $0.84B 3%
Q3 FY25 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025 reported Oct 23, 2025 Operating margin 6% Net profit $1.37B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025 Oct 23, 2025 $28.1B +12% 6% $1.37B 5%