Tesla free cash flow 2006–2026What is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks.
Tesla's free cash flow in Q2 FY2026, the three months to 30 June 2026, was -1.09B USD, down 847.9% on the same quarter a year before. Tesla's free cash flow over the last twelve months was 5.76B USD, up 3.2% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2025 it was 6.22B USD, up 73.7% on the year before.
Last updated 10 Nov 2026 · Next report 27 Jan 2027
Free cash flow
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Jun 2026 | 5.76B | +3.15% | 5.56% | 18.69B | -12.92B | 1.63 |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 6.22B | +73.69% | 6.56% | 14.75B | -8.53B | 1.76 |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 3.58B | -17.81% | 3.67% | 14.92B | -11.34B | 1.02 |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 4.36B | -42.31% | 4.50% | 13.26B | -8.90B | 1.25 |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 7.55B | +116.82% | 9.27% | 14.72B | -7.17B | 2.17 |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 3.48B | +28.95% | 6.47% | 11.50B | -8.01B | 1.03 |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 2.70B | +179.03% | 8.56% | 5.94B | -3.24B | 0.83 |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 968.00M | — | 3.94% | 2.41B | -1.44B | 0.36 |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | -221.00M | — | -1.03% | 2.10B | -2.32B | -0.09 |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | -4.14B | — | -35.23% | -61.00M | -4.08B | -1.67 |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | -1.56B | — | -22.35% | -123.83M | -1.44B | -0.72 |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | -2.16B | — | -53.37% | -524.50M | -1.63B | -1.12 |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | -1.03B | -177,207.24% | -32.12% | -57.34M | -969.89M | -0.55 |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 580.00K | — | 0.03% | 264.80M | -264.22M | 0.00 |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | -503.04M | — | -121.73% | -263.82M | -239.23M | -0.31 |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | -312.26M | — | -152.89% | -114.36M | -197.90M | -0.21 |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | -168.02M | — | -143.92% | -127.82M | -40.20M | -0.22 |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | -92.71M | — | -82.82% | -80.83M | -11.88M | -0.05 |
| FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | -63.04M | — | -427.64% | -52.41M | -10.63M | -0.03 |
| FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | -63.27M | — | -86,672.60% | -53.47M | -9.80M | -0.03 |
| FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | -9.93M | — | — | -3.43M | -6.51M | -0.00 |
| Quarter | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth on a year before | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | -1.09B | -847.95% | -3.87% | 4.70B | -5.79B | -0.31 |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 1.44B | +117.47% | 6.45% | 3.94B | -2.49B | 0.41 |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 1.42B | -30.19% | 5.70% | 3.81B | -2.39B | 0.40 |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 3.99B | +45.51% | 14.20% | 6.24B | -2.25B | 1.13 |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 146.00M | -89.10% | 0.65% | 2.54B | -2.39B | 0.04 |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 664.00M | — | 3.43% | 2.16B | -1.49B | 0.19 |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 2.03B | -1.41% | 7.91% | 4.81B | -2.78B | 0.58 |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 2.74B | +222.97% | 10.89% | 6.26B | -3.51B | 0.78 |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 1.34B | +33.33% | 5.25% | 3.61B | -2.27B | 0.38 |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | -2.54B | -676.14% | -11.90% | 242.00M | -2.78B | -0.73 |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 2.06B | +45.28% | 8.20% | 4.37B | -2.31B | 0.59 |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 849.00M | -74.25% | 3.64% | 3.31B | -2.46B | 0.24 |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 1.01B | +61.84% | 4.03% | 3.07B | -2.06B | 0.29 |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 440.00M | -80.25% | 1.89% | 2.51B | -2.07B | 0.13 |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 1.42B | -48.75% | 5.84% | 3.28B | -1.86B | 0.41 |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 3.30B | +149.39% | 15.37% | 5.10B | -1.80B | 0.95 |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 621.00M | +1.97% | 3.67% | 2.35B | -1.73B | 0.18 |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 2.23B | — | 11.88% | 4.00B | -1.77B | 0.64 |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 2.77B | +49.78% | 15.64% | 4.59B | -1.81B | 0.64 |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 1.32B | -3.78% | 9.61% | 3.15B | -1.83B | 0.39 |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 609.00M | +53.02% | 5.09% | 2.12B | -1.52B | 0.18 |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | -1.22B | — | -11.73% | 1.64B | -2.86B | -0.36 |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 1.85B | +89.55% | 17.22% | 3.02B | -1.17B | 0.55 |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 1.37B | +297.11% | 15.67% | 2.40B | -1.03B | 0.41 |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 398.00M | -32.66% | 6.59% | 964.00M | -566.00M | 0.13 |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | -921.00M | — | -15.39% | -440.00M | -481.00M | -0.31 |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 976.00M | +10.83% | 13.22% | 1.43B | -449.00M | 0.35 |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 346.00M | -58.41% | 5.49% | 756.00M | -410.00M | 0.13 |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 591.00M | — | 9.31% | 864.00M | -273.00M | 0.22 |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | -945.19M | — | -20.81% | -640.00M | -305.19M | -0.36 |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 880.66M | — | 12.19% | 1.23B | -353.90M | 0.33 |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 831.89M | — | 12.19% | 1.39B | -559.15M | 0.32 |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | -806.88M | — | -20.16% | -129.66M | -677.21M | -0.32 |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | -1.13B | — | -33.06% | -398.38M | -728.64M | -0.44 |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | -396.25M | — | -12.05% | 509.89M | -906.14M | -0.16 |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | -1.55B | -977.82% | -51.77% | -300.56M | -1.24B | -0.62 |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | -1.36B | — | -48.68% | -200.17M | -1.16B | -0.55 |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | -842.38M | — | -31.24% | -69.81M | -772.57M | -0.35 |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | -1.13B | — | -49.44% | -448.21M | -681.28M | -0.49 |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 176.04M | — | 7.66% | 423.65M | -247.61M | 0.07 |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | -144.38M | — | -11.37% | 150.34M | -294.72M | -0.07 |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | -466.46M | — | -40.67% | -249.61M | -216.86M | -0.23 |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | -441.07M | — | -36.32% | -29.85M | -411.22M | -0.22 |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | -595.74M | — | -63.59% | -203.34M | -392.40M | -0.31 |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | -564.68M | — | -59.13% | -159.52M | -405.17M | -0.30 |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | -557.85M | — | -59.35% | -131.79M | -426.06M | -0.30 |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | -455.06M | -1,228.40% | -47.57% | -86.40M | -368.66M | -0.24 |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | -312.17M | -1,324.78% | -36.65% | -28.00M | -284.18M | -0.17 |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | -177.35M | — | -23.05% | -1.66M | -175.69M | -0.10 |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | -82.64M | -1,401.02% | -13.32% | 58.72M | -141.36M | -0.04 |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 40.33M | — | 6.56% | 129.76M | -89.43M | 0.02 |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 25.49M | — | 5.91% | 102.04M | -76.55M | 0.01 |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | -75.81M | — | -18.71% | -35.30M | -40.52M | -0.04 |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 6.35M | — | 1.13% | 64.08M | -57.73M | 0.00 |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | -101.54M | — | -33.15% | -60.06M | -41.48M | -0.06 |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | -163.42M | — | -326.17% | -101.03M | -62.40M | -0.10 |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | -122.27M | — | -458.74% | -64.26M | -58.00M | -0.08 |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | -131.29M | — | -435.20% | -63.30M | -67.99M | -0.08 |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | -81.35M | — | -206.60% | -27.09M | -54.26M | -0.05 |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | -90.34M | — | -156.65% | -21.49M | -68.84M | -0.06 |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | -76.80M | — | -132.03% | -22.49M | -54.31M | -0.05 |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | -63.77M | — | -130.07% | -43.30M | -20.48M | -0.04 |
| Q4 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | -51.43M | — | -141.74% | -34.28M | -17.15M | -0.04 |
| Q3 FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | -53.73M | — | -171.97% | -45.96M | -7.77M | -0.04 |
| Q2 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | -30.06M | — | -105.83% | -17.86M | -12.20M | -0.02 |
| Q1 FY2010 | 31 Mar 2010 | -32.80M | — | -157.61% | -27.33M | -5.47M | -0.02 |
| Q4 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | -35.21M | — | -189.43% | -29.01M | -6.20M | -0.02 |
| Q3 FY2009 | 30 Sept 2009 | -25.75M | — | -56.55% | -23.49M | -2.26M | -0.01 |
| Q2 FY2009 | 30 Jun 2009 | -14.69M | — | -54.53% | -12.17M | -2.53M | -0.01 |
| Q1 FY2009 | 31 Mar 2009 | -17.07M | — | -81.71% | -16.16M | -902.00K | -0.01 |
| Q4 FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | -22.50M | — | -158.86% | -22.35M | -144.00K | -0.01 |
| Q1 FY2008 | 31 Mar 2008 | -15.51M | — | -420.85% | -13.10M | -2.41M | -0.01 |
| Q4 FY2007 | 31 Jan 2008 | -15.51M | — | -420.85% | -13.10M | -2.41M | -0.01 |
| Q1 FY2007 | 31 Mar 2007 | -15.82M | — | -86,672.60% | -13.37M | -2.45M | -0.01 |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Total debt,Cash flow
Common questions about Tesla's free cash flow
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