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Tesla free cash flow, 2009–2025
Tesla's free cash flow was $6.22 billion in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025, up 73.7% from $3.58 billion the year before: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures as reported in its Form 10-K (our arithmetic).
Fiscal years labeled by the year in which they ended. Bars drawn from the table below.
Tesla free cash flow by fiscal year
| Fiscal year ended | Free cash flow | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | $6.22B | +73.7% | 10-K (2026) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | $3.58B | −17.8% | 10-K (2026) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | $4.36B | −42.4% | 10-K (2026) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | $7.57B | +50.9% | 10-K (2025) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | $5.01B | +80.0% | 10-K (2024) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | $2.79B | +158.4% | 10-K (2023) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2019 | $1.08B | — | 10-K (2022) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | −$3.00M | — | 10-K (2021) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | −$3.48B | — | 10-K (2020) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2016 | −$1.40B | — | 10-K (2019) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2013 | −$6.23M | — | 10-K (2014) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2012 | −$505.3M | — | 10-K (2014) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2011 | −$312.3M | — | 10-K (2014) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2010 | −$168.0M | — | 10-K (2013) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2009 | −$92.7M | — | 10-K/A (2012) ↗ |
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FAQ
Q What was Tesla's free cash flow in its latest fiscal year?
A Tesla's free cash flow was $6.22 billion in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025, up 73.7% from $3.58 billion the year before: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures as reported in its Form 10-K (our arithmetic).
Q What is Tesla's highest annual free cash flow on record here?
A $7.57 billion, in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2022, among the fiscal years 2009–2025 reported in its 10-K XBRL data.
Q Where does this free cash flow data come from?
A From Tesla's annual reports on Form 10-K, as tagged in XBRL and published by the SEC (company facts). Our arithmetic: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, both as reported. Companies that publish their own free cash flow figure may define it differently.
Source: Tesla's annual reports on Form 10-K via SEC XBRL company facts, updated Oct. 15, 2026. Our arithmetic: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, both as reported. Companies that publish their own free cash flow figure may define it differently. For each year the most recent 10-K that reports it is used, so a figure a company later restated shows the restated value; the filing link shows which report it came from. Change is our arithmetic. Financial data, not investment advice.