Form 10-Q Tesla, Inc. For: Jun 30
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026
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| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
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As of July 16, 2026, there were 3,949,547,394 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.
TESLA, INC.
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2026
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Forward-Looking Statements
The discussions in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions with respect to the future and management’s current expectations, involve certain risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning supply chain constraints, our strategy, competition, future operations and production capacity, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, profitability, expected cost reductions, capital adequacy, expectations regarding demand and acceptance for our technologies, growth opportunities and trends in the markets in which we operate, prospects and plans and objectives of management. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “would,” “predicts” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Future results may differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements that we make. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the risks set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and that are otherwise described or updated from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The discussion of such risks is not an indication that any such risks have occurred at the time of this filing. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Tesla, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Inventory | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Operating lease vehicles, net | |||||||||||
| Energy generation and storage systems, net | |||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Digital assets | |||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets | |||||||||||
| Other non-current assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and other | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Current portion of debt and finance leases | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Debt and finance leases, net of current portion | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | |||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) | |||||||||||
| Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | |||||||||||
| Equity | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
Preferred stock; $ | |||||||||||
Common stock; $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Tesla, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive regulatory credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive leasing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total automotive revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy generation and storage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services and other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive leasing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total automotive cost of revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy generation and storage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services and other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share of common stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Tesla, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in millions)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized net loss on short-term investments, net of tax | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Tesla, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Equity
(in millions)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Retained Earnings | Total Stockholders’ Equity | Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for equity incentive awards and acquisitions, net of transaction costs | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buy-outs of noncontrolling interests | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholder settlement, net of $ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Retained Earnings | Total Stockholders’ Equity | Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for equity incentive awards and acquisitions, net of transaction costs | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buy-outs of noncontrolling interests | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholder settlement, net of $ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tesla, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Equity
(in millions)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | Retained Earnings | Total Stockholders’ Equity | Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for equity incentive awards | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | Retained Earnings | Total Stockholders’ Equity | Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for equity incentive awards | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholder settlement, net | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Tesla, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
(unaudited)
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | |||||||||||
| Inventory write-downs | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency transaction net unrealized loss | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| SpaceX equity investment unrealized gain | ( | ||||||||||
| Digital assets unrealized loss (gain) | ( | ||||||||||
| Non-cash interest and other operating activities | |||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | |||||||||||
| Inventory | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Operating lease vehicles | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment excluding finance leases, net of sales | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchase of SpaceX equity investment | ( | ||||||||||
| Purchases of short-term investments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments | |||||||||||
| Purchase of intangible assets | ( | ||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuances of debt | |||||||||||
| Repayments of debt | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Debt issuance costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from exercises of stock options and other stock issuances, net of issuance costs | |||||||||||
| Principal payments on finance leases | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds received from directors in shareholder settlement | |||||||||||
| Recovery (payment) of legal fees associated with shareholder settlement | ( | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | ( | ( | |||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | |||||||||||
| Acquisitions of property and equipment included in liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Tesla, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Unaudited Interim Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements of Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”), including the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026, the consolidated statements of operations, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income and the consolidated statements of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, as well as other information disclosed in the accompanying notes, are unaudited. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The interim consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The interim consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods presented. The consolidated results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or for any other future years or interim periods.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue by source
The following table disaggregates our revenue by major source (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive regulatory credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy generation and storage sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services and other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues from sales and services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive leasing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy generation and storage leasing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Automotive Segment
Automotive Sales
Deferred revenue related to internet connectivity, access to our Full Self-Driving (“FSD”) (Supervised) features and their ongoing maintenance, free Supercharging programs and over-the-air software updates primarily on automotive sales amounted to $4.05 billion and $3.87 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
Deferred revenue is equivalent to the total transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied, or partially unsatisfied, as of the balance sheet date. Revenue recognized from the deferred revenue balances as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $468 million and $428 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Of the total deferred revenue balance as of June 30, 2026, we expect to recognize $962 million of revenue in the next 12 months. The remaining balance will be recognized at the time of transfer of control of the product or over the performance period.
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We have financing receivables on our consolidated balance sheets related to loans we provide for financing our automotive deliveries. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had current net financing receivables of $241 million and $247 million, respectively, in Accounts receivable, net, and $466 million and $554 million, respectively, in Other non-current assets for the long-term portion.
We offer resale value guarantees to our commercial banking partners in connection with certain vehicle leasing programs. Under these programs, we originate the lease with our end customer and immediately transfer the lease and the underlying vehicle to our commercial banking partner, with the transaction being accounted for as a sale under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
We receive upfront payment for the vehicle, do not bear casualty and credit risks during the lease term, and we provide a guarantee capped to a limit if they are unable to sell the vehicle at or above the vehicle’s contractual or determined residual value at the end of the lease term. We estimate a guarantee liability in accordance with ASC 460, Guarantees and record it within other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. On a quarterly basis, we assess the estimated market value of vehicles sold under these programs to determine whether there have been changes to the amount of expected resale value guarantee liabilities. As we accumulate more data related to the resale values of our vehicles or as market conditions change, there may be material changes to their estimated values. The total recorded guarantee liabilities on vehicles sold under these programs were immaterial as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. Our maximum exposure on the guarantees we provide if they are unable to sell the vehicle at or above the vehicle’s contractual residual value at the end of the lease term was $4.07 billion and $3.45 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
Automotive Regulatory Credits
As of June 30, 2026, total transaction price allocated to performance obligations that were unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied for contracts with an original expected length of more than one year was $287 million. Of this amount, we expect to recognize $220 million in the next 12 months and the rest over the remaining performance obligation period. Changes in regulations on automotive regulatory credits may significantly impact our remaining performance obligations and revenue to be recognized under these contracts. Recent governmental and regulatory actions have restricted certain regulatory credit programs tied to our products.
Automotive Leasing Revenue
Direct Sales-Type Leasing Program
Lease receivables relating to sales-type leases are presented on the consolidated balance sheets as follows (in millions):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Gross lease receivables | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Unearned interest income | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Allowance for expected credit losses | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net investment in sales-type leases | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Reported as: | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Other non-current assets | |||||||||||
| Net investment in sales-type leases | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Energy Generation and Storage Segment
Energy Generation and Storage Sales
We record as deferred revenue any non-refundable amounts that are primarily related to prepayments from customers, which is recognized as revenue as or when the performance obligations are satisfied. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, deferred revenue related to such customer payments amounted to $2.31 billion and $2.04 billion, respectively, mainly due to contractual payment terms. Revenue recognized from the deferred revenue balances as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $1.12 billion and $944 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. We have elected the practical expedient to omit disclosure of the amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations for contracts with an original expected contract length of one year or less and the amount that we have the right to invoice when that amount corresponds directly with the value of the performance to date. As of June 30, 2026, total transaction price allocated to performance obligations that were unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied for contracts with an original expected length of more than one year was $10.05 billion. Of this amount, we expect to recognize $4.56 billion in the next 12 months and the rest over the remaining performance obligation period. Changes in government and economic incentives or tariffs may impact the transaction price or our ability to execute these existing contracts.
We have financing receivables on our consolidated balance sheets related to loans we provide for financing our energy products. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had current net financing receivables of $41 million and $38 million, respectively, in Accounts receivable, net, and $695 million and $731 million, respectively, in Other non-current assets for the long-term portion.
Income Taxes
We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and in many foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets that are not more likely than not to be realized. We monitor the realizability of our deferred tax assets taking into account all relevant factors at each reporting period. In completing our assessment of realizability of our deferred tax assets, we consider our history of income (loss) measured at pre-tax income (loss) adjusted for permanent book-tax differences on a jurisdictional basis, volatility in actual earnings, excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation in recent prior years and impacts of the timing of reversal of existing temporary differences. We also rely on our assessment of the Company’s projected future results of business operations, including uncertainty in future operating results relative to historical results, volatility in the market price of our common stock and its performance over time, variable macroeconomic conditions impacting our ability to forecast future taxable income, and changes in business that may affect the existence and magnitude of future taxable income. Our valuation allowance assessment is based on our best estimate of future results considering all available information.
Our provision for income taxes for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter, we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment.
Net Income per Share of Common Stock Attributable to Common Stockholders
The following table presents the reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to net income used in computing basic and diluted net income per share of common stock (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Buy-outs of noncontrolling interest | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income used in computing basic and diluted net income per share of common stock | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Restricted stock awards will be excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares until the shares have been deemed to be earned. The following table presents the reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average shares used in computing net income per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share of common stock, basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add: Stock-based awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share of common stock, diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The following table presents the potentially dilutive shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders, because their effect was anti-dilutive (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Cash
Our total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, as presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows, was as follows (in millions):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash included in other non-current assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total as presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
SpaceX Equity Investment
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
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Financing Receivables
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the vast majority of our financing receivables were at current status with an immaterial balance being past due. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the majority of our financing receivables, excluding MyPower notes receivable, were originated from 2022 through 2025.
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the total outstanding balance of MyPower customer notes receivable, net of allowance for expected credit losses, was $240 million and $241 million, respectively, of which immaterial amounts were due in the next 12 months. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the allowance for expected credit losses was $18 million and $26 million, respectively.
Concentration of Risk
Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, restricted cash, accounts receivable and other finance receivables. Our cash and short-term investments balances are primarily on deposit at high credit quality financial institutions or invested in highly rated, investment-grade securities. These deposits are typically in excess of insured limits. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, no entity represented 10% or more of our total receivables balance.
Supply Risk
We are dependent on our suppliers, including single source suppliers, and the inability of these suppliers to deliver necessary components of our products in a timely manner at prices, quality levels and volumes acceptable to us, or our inability to efficiently manage these components from these suppliers, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
Warranties
Accrued warranty activity consisted of the following (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued warranty - beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Warranty costs incurred | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net changes in liability for pre-existing warranties, including expirations and foreign exchange impact | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for warranty | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued warranty - end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Subtopic 220-40). The ASU requires the disaggregated disclosure of specific expense categories, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization, within relevant income statement captions. This ASU also requires disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses along with the definition of selling expenses. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Adoption of this ASU can either be applied prospectively to consolidated financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. Early adoption is also permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU and expect this ASU will likely result in the required additional disclosures being included in our consolidated financial statements, once adopted.
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In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The ASU simplifies the capitalization guidance by removing all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages (referred to as “project stages”) throughout ASC 350-40. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Adoption of this ASU can be applied prospectively for reporting periods after its effective date; or following a modified transition approach that is based on the status of the respective projects and whether software costs were capitalized before the date of adoption; or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU and do not expect this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities. The ASU establishes authoritative guidance in GAAP about accounting for government grants received by business entities, clarifies the appropriate accounting, in an effort to reduce diversity in practice, and increase consistency of application across business entities. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2028, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Adoption of this ASU can be applied on a modified prospective approach, a modified retrospective approach, or a retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU and do not expect this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. The ASU clarifies interim disclosure requirements and the applicability of Topic 270. The objective of the amendments is to provide further clarity about the current interim disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Adoption of this ASU can be applied on either a prospective or a retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU and do not expect this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-12, Codification Improvements. The ASU addresses thirty-three items, representing the changes to the Codification that (1) clarify, (2) correct errors, or (3) make minor improvements. Generally, the amendments in this Update are not intended to result in significant changes for most entities. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The adoption method of this ASU may vary, on an issue-by-issue basis. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU and do not expect this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In May 2026, the FASB issued ASU No. 2026-02, Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations (Topic 818). The ASU establishes authoritative guidance for the accounting of environmental credits and environmental credit obligations, including recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure requirements, in an effort to reduce diversity in practice and increase consistency of application across reporting entities. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Adoption of this ASU should be applied on a retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity or net assets on the balance sheet) as of the beginning of the annual reporting period of adoption, without recasting for any financial statement information before the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU.
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
ASU 2025-05
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. The amendments in this update provide a practical expedient permitting an entity to assume that conditions at the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the life of the asset when estimating expected credit losses for current classified accounts receivable and contract assets. We adopted this ASU on a prospective basis effective January 1, 2026 and did not elect the practical expedient permitted under this ASU. Therefore, the adoption has no impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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Note 2 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, states that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The three-tiered fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes which inputs should be used in measuring fair value, is comprised of: (Level I) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level II) inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly and (Level III) unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data. The fair value hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available in determining fair value. Our assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value | Level I | Level II | Level III | Fair Value | Level I | Level II | Level III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit and time deposits | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SpaceX equity investment (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital assets (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)The investment is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy based on observable market inputs used to estimate the $238 million discount for lack of marketability due to regulatory restrictions expiring in September 2026. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, we recorded a $1.00 billion net gain on our SpaceX equity investment. In addition, we are subject to customary sales restrictions in connection with the SpaceX initial public offering that expire in December 2026.
(2)As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the majority of our digital assets were comprised of 11,509 386
Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments classified by security type as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in millions):
| June 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Cash and Cash Equivalents | Short-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | — | $ | — | $ | $ | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit and time deposits | ( | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government securities | ( | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial paper | ( | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Cash and Cash Equivalents | Short-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | — | $ | — | $ | $ | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit and time deposits | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government securities | ( | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial paper | ( | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, short-term investments held and restricted for our insurance business were $286 million and $254 million, respectively.
As of June 30, 2026, the majority of our short-term investments had contractual maturity dates within one year.
Disclosure of Fair Values
Our financial instruments that are not re-measured at fair value include accounts receivable, financing receivables, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, customer deposits and debt. The carrying values of these financial instruments materially approximate their fair values.
Note 3 – Acquisition
In the second quarter of 2026, Tesla acquired an AI hardware company in an asset acquisition for $1.95 billion in Tesla common stock and equity awards, of which $1.73 billion is subject to certain service conditions and/or performance milestones dependent on the successful deployment of the company's technology and $222 million was allocated to a patent and related developed technology intangible asset. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, no stock-based compensation expense related to the performance-based awards was recognized as the performance conditions were determined to be improbable.
Note 4 – Inventory
Our inventory consisted of the following (in millions):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Raw materials | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Work in process | |||||||||||
| Finished goods (1) | |||||||||||
| Service parts | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1)Finished goods inventory includes products-in-transit to fulfill customer orders, new vehicles, used vehicles and energy products available for sale.
We write-down inventory for any excess or obsolete inventory or when we believe that the net realizable value of inventory is less than the carrying value. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we recorded write-downs of $100 million and $177 million, respectively, in Cost of revenues in the consolidated statements of operations. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded write-downs of $131 million and $210 million, respectively, in Cost of revenues in the consolidated statements of operations.
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Note 5 – Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Our property, plant and equipment, net, consisted of the following (in millions):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Machinery, equipment, vehicles and office furniture | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Land and buildings | |||||||||||
| AI infrastructure | |||||||||||
| Tooling | |||||||||||
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| Computer equipment, hardware and software | |||||||||||
| Construction in progress | |||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Construction in progress is primarily comprised of ongoing construction and expansion of our facilities, equipment and tooling related to the manufacturing of our products as well as AI-related assets which have not yet been placed in service.
Depreciation expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was $1.37 billion and $2.71 billion, respectively. Depreciation expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $1.15 billion and $2.30 billion, respectively.
Note 6 – Accrued Liabilities and Other
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Accrued purchases (1) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued warranty reserve, current portion | |||||||||||
| Customer deposits | |||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs | |||||||||||
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| Sales return reserve, current portion | |||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1)Accrued purchases primarily reflects goods received and services incurred for which we had not yet been invoiced. As we are invoiced for these goods and services, this balance will reduce and accounts payable will increase.
(2)Taxes payable primarily includes value added tax, income tax, sales tax, property tax and use tax payables.
Note 7 – Other Long-Term Liabilities
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Accrued warranty reserve | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total other long-term liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Note 8 – Debt
The following is a summary of our debt and finance leases as of June 30, 2026 (in millions):
| Net Carrying Value | Unpaid Principal Balance | Unused Committed Amount (1) | Contractual Interest Rates | Contractual Maturity Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Recourse debt: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RCF Credit Agreement | $ | $ | $ | $ | Not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Non-recourse debt: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive Asset-backed Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Working Capital Facility | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy Asset-backed Notes | June 2050- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total debt | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finance leases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total debt and finance leases | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following is a summary of our debt and finance leases as of December 31, 2025 (in millions):
| Net Carrying Value | Unpaid Principal Balance | Unused Committed Amount (1) | Contractual Interest Rates | Contractual Maturity Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Recourse debt: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RCF Credit Agreement | $ | $ | $ | $ | Not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Automotive Asset-backed Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Working Capital Facility | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy Asset-backed Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total debt | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finance leases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total debt and finance leases | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Refer to the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our reporting on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 for restrictions on draw-down or use for general corporate purposes with respect to any available committed funds under our debt facilities, as applicable.
(2)As we have the intent and ability to refinance the loan on a long-term basis, we classify it as Debt and finance leases, net of current portion in the consolidated balance sheets.
Recourse debt refers to debt that is recourse to our general assets. Non-recourse debt refers to debt that is recourse to only assets of our subsidiaries. The differences between the unpaid principal balances and the net carrying values are due to debt discounts or deferred issuance costs. As of June 30, 2026, we were in material compliance with all financial debt covenants.
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Warehouse Agreement
In the first quarter of 2026, we entered into an uncommitted revolving Loan and Security Agreement (the "Warehouse Agreement") with a syndicate of banks. Under the Warehouse Agreement, we may borrow up to $1.50 billion in total principal amount which is secured by certain financing receivables and/or beneficial interests related to certain leased vehicles. Subject to extension in accordance with the terms of the Warehouse Agreement, the ability to draw under the Warehouse Agreement expires in March 2027, and the maturity date for borrowings is the earlier of the end of the underlying lease and loan terms or March 2034. Amounts drawn under the Warehouse Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to SOFR plus 0.65 % to 1.00 %. As of June 30, 2026, we have no borrowings outstanding under the Warehouse Agreement.
We are subject to certain conditions and limitations, including advance rate limits, a required reserve account, various performance triggers and excess concentration limits.
Energy Asset-backed Notes
In the second quarter of 2026, we transferred certain financing receivables into a special purpose entity (“SPE”) and issued $348 million in aggregate principal amount of Energy Asset-backed Notes, backed by these financing receivables. The proceeds from issuance, net of debt issuance costs, were $344 million. The SPE is wholly owned by us and is consolidated in the financial statements. The cash flows generated by these financing receivables are used to service the principal and interest payments on the Energy Asset-backed Notes and satisfy the SPE’s expenses, and any remaining cash is distributed to us. The SPE’s assets and cash flows are not available to our other creditors, and the creditors of the SPE, including the Energy Asset-backed Note holders, have no recourse to our other assets.
Note 9 – Equity Incentive Plans
2025 CEO Interim Award
Following the Delaware Supreme Court’s decision reversing the Court of Chancery’s rescission order and reinstating the performance-based stock option award our CEO was granted by the Company on January 21, 2018 (the “2018 CEO Performance Award”), on March 18, 2026 the Court of Chancery entered a final order implementing such reversal. On April 21, 2026 the Board approved the determination that the final order and judgment allowing our CEO to exercise the 2018 CEO Performance Award in full constituted a Tornetta Decision Event (as defined in the restricted stock award granted to our CEO on August 3, 2025 (the “2025 CEO Interim Award”), resulting in the immediate forfeiture of the 96 million shares associated with the 2025 CEO Interim Award. These actions are consistent with the “no double dip” principle, which precludes Mr. Musk from getting a windfall in the event that he may exercise the 2018 CEO Performance Award. No stock-based compensation expense was recognized related to the 2025 CEO Interim Award prior to the forfeiture.
2026 Implementation Agreement
On April 21, 2026 (the “effective date”), the Board approved the Company’s entry into an agreement with our CEO (the “Implementation Agreement”) implementing a process for our CEO’s exercise of the 2018 CEO Performance Award. During the quarter ended June 30, 2026, our CEO exercised approximately 304.0 million of the stock options underlying the 2018 CEO Performance Award and elected to net settle the exercise price of his options, which amounted to approximately 17.5 million shares.
The Implementation Agreement imposed a service-based vesting condition on the restricted shares of common stock (the “Restricted Shares”) issued to our CEO upon exercise of the 2018 CEO Performance Award, requiring him to remain in continuous service as CEO or as an executive officer responsible for product development or operations (as approved by the Board’s disinterested directors) through January 19, 2028 (the “scheduled vesting date”), and commences a five-year holding period on the date the Restricted Shares vest (except in the case of death). The Implementation Agreement also provides for cooperation between the Company and our CEO to create a mutually-agreeable plan to address our CEO’s satisfaction of applicable tax obligations.
We assessed whether there is any incremental fair value that needs to be recognized as a result of the Implementation Agreement. As of the effective date, we determined that the fair value of the original stock option awards immediately before the effective date was greater than the fair value of the Restricted Shares after the effective date. The stock options underlying the 2018 CEO Performance Award were fully vested and their grant-date fair value has already been fully recognized. As such, no incremental stock-based compensation expense will be recorded during the additional service period of the award.
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2025 CEO Performance Award
On September 3, 2025 (the “2025 CEO Performance Award Grant Date”), the Board of Directors granted the 2025 CEO Performance Award to our CEO, consisting of approximately 423.7 million shares of performance-based restricted stock to our CEO, which was approved on November 6, 2025 by our shareholders (the “2025 CEO Performance Award Accounting Grant Date”).
Until such time as there are no shares under the 2025 CEO Performance Award that are not earned (the “Unearned Shares”), our CEO’s Unearned Shares will vote proportionately to the votes of all other shares of our capital stock that are present and entitled to vote at any annual or special meeting (or similar action) of our shareholders (including our CEO). Generally, each of the 12 tranches of the 2025 CEO Performance Award will become “Earned Shares” upon our CEO remaining in Eligible Service (as defined below) and the certification by disinterested directors that the following have been achieved: (i) the market capitalization milestone for such tranche and (ii) any one of the twelve operational milestones (clauses (i) and (ii), together the “Performance Milestones”). Our CEO will be able to direct the vote of such Earned Shares.
| Tranche # | Number of Shares Subject to Tranche | Market Capitalization Milestones (2) | Operational Milestones | Achievement Status | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | $ | Achievement of any 1 of the 12 Operational Milestones | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | $ | Achievement of any 2 of the 12 Operational Milestones | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | $ | Achievement of any 3 of the 12 Operational Milestones | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | $ | Achievement of any 4 of the 12 Operational Milestones | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | $ | Achievement of any 5 of the 12 Operational Milestones | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | $ | Achievement of any 6 of the 12 Operational Milestones | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | $ | Achievement of any 7 of the 12 Operational Milestones | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | $ | Achievement of any 8 of the 12 Operational Milestones | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)The 11th and 12th tranches are earned upon the later of (i) the date on which the last Performance Milestone applicable to such tranche is completed and (ii) the date on which the CEO succession framework developed by our CEO is approved by the Board of Directors.
(2)Market capitalization milestones are measured on a trailing average basis over both a six-month period and a 30-day period. Achievement may also be measured over a one-year period in connection with the deemed achievement of certain product goals.
The operational milestones generally required for any shares to become Earned Shares are defined as follows:
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(3)Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders before interest expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes, depreciation, amortization and impairment, stock-based compensation and digital assets gains and losses for the four consecutive quarters that immediately precede such determination date.
The vesting date for each tranche of shares depends on when such shares become Earned Shares, which is based on the achievement of Performance Milestones. Generally, shares earned prior to the 5th anniversary of the 2025 CEO Performance Award Grant Date vest on the 7.5th anniversary, and shares that are earned after the 5th anniversary of the 2025 CEO Performance Award Grant Date vest on the 10th anniversary (each such 7.5 and 10-year period, a “Post-Milestone Service Period”), in each case our CEO must maintain continued employment either as our CEO or as an executive officer responsible for product development or operations through the applicable Post-Milestone Service Period (“Eligible Service”). Upon vesting, the vested shares will be reduced by an offset amount of $334.09 per share, unless our CEO elects to pay such amounts in cash.
Unearned Shares will be forfeited and returned upon the 10-year anniversary of the 2025 CEO Performance Award Grant Date. Unvested shares (including any Earned Shares that have not vested) will be forfeited upon cessation of Eligible Service. Any stock-based compensation expense related to forfeited shares will be reversed during the period in which such a forfeiture occurs.
Our CEO must hold shares for five years after they become Earned Shares (regardless of whether such Earned Shares vest), subject to exceptions on or after vesting for (i) a change in control, (ii) satisfying taxes due in respect of vesting or (iii) transfers for estate planning purposes that involve a mere change of form or as may be permitted by our disinterested directors in their discretion consistent with our internal policies.
Stock-based compensation expense recognition commences when an operational milestone is considered probable of achievement regardless of the progress made towards achieving the next market capitalization milestone. The probability of meeting an operational milestone is based on a subjective assessment of the product roadmap, regulatory environment, industry and adoption trends, competitive environment, macroeconomic conditions and risks, and our future financial projections, among other estimates and assumptions. These inputs, which are subjective and generally require significant judgment, are based on historical experience, as appropriate, and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Changes in the accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. Accordingly, actual results could differ significantly from the estimates made by our management. As of June 30, 2026, we determined that the operational milestone involving the delivery of 20 million Tesla vehicles is probable over the term of the award based on our current assumptions.
Once an operational milestone is considered probable of achievement, stock-based compensation expense associated with the tranche will be recognized over the relevant Post-Milestone Service Period, which is based on the expected achievement date of the operational milestone. Changes to the expected achievement date of the operational milestone could impact the fair value of the applicable tranche of the award. By design of this award, the recognition period will be approximately 7.5 or 10 years from the 2025 CEO Performance Award Accounting Grant Date. Stock-based compensation expense associated with this award is recorded as Selling, general and administrative expense on our consolidated statement of operations.
As of June 30, 2026, based on our current estimate of the achievement date, we had unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $9.82 billion for the operational milestone that was considered probable of achievement over the term of the award, which we expect to be recognized over 9.2 years. As of June 30, 2026, we had unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $105.82 billion to $120.37 billion for the operational milestones that were considered not probable of achievement. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we recorded stock-based compensation expense of $267 million and $527 million, respectively, related to the 2025 CEO Performance Award.
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Other Performance-Based Grants
From time to time, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors grants certain employees performance-based restricted stock units and stock options.
As of June 30, 2026, we had unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $3.63 billion under these grants to purchase or receive an aggregate 19.1 million shares of our common stock. For awards probable of achievement, we estimate the unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $645 million will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.0 years.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we recorded $138 million and $274 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to these grants, net of forfeitures. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded $54 million and $92 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to these grants, net of forfeitures. Stock-based compensation expense related to these grants, net of forfeitures, is recorded primarily in Research and development in the consolidated statements of operations.
Summary Stock-Based Compensation Information
The following table summarizes our stock-based compensation expense by line item in the consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
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Note 10 – Income Taxes
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, following the enactment of California Senate Bill 122 (SB 122) into law and based on the relevant weight of positive and negative evidence, including the consideration of our expected California tax liabilities, we concluded that it is more likely than not that our California deferred tax assets, other than research and development tax credits, are realizable. Accordingly, we released the valuation allowance related to these California deferred tax assets. The release of this valuation allowance and an immaterial accrual of pillar two tax resulted in a $274
Our effective tax rate was 15 % and 22 % for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to 23 % and 25 % for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The decreases in our effective tax rates were primarily due to the release of the valuation allowance on our California deferred tax assets other than research and development tax credits and changes in the mix of our jurisdictional earnings, partially offset by the non-deductibility of stock-based compensation expense related to the 2025 CEO Performance Award.
Our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 as compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% were primarily impacted by changes in the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets, the mix of our jurisdictional earnings subject to different tax rates, tax deduction limitations on executive compensation expense, and benefits from our U.S. research and development credits and manufacturing production credits.
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Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies
Tariffs
In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling invalidating certain tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). As a result of this ruling, we may be eligible for a refund of tariffs previously paid on imported goods. As the recoverability and timing of any future refund remains uncertain, we will not recognize any receivable nor corresponding offset to expense or asset until such amounts are realized or realizable. We continue to monitor these developments and their potential impact on our results of operations, including reduction of revenue for any future potential refunds to certain energy storage customers for which a contractual obligation exists.
Legal Proceedings
Certain Derivative Lawsuits in Delaware
Before converting from a Delaware to Texas corporation on June 13, 2024, three separate derivative actions brought by purported Tesla stockholders were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery on May 24, June 10 and June 13, 2024, purportedly on behalf of Tesla, against current and former directors regarding topics involving Elon Musk and others, X Corp. (formerly Twitter) and xAI. These suits asserted various claims, including breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract, and sought unspecified damages and other relief. On August 6, 2024, the plaintiffs in these three actions moved to consolidate the matters into a single case. The Court consolidated two of the three cases. Tesla and the directors filed motions to dismiss, and oral argument on those motions occurred on October 22, 2025. On April 2, 2026, these cases were reassigned to a different judge. On April 13, 2026, the Court granted Tesla’s motions to dismiss and dismissed the cases. In May 2026, plaintiffs in the consolidated and coordinated cases appealed to the Delaware Supreme Court the decision granting Tesla’s motion to dismiss.
Litigation and Investigations Relating to Alleged Discrimination and Harassment
We are also subject to various lawsuits that assert claims related to alleged discrimination and harassment. For example, on February 9, 2022, the California Civil Rights Department (“CRD,” formerly “DFEH”) filed a civil complaint against Tesla in Alameda County, California Superior Court, alleging systemic race discrimination, hostile work environment and pay equity claims, among others. CRD’s amended complaint seeks monetary damages and injunctive relief. The first phase of the trial is currently set for September 21, 2026. Additionally, on June 1, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a cause finding against Tesla that closely parallels the CRD’s allegations. On September 28, 2023, the EEOC filed a civil complaint against Tesla in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California asserting claims for race harassment and retaliation and seeking, among other things, monetary and injunctive relief. The case is in discovery with no trial date set.
The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in these matters; however, we cannot predict the outcome or impact. We are unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with these claims, unless noted.
Other Litigation Related to Our Products and Services
We are also subject to various lawsuits that seek monetary and other injunctive relief. These lawsuits include proposed class actions and other consumer claims that allege, among other things, purported defects and misrepresentations related to our products and services. For example, on September 14, 2022, a proposed class action was filed against Tesla, Inc. and related entities in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging various claims about the Company’s driver assistance technology systems under state and federal law. This case was later consolidated with several other proposed class actions, and a Consolidated Amended Complaint was filed on October 28, 2022, which seeks damages and other relief on behalf of all persons who purchased or leased from Tesla between January 1, 2016, to the present. On March 22, 2023, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction alleging that Tesla made certain statements regarding the capabilities of Full Self-Driving Capability and seeking various forms of injunction relief, and on September 30, 2023, the Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion, compelled four of five plaintiffs to arbitration, and dismissed the claims of the fifth plaintiff with leave to amend the complaint. On October 31, 2023, the remaining plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which Tesla moved to dismiss, and on May 15, 2024, the Court granted in part and denied in part Tesla’s motion. On May 6, 2025, the plaintiff filed a motion for class certification, which Tesla opposed, and on August 18, 2025, the Court certified a limited class comprised of California consumers who are not subject to an arbitration agreement. On September 1, 2025, Tesla filed a petition in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for permission to appeal the class certification order, and on December 18, 2025, the Ninth Circuit granted Tesla’s petition. On January 5, 2026, the district court stayed the case pending resolution of the proceedings before the Ninth Circuit. The appeal has been fully briefed by the parties, and oral argument is set for August 31, 2026.
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On August 4, 2025, a proposed class action was filed in the U.S. District Court Western District of Texas against Tesla, Inc., Elon Musk, and certain current and former Company executives. The complaint alleges that the defendants violated federal securities laws through alleged material misrepresentations in public filings regarding the effectiveness of Autopilot, Full-Self Driving (Supervised), and Robotaxi. The complaint seeks monetary damages and other relief on behalf of persons who purchased Tesla stock between April 19, 2023, and June 22, 2025. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on February 17, 2026, and Tesla moved to dismiss the amended complaint on April 20, 2026. The plaintiffs filed a response to the motion to dismiss on June 22, 2026.
On June 4, 2026, a proposed class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Tesla, Inc. and related entities. The complaint alleges that Tesla made certain statements regarding the capabilities of its driver assistance technology systems. The complaint seeks damages and other relief on behalf of certain consumers who purchased or leased a Tesla vehicle.
The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in these matters; however, we cannot predict the outcome or impact. We are unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with these claims, unless noted.
Benavides v. Tesla, Inc.
On August 1, 2025, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida reached a verdict in a product liability trial relating to certain allegations regarding the use of our Autopilot technology in a 2019 accident that resulted in a fatality and injuries. The jury awarded $129 million in total compensatory damages, finding the driver 67 % at fault and the Company 33 % at fault. The jury also awarded $200 million in punitive damages. On September 15, 2025, the Company filed a post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, a new trial on all issues or an amended judgment to lesser compensatory and punitive damages. On February 19, 2026, the Court denied the Company’s post-trial motions, and on July 2, 2026, the Company filed its opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Although we believe that the facts and law do not justify the damages awarded, the Company has recorded an immaterial accrual.
We have experienced, and we expect to continue to face, claims and regulatory scrutiny arising from or related to misuse or claimed failures or alleged misrepresentations of new technologies that we are pioneering. We are unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with these claims, unless noted. An unfavorable outcome in some or all of these proceedings could have a material adverse impact on results of operations or cash flows for a particular period. Our view of these matters is subject to inherent uncertainties and may change in the future.
Certain Investigations and Other Matters
We regularly receive requests for information, including subpoenas, from regulators and governmental authorities such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, the SEC, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and various local, state, federal, and international agencies. The ongoing requests for information include topics such as operations, technology (e.g., vehicle functionality, vehicle incidents, Autopilot and FSD Capability and Robotaxi), compliance, finance, data privacy, and other matters related to Tesla’s business, its personnel, and related parties. We routinely cooperate with such formal and informal requests for information, investigations, and other inquiries. To our knowledge no government agency in any ongoing investigation has concluded that any wrongdoing occurred. We cannot predict the outcome or impact of any ongoing matters. Should the government decide to pursue an enforcement action, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, prospects, cash flows, financial position or brand.
We are also subject to various other legal proceedings, risks and claims that arise from the normal course of business activities. If an unfavorable ruling or development were to occur in these or other possible legal proceedings, risks and claims, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, prospects, cash flows, financial position or brand.
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Note 12 – Variable Interest Entity Arrangements
The aggregate carrying values of the variable interest entities’ assets and liabilities, after elimination of any intercompany transactions and balances, in the consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in millions):
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Note 13 – Related Party Transactions
Tesla periodically does business with certain entities with which its CEO and directors are affiliated, such as SpaceX, The Boring Company and Redwood Materials, in accordance with our Related Person Transactions Policy. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized $318 million and $405 million of revenues, respectively, and $242 million and $307 million of cost of revenues, respectively, from SpaceX for its purchase of our Megapack products in the ordinary course of business. Other transactions with SpaceX and other related parties in the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 were immaterial immaterial
Upon receiving the applicable regulatory approvals, the Company invested $2.00 billion in SpaceX common stock (formerly a preferred share investment in xAI) representing an ownership interest of less than 1 % in March 2026. We have determined that under the applicable accounting standards, we are presumed to have significant influence over SpaceX and as such, we account for this investment using the equity method of accounting. Refer to Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, regarding the fair value policy election in relation to the equity investment and Note 2, Fair Value of Financial Instruments, for the gain recognized on our SpaceX equity investment.
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Note 14 – Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic Areas
We have two The following table presents revenues, cost of revenues and gross profit by reportable segment (in millions):
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(1)Depreciation and amortization included in Cost of revenues for the automotive segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was $927 million and $1.94 billion, respectively. Depreciation and amortization included in Cost of revenues for the automotive segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $891 million and $1.84 billion, respectively.
(2)Depreciation and amortization included in Cost of revenues for the energy generation and storage segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was $97 million and $192 million, respectively. Depreciation and amortization included in Cost of revenues for the energy generation and storage segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $87 million and $170 million, respectively.
The following table presents revenues by geographic area based on the sales location of our products (in millions):
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
We are focused on bringing artificial intelligence into the real world, through products and services like FSD (Supervised) and Robotaxi, as well as working to develop and commercialize AI robots (including Optimus). We intend to leverage our current operations, in which we design, develop, manufacture, sell and lease high-performance fully electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems that increasingly deliver AI-related and enhanced software and services to our customers, to achieve that objective.
As a result of rapidly evolving trade and fiscal policy and geopolitical conflicts, uncertainty in the automotive and energy markets continues, posing risks to our global supply chain and cost structure which could have a meaningfully adverse impact on demand for our products and our profitability. The current tariff regime will have a relatively larger impact on our energy generation and storage business compared to our automotive business. While we prepare for near-term challenges to our business under current policies, we are focused on long-term growth opportunities as we continue to further vertically integrate and localize our supply chain and make prudent investments in infrastructure.
In 2026, we produced approximately 860 thousand consumer vehicles and delivered approximately 838 thousand consumer vehicles through the second quarter. We are focused on profitable growth and scale, further improving and deploying our FSD (Supervised) capabilities, including future autonomous capabilities through our purpose-built Robotaxi product, Cybercab, advancing our battery and AI compute technologies and expanding our global infrastructure. We have continued to expand and refine our Robotaxi service after its June 2025 launch, capitalizing on our AI investments and scalable mobility infrastructure to advance a service-driven business model.
In 2026, we deployed 22.3 GWh of energy storage products through the second quarter. We are focused on ramping the production, increasing the market penetration of our energy storage products and developing our solar manufacturing and battery technologies.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized total revenues of $28.24 billion and $50.62 billion, respectively, representing increases of $5.74 billion and $8.79 billion, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, our net income attributable to common stockholders was $1.11 billion and $1.59 billion, respectively, representing a decrease of $58 million and an increase of $10 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year. We continue to ramp production and build and optimize our manufacturing capacity, expand our operations while focusing on further cost reductions and operational efficiencies, including through vertical integration of our battery and semiconductor supply chains, to enable increased deliveries and deployments of our products. We are also investing heavily in research and development to accelerate our AI, software and fleet-based profits for further revenue growth, which will negatively impact our profitability during this phase.
We ended the second quarter of 2026 with $43.52 billion in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, representing a decrease of $535 million from the end of 2025. Our cash flows provided by operating activities were $8.63 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $4.70 billion during the same period ended June 30, 2025, representing an increase of $3.94 billion. Capital expenditures amounted to $8.28 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $3.89 billion during the same period ended June 30, 2025, representing an increase of $4.40 billion. Overall growth has allowed our business to generally fund itself. As we make critical high-value investments in our AI initiatives and expand manufacturing capabilities, including for our semiconductor, Optimus and solar operations, we intend to manage the business such that we maintain a strong balance sheet and sufficient liquidity, which may include additional funding.
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Management Opportunities, Challenges and Uncertainties and 2026 Outlook
Automotive and AI Enabled Products—Production
We are focused on growing and optimizing our manufacturing capacity, which includes capacity for manufacturing newer vehicle models and future vehicles utilizing aspects of our next generation platform, while maximizing production rate and efficiency at our Gigafactories. The next phase of production growth will be initiated by advances in autonomy and the introduction of new products, including those built on our next generation vehicle platform, as well as our ability to efficiently manufacture and rapidly scale our own cells that we are developing to have high-volume output, lower capital and production costs and longer range. In the first half of 2026, we made significant progress towards these objectives as we began production of Cybercab, as well as ramps across our new battery and material factories, including cathode material and lithium refining in Texas. Our goals are to improve vehicle performance, decrease production costs and increase affordability and customer awareness. We are also capitalizing on our strengths in real-world AI data to advance the development of Optimus, a general purpose, autonomous humanoid robot, as we make preparations and investments in large-scale production.
These plans are subject to uncertainties inherent in establishing and ramping manufacturing operations, which may be exacerbated by new product and manufacturing technologies we introduce, the number of concurrent international projects, any industry-wide component constraints, labor shortages and any future impact from events outside of our control. For example, changes to fiscal and trade policy with respect to tariffs, export controls and other restrictions may impact our global supply chain cost structure and availability, affecting not only vehicle production, but also facility expansions. Moreover, we have set ambitious technological targets with our plans for battery cells as well as for iterative manufacturing and design improvements for our vehicles.
Automotive and AI Enabled Products—Demand, Sales and Deliveries and Supporting Infrastructure
Our cost reduction efforts, cost innovation strategies, and additional localized procurement and manufacturing are key to our vehicles’ affordability and have allowed us to competitively price our vehicles. We will also continue to generate demand by improving our vehicles’ performance and functionality, including through product offerings and features utilizing artificial intelligence such as FSD (Supervised) and other software, and delivering new vehicles and vehicle options. In addition, we believe the launch of our Robotaxi service unlocks the potential for significant business growth to advance a service-driven business model. We will continue to improve safety and profitability while scaling the network. In addition, we have been increasing awareness, and expanding our vehicle financing programs, including attractive leasing terms for our customers. We will also continue to work on developing our robotics offerings.
However, we operate in a cyclical industry that is sensitive to shifting consumer trends, geopolitical conflicts, political and regulatory uncertainty, including with respect to trade and the environment, all of which can be compounded by inflationary pressures, rising energy prices, interest rate fluctuations and the liquidity of enterprise customers. For example, as inflationary pressures increased across the markets in which we operate, central banks in developed countries raised interest rates rapidly and substantially, which impacted the affordability of vehicle lease and finance arrangements. Further, sales of vehicles in the automotive industry also tend to be cyclical in many markets, which may expose us to increased volatility as we expand and adjust our operations. Moreover, as additional competitors enter the marketplace and help bring the world closer to sustainable transportation, we will have to adjust and continue to execute well to maintain our momentum. Additionally, our suppliers’ liquidity and allocation plans may be affected by current challenges in the automotive industry, which could reduce our access to components or result in unfavorable changes to cost. These macroeconomic and industry trends have had, and will likely continue to have, an impact on the pricing of, and order rate for our vehicles, and in turn our operating margin.
Changes in government and economic policies, incentives or tariffs may also impact our production, cost structure and the competitive landscape. For instance, while the final scope and application of recently announced changes in trade policy remain uncertain at this time, tariffs on imports and subsequent retaliatory tariffs could impact consumer spending and demand for durable goods and related services. We will continue to adjust accordingly to such developments, and we believe our ongoing cost reduction efforts, including through production innovation, process improvements and logistics optimization, and focus on operating leverage, vertical integration and supply chain localization will continue to benefit us in relation to our competitors. Our new products, production capacity, infrastructure investments and advances in autonomy and robotics, position us for future growth.
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As our vehicle production increases, we must work constantly to similarly increase vehicle delivery capability so that it does not become a bottleneck on our total deliveries. As we expand our manufacturing operations and vehicle lineup globally, we will also have to continue to increase and staff our delivery, servicing and charging infrastructure accordingly, maintain our vehicle reliability and optimize our Supercharger locations to ensure cost effectiveness and customer satisfaction. In particular, as other automotive manufacturers have announced their adoption of NACS and agreements with us to utilize our Superchargers, we must correspondingly expand our network in order to ensure adequate availability to meet customer demands. We have also begun deploying public Megachargers in preparation for the production of Tesla Semi. In addition, we remain focused on continued enhancements of the capability and efficiency of our servicing operations. In tandem with the launch of our Robotaxi business, we are focused on developing and optimizing dedicated infrastructure, including in relation to vehicle cleaning and maintenance, charging, security, teleoperations and fleet management, to ensure service quality as we continue to scale.
Energy Generation and Storage Demand, Production and Deployment
The long-term success of this business is dependent upon incremental volume growth. We continue to increase the production and capabilities of our energy storage products to meet high levels of demand, including the ramps of our Megafactories in Shanghai and Lathrop, California, and the construction of a new Megafactory near Houston, Texas. In 2025, we introduced Megapack 3 and Megablock, our next-generation industrial storage product, and began manufacturing a new residential retrofit solar panel. For Megapack, energy storage deployments can vary meaningfully quarter to quarter depending on the timing of specific project milestones and logistics. As these product lines grow, we will have to maintain adequate battery cell supply for our energy storage products. At the same time, changes in government and economic incentives or tariffs may also impact our sales, cost structure and the competitive landscape. For instance, import tariffs by the US government and the provisions of the OBBBA could significantly increase battery cell expenses and impact costs for our consumers, negatively impacting consumer demand. Despite these challenges, as AI infrastructure drives rapid load growth, we see opportunities for our energy storage products to stabilize the grid, shift energy when it is needed most and provide additional power capacity.
Infrastructure
To support our businesses in clean energy and transport and autonomous robots, we are investing in and developing the necessary infrastructure. We continue to expand Cortex, our onsite training clusters at Gigafactory Texas, to provide sufficient compute resources for the development of our AI products and services, and are expanding our scope of manufacturing to include semiconductor and solar fabrication. We are focused on exploring opportunities independently and with strategic partners to develop bespoke and scalable solutions, including through vertical integration, to optimize for cost, functionality, efficiency and safety.
Cash Flow and Capital Expenditure Trends
Our capital expenditures are typically difficult to project beyond the short-term given the number and breadth of our core projects at any given time, and may further be impacted by uncertainties in future global market conditions and shifting global trade and fiscal policy. We are simultaneously developing and ramping new products, building or ramping manufacturing facilities on three continents, piloting the development and manufacture of new battery cell technologies, expanding our Supercharger network and investing in autonomy, robotics and other artificial intelligence enabled training and products and its supporting infrastructure, and the pace of our capital spend may vary depending on overall priority among projects, the pace at which we meet milestones, production adjustments to and among our various products, increased capital efficiencies and the addition of new projects. We are focused on long-term growth opportunities through critical, high-value investments. We currently expect our capital expenditures to be in excess of $25 billion in 2026, driven by our AI initiatives, including investments in compute infrastructure and data centers, the expansion and ramp of our manufacturing and R&D production lines and facilities, and growth in our fleet of company-operated AI-enabled assets and our retail, service and charging footprint. We believe this strategy will position our Company for further growth as we make investments in a capital efficient manner.
Our business has generally been consistently generating cash flow from operations in excess of our level of capital spend, and with better working capital management resulting in shorter days sales outstanding than days payable outstanding, our sales growth is also generally facilitating positive cash generation. We have and will continue to utilize such cash flows, among other things, to invest in autonomy and robotics, further vertically integrate our supply chain, expand our product roadmap and provide financing options to our customers. At the same time, periods of heightened levels of capital expenditures due to capital-intensive projects and other potential variables such as rising material prices and increases in supply chain and labor expenses resulting from changes in global trade conditions and labor availability, will necessitate additional funding beyond our operating cash flow.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
For a description of our critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to Part II, Item 7, Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Results of Operations
Revenues
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive sales | $ | 20,006 | $ | 15,787 | $ | 4,219 | 27 | % | $ | 35,479 | $ | 28,712 | $ | 6,767 | 24 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive regulatory credits | 146 | 439 | (293) | (67) | % | 526 | 1,034 | (508) | (49) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive leasing | 364 | 435 | (71) | (16) | % | 745 | 882 | (137) | (16) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total automotive revenues | 20,516 | 16,661 | 3,855 | 23 | % | 36,750 | 30,628 | 6,122 | 20 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services and other | 4,581 | 3,046 | 1,535 | 50 | % | 8,326 | 5,684 | 2,642 | 46 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total automotive & services and other segment revenue | 25,097 | 19,707 | 5,390 | 27 | % | 45,076 | 36,312 | 8,764 | 24 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy generation and storage segment revenue | 3,139 | 2,789 | 350 | 13 | % | 5,547 | 5,519 | 28 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 28,236 | $ | 22,496 | $ | 5,740 | 26 | % | $ | 50,623 | $ | 41,831 | $ | 8,792 | 21 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Automotive & Services and Other Segment
Automotive sales revenue increased $4.22 billion, or 27%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, due to an increase of approximately 25% in cash deliveries.
Automotive sales revenue increased $6.77 billion, or 24%, in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025, due to an increase of approximately 18% in cash deliveries, in part from bringing down all of our vehicle factories simultaneously for the changeover to the New Model Y in the prior period. Additionally, there was a higher average selling price per unit primarily driven by sales mix and a positive impact from the weakening of the United States dollar when compared to foreign currencies year over year and an increase from higher revenue from FSD (Supervised) subscriptions in the current period.
Automotive regulatory credits revenue decreased $293 million, or 67%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. Automotive regulatory credits revenue decreased $508 million, or 49%, in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. Fluctuations in automotive regulatory credits are impacted by our supply of credits, subject to changes in regulation, production and sales. Recent governmental and regulatory actions have restricted certain regulatory credit programs tied to our products. Furthermore, we are impacted by the demand for credits by other automobile manufacturers.
Services and other revenue increased $1.54 billion, or 50%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. Services and other revenue increased $2.64 billion, or 46%, in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. These increases were primarily due to increases in used vehicle sales volume and average selling price, non-warranty maintenance services and collision revenue and paid Supercharging sessions.
Energy Generation and Storage Segment
Energy generation and storage revenue increased $350 million, or 13%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to an increase in Megapack deployments, partially offset by a lower average selling price per Megapack unit and a decrease in Powerwall deployments.
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Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive sales | $ | 16,866 | $ | 13,567 | $ | 3,299 | 24 | % | $ | 29,482 | $ | 25,028 | $ | 4,454 | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive leasing | 187 | 228 | (41) | (18) | % | 383 | 467 | (84) | (18) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total automotive cost of revenues | 17,053 | 13,795 | 3,258 | 24 | % | 29,865 | 25,495 | 4,370 | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services and other | 3,933 | 2,880 | 1,053 | 37 | % | 7,332 | 5,417 | 1,915 | 35 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total automotive & services and other segment cost of revenues | 20,986 | 16,675 | 4,311 | 26 | % | 37,197 | 30,912 | 6,285 | 20 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy generation and storage segment | 2,499 | 1,943 | 556 | 29 | % | 3,955 | 3,888 | 67 | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of revenues | $ | 23,485 | $ | 18,618 | $ | 4,867 | 26 | % | $ | 41,152 | $ | 34,800 | $ | 6,352 | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit total automotive | $ | 3,463 | $ | 2,866 | $ | 6,885 | $ | 5,133 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin total automotive | 16.9 | % | 17.2 | % | 18.7 | % | 16.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit total automotive & services and other segment | $ | 4,111 | $ | 3,032 | $ | 7,879 | $ | 5,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin total automotive & services and other segment | 16.4 | % | 15.4 | % | 17.5 | % | 14.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit energy generation and storage segment | $ | 640 | $ | 846 | $ | 1,592 | $ | 1,631 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin energy generation and storage segment | 20.4 | % | 30.3 | % | 28.7 | % | 29.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total gross profit | $ | 4,751 | $ | 3,878 | $ | 9,471 | $ | 7,031 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total gross margin | 16.8 | % | 17.2 | % | 18.7 | % | 16.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Automotive & Services and Other Segment
Cost of automotive sales revenue increased $3.30 billion, or 24%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, due to the increase in deliveries year over year as discussed above.
Cost of automotive sales revenue increased $4.45 billion, or 18%, in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025, due to the increase in deliveries year over year as discussed above. Average cost per unit was relatively consistent due to unfavorable sales mix and a negative impact from the weakening of the United States dollar when compared to foreign currencies year over year, offset by favorable impacts related to warranty adjustments and tariffs.
Cost of services and other revenue increased $1.05 billion, or 37%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. Cost of services and other revenue increased $1.92 billion, or 35%, in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. These increases were primarily due to increases in used vehicle sales volume, cost related to non-warranty maintenance services and collision revenue and cost of paid Supercharging sessions.
Gross margin for total automotive decreased from 17.2% to 16.9% in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. Gross margin for total automotive increased from 16.8% to 18.7% in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. The fluctuations are primarily due to the changes in automotive sales revenue and cost of automotive sales revenue and a decrease in regulatory credits revenue, as discussed above.
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Gross margin for total automotive & services and other segment increased from 15.4% to 16.4% in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. Gross margin for total automotive & services and other segment increased from 14.9% to 17.5% in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. The changes in gross margin were primarily due to the changes in automotive sales gross margin, as discussed above, as well as from an improvement in services and other gross margin.
Energy Generation and Storage Segment
Cost of energy generation and storage revenue increased $556 million, or 29%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to the deployment fluctuations as discussed above, as well as an increase in average cost per MWh primarily driven by sales mix and unfavorable warranty adjustments.
Gross margin for energy generation and storage decreased from 30.3% to 20.4% in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease was primarily due to the changes in energy generation and storage revenue and cost of energy generation and storage revenue, as discussed above.
Research and Development Expense
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 2,371 | $ | 1,589 | $ | 782 | 49 | % | $ | 4,317 | $ | 2,998 | $ | 1,319 | 44 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As a percentage of revenues | 8 | % | 7 | % | 9 | % | 7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development (“R&D”) expenses increased $782 million, or 49%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. R&D expenses increased $1.32 billion, or 44%, in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. These increases were primarily due to increases in costs related to AI and other programs as we continue to expand our product roadmap and technologies and increases in stock-based compensation of $189 million and $334 million, respectively.
R&D expenses as a percentage of revenue increased from 7% to 8% in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. R&D expenses as a percentage of revenue increased from 7% to 9% in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. These increases were primarily due to higher R&D expenses and increases in total revenues in the current periods.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | $ | 1,982 | $ | 1,366 | $ | 616 | 45 | % | $ | 3,815 | $ | 2,617 | $ | 1,198 | 46 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As a percentage of revenues | 7 | % | 6 | % | 8 | % | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased $616 million, or 45%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, driven by a $283 million increase in stock-based compensation primarily related to the 2025 CEO Performance Award, a $134 million increase in employee and labor costs, including professional services, a $109 million increase in operating expenses including litigation related expenses and a $68 million increase in facilities related expenses.
SG&A expenses increased $1.20 billion, or 46%, in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025, driven by a $577 million increase in stock-based compensation primarily related to the 2025 CEO Performance Award, a $273 million increase in employee and labor costs, including professional services, a $196 million increase in operating expenses including litigation related expenses and a $131 million increase in facilities related expenses.
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Interest Income
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | $ | 422 | $ | 392 | $ | 30 | 8 | % | $ | 856 | $ | 792 | $ | 64 | 8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income increased $30 million, or 8%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 and increased $64 million, or 8%, in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The increases were primarily due to higher interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments due to an increase in our average portfolio balance, partially offset by a lower average interest rate.
Other Income, Net
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | $ | 590 | $ | 320 | $ | 270 | 84 | % | $ | 55 | $ | 201 | $ | (146) | (73) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net, changed favorably by $270 million in the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. Other income, net, changed unfavorably by $146 million in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. The changes were primarily due to a mark-to-market gain on our SpaceX equity investment, which we entered into in March 2026, and adjustments on our bitcoin digital assets, as well as fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on our intercompany balances. As our intercompany balances are significant in nature and we do not typically hedge foreign currency risk, we can experience significant fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rate gains and losses from period to period.
Provision for Income Taxes
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | 201 | $ | 359 | $ | (158) | (44) | % | $ | 458 | $ | 528 | $ | (70) | (13) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 15 | % | 23 | % | 22 | % | 25 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, following the enactment of California Senate Bill 122 (SB 122) into law and based on the relevant weight of positive and negative evidence, including the consideration of our expected California tax liabilities, we concluded that it is more likely than not that our California deferred tax assets, other than research and development tax credits, are realizable. Accordingly, we released the valuation allowance related to these California deferred tax assets. The release of this valuation allowance and an immaterial accrual of pillar two tax resulted in a $274 million income tax benefit that was included in our provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.
Our provision for income taxes decreased by $158 million in the three months ended June 30, 2026 and by $70 million in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. Our effective tax rate decreased from 23% to 15% in the three months ended June 30, 2026 and from 25% to 22% in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The decreases in our provision for income taxes and effective tax rates were primarily due to the release of the valuation allowance on our California deferred tax assets other than research and development tax credits and changes in the mix of our jurisdictional earnings, partially offset by the non-deductibility of stock-based compensation expense related to the 2025 CEO Performance Award.
See Note 10, Income Taxes, to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We generally expect to continue to generate net positive operating cash flow. The cash we generate from our core operations enables us to fund ongoing operations and production, our research and development projects for new products and technologies including our proprietary battery cells, additional manufacturing ramps at existing manufacturing facilities, the construction of future factories, and the continued expansion of our retail and service locations, body shops, Mobile Service fleet, Supercharger, energy product installation capabilities and autonomy and other artificial intelligence enabled products.
In addition, because a large portion of our future expenditures will be to fund our growth, we expect that if needed we will be able to adjust our capital and operating expenditures by operating segment. For example, if our near-term manufacturing operations decrease in scale or ramp more slowly than expected, including due to global economic, tax, trade or business conditions, we may choose to correspondingly slow the pace of our capital expenditures. Finally, we continually evaluate our cash needs and the evolving nature of our business and may decide it is best to raise additional capital or seek alternative financing sources to fund the rapid growth of our business, including through drawdowns on existing or new debt facilities or financing funds. Conversely, we may also from time to time determine that it is in our best interests to voluntarily repay certain indebtedness early.
Accordingly, we believe that our current and potential sources of funding will provide us with adequate liquidity during the 12-month period following June 30, 2026, as well as in the long-term.
See the sections below for more details regarding the material requirements for cash in our business and our sources of liquidity to meet such needs.
Material Cash Requirements
From time to time in the ordinary course of business, we enter into agreements with vendors for the purchase of components and raw materials to be used in the manufacture of our products. However, due to contractual terms, variability in the precise growth curves of our development and production ramps, and opportunities to renegotiate pricing, we generally do not have binding and enforceable purchase orders under such contracts beyond the short-term, and the timing and magnitude of purchase orders beyond such period is difficult to accurately project.
As discussed in and subject to the considerations referenced in Part I, Item 2, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Management Opportunities, Challenges and Uncertainties and 2026 Outlook—Cash Flow and Capital Expenditure Trends in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we currently expect our capital expenditures to be in excess of $25 billion in 2026 driven by our AI initiatives, including investments in compute infrastructure and data centers, the expansion and ramp of our manufacturing and R&D production lines and facilities, and growth in our fleet of company-operated AI-enabled assets and our retail, service and charging footprint. Changes in trade policy may necessitate adjustments to our project timelines, potentially impacting our capital expenditure expectations.
As of June 30, 2026, we and our subsidiaries had outstanding $9.08 billion in aggregate principal amount of indebtedness, of which $1.35 billion is current. For details regarding our indebtedness, refer to Note 8, Debt, to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Sources and Conditions of Liquidity
Our sources to fund our material cash requirements are predominantly from our deliveries and servicing of new and used vehicles, deployments and servicing of our energy storage products, interest income, and proceeds from debt facilities and equity offerings, when applicable.
As of June 30, 2026, we had $15.22 billion and $28.31 billion of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, respectively. Balances held in foreign currencies had a U.S. dollar equivalent of $3.80 billion and consisted primarily of euros and Chinese yuan. We had $5.00 billion of unused committed credit amounts as of June 30, 2026. For details regarding our indebtedness, refer to Note 8, Debt, to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
We continue adapting our strategy to meet our liquidity and risk objectives, such as investing in U.S. government securities and other investments, investing in autonomy, further vertically integrating our supply chain, expanding our product roadmap and providing financing options to our customers.
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Summary of Cash Flows
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 8,634 | $ | 4,696 | |||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (10,951) | $ | (4,595) | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ | 1,209 | $ | (554) | |||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $3.94 billion to $8.63 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $4.70 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2025. This increase was primarily due to favorable changes in net operating assets and liabilities of $3.01 billion and an increase in net income excluding non-cash expenses, gains and losses of $933 million.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash flows from investing activities and their variability across each period related primarily to capital expenditures, which were $8.28 billion and $3.89 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, mainly for global AI and operational infrastructure and factory expansion, as well as machinery and equipment as we expand and enhance our product roadmap. We also purchased $660 million and $709 million of short-term investments, net of proceeds from maturities and sales, for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Additionally, we invested $2.00 billion in SpaceX common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2026. Refer to Note 13, Related Party Transactions, for additional information regarding the equity investment.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash flows from financing activities changed by $1.76 billion to $1.21 billion net cash inflows during the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $554 million net cash outflows during the six months ended June 30, 2025. The change was primarily due to a $1.63 billion increase in proceeds from issuances of debt and a $207 million decrease in repayments of debt. See Note 8, Debt, to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details regarding our debt obligations. The increase was partially offset by a $60 million decrease in proceeds from exercises of stock options and other stock issuances, net of issuance costs.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign Currency Risk
We transact business globally in multiple currencies and hence have foreign currency risks related to our revenue, costs of revenue and operating expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar (primarily the Chinese yuan and euro in relation to our current year operations). In general, we are a net receiver of currencies other than the U.S. dollar for our foreign subsidiaries. Accordingly, changes in exchange rates affect our operating results as expressed in U.S. dollars as we do not typically hedge foreign currency risk.
We have also experienced, and will continue to experience, fluctuations in our net income as a result of gains (losses) on the settlement and the re-measurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies that are not the local currency (primarily consisting of our intercompany and cash and cash equivalents balances).
We considered the historical trends in foreign currency exchange rates and determined that it is reasonably possible that adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates of 10% for all currencies could be experienced in the near-term. These changes were applied to our total monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than our local currencies at the balance sheet date to compute the impact these changes would have had on our net income before income taxes. These changes would have resulted in a gain or loss of $1.64 billion at June 30, 2026 and $1.70 billion at December 31, 2025, assuming no foreign currency hedging.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were designed at a reasonable assurance level and were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2026, which has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For a description of our material pending legal proceedings, see Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies, to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which could adversely affect our business, financial conditions and future results.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements
None of the Company’s directors or officers adopted terminated
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
See Index to Exhibits at the end of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the information required by this Item.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| Exhibit Description | Form | File No. | Exhibit | Filing Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.1 | — | — | — | — | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.2 | — | — | — | — | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32.1* | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document | — | — | — | — | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | — | — | — | — | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | — | — | — | — | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | — | — | — | — | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | — | — | — | — | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | — | — | — | — | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Furnished herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Tesla, Inc. | |||||
Date: July 22, 2026 | /s/ Vaibhav Taneja | ||||
| Vaibhav Taneja | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||
| (Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer) | |||||
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ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA DOCUMENT
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE DOCUMENT
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