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Tesla, Inc. Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

Tesla, Inc. generated $16.5B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $9.5B in capital expenditures, free cash flow was $7.0B. Free cash flow increased 0.0% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$16.5BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)-$18.9BNet Cash From Financing (TTM)$2.6BCapital Expenditures (TTM)$9.5BNet Change In Cash (TTM)$610.0M
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-04-23
Market Cap$1.60T
P/E Ratio414.29
ROE4.86%

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Inventory write-down$88.0M$112.0M$136.0M$65.0M$49.0M$77.0M
Change in accounts payable$1.1B$706.0M$627.0M$1.6B$1.4B$1.4B
Change in accounts receivable$1.2B-$630.0M—$907.0M—-$561.0M
Change in deferred revenue$271.0M$309.0M$9.0M$507.0M—$263.0M
Change in inventories-$2.0B$1.7B$703.0M—$214.0M$2.3B
Deferred income taxes$6.0M-$43.0M$52.0M$225.0M—-$136.0M
Unrealized Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss)$270.0M-$30.0M-$24.0M-$106.0M-$292.0M-$287.0M
Unrealized Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss)$270.0M-$30.0M-$24.0M-$106.0M-$292.0M-$287.0M
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss)$270.0M-$30.0M-$24.0M-$106.0M-$292.0M-$287.0M
Net cash from operating activities$4.8B$2.2B$2.5B$6.2B$3.8B$3.9B
Net income$2.1B$420.0M$1.2B$1.4B$856.0M$491.0M
Depreciation, amortization and impairment$1.5B$1.4B$1.4B$1.6B$1.6B$1.6B
Unrealized Gain (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction, before Tax$270.0M-$30.0M-$24.0M-$106.0M-$292.0M-$287.0M
Gain (Loss) on Digital Assets$347.0M-$125.0M$284.0M$80.0M-$307.0M-$222.0M
Increase Decrease In Operating Lease Vehicles$508.0M$76.0M-$141.0M$11.0M$79.0M-$174.0M
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets$634.0M$419.0M$718.0M$1.1B$901.0M-$231.0M
Inventory write-downs$88.0M$112.0M$136.0M$65.0M$49.0M$77.0M
Noncash Interest Income Expense And Other Operating Activities-$89.0M-$46.0M-$27.0M-$162.0M-$37.0M-$1.0M
Unrealized Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss)$270.0M-$30.0M-$24.0M-$106.0M-$292.0M-$287.0M
Unrealized Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)$270.0M-$30.0M-$24.0M-$106.0M-$292.0M-$287.0M
Stock-based compensation$579.0M$573.0M$635.0M$663.0M$954.0M$1.0B

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Capital expenditures$2.8B$1.5B$2.4B$2.2B$2.4B$2.5B
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments—$0.0———$2.0B
Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments—$6.0B———$8.3B
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments—$5.9B———$7.8B
Proceeds from disposition of marketable securities and other investments$10.3B$5.9B$6.9B$9.3B$8.1B—
Proceeds From Sale Of Short Term Investments$50.0M——$0.0$0.0—
Net cash from investing activities-$7.6B-$1.7B-$2.9B-$4.4B-$6.5B-$5.0B

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Repayments of Convertible Debt$717.0M$1.3B$2.8B$669.0M$748.0M$3.5B
Finance Lease, Principal Payments$90.0M$48.0M$19.0M$18.0M$19.0M$18.0M
Payment For Legal Fees$0.0$176.0M————
Payment For (Proceeds From) Legal Fees—$176.0M———-$98.0M
Payments For Buy Outs Of Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries$9.0M$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0—
Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs$8.0M$0.0$1.0M$4.0M$1.0M—
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests$28.0M$22.0M$14.0M$20.0M$22.0M$70.0M
Proceeds from issuances of debt$1.4B$625.0M$2.4B$1.2B$1.4B$4.3B
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and other stock issuances$453.0M$313.0M$215.0M$512.0M$146.0M$361.0M
Proceeds received from directors in shareholder settlement$0.0$277.0M———$0.0
Repayments of Convertible Debt$717.0M$1.3B$2.8B$669.0M$748.0M$3.5B
Finance lease prepayments$90.0M$48.0M$19.0M$18.0M$19.0M$18.0M
Net cash from financing activities$985.0M-$332.0M-$222.0M$983.0M$710.0M$1.2B

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow$2.0B$664.0M$146.0M$4.0B$1.4B$1.4B

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash-$133.0M$40.0M$111.0M$0.0$37.0M-$47.0M
Net increase (decrease) in cash-$1.9B$213.0M-$515.0M$2.8B—$39.0M
Acquisitions of property and equipment included in liabilities—$1.6B$58.0M$0.0$282.0M$2.8B
Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities—$0.0$0.0$0.0—$6.0M
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities—$342.0M$442.0M$387.0M—$565.0M

Supplemental

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
ROU Asset Obtained for Finance Lease Liability—$0.0$0.0$0.0—$6.0M
ROU Asset Obtained for Lease Liability—$342.0M$442.0M$387.0M—$565.0M