Tesla, Inc. Inventory and Purchase Commitments Write-downs decreased by 52.2% to $65.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 35.6%, from $101.00M to $65.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Inventory and Purchase Commitments Write-downs shows an upward trend with a 33.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Frequent or large write-downs signal poor inventory management, oversupply, or declining demand for current products.
Non-cash charges taken when the market value of inventory falls below its cost or when the company expects losses from f...
Critical for hardware and automotive companies where physical goods can become obsolete quickly.
cf_tsla_inventory_and_purchase_commitments_write_downs| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $39.00M | $40.00M | $12.00M | $33.00M | $25.00M | $60.00M | $59.00M | $50.00M | $167.00M | $144.00M | $102.00M | $68.00M | $78.00M | $101.00M | $88.00M | $112.00M | $136.00M | $65.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.6% | -70.0% | +175.0% | -24.2% | +140.0% | -1.7% | -15.3% | +234.0% | -13.8% | -29.2% | -33.3% | +14.7% | +29.5% | -12.9% | +27.3% | +21.4% | -52.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -35.9% | +50.0% | +391.7% | +51.5% | +568.0% | +140.0% | +72.9% | +36.0% | -53.3% | -29.9% | -13.7% | +64.7% | +74.4% | -35.6% |
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