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Tesla, Inc. TSLA Automotive Leasing, Direct Vehicle Operating — Lease deposit liability

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CDZILessor Operating Lease Deposit Liabilities

$28.69M+10.7%

ASLELease Deposit Liability

$3.18M-1.7%

HOURLease Refundable Deposit Current

$56.37K+14.3%

WSRSecurity deposits

$9.99M+8.7%

NFGSecurity deposits

$27.81M-8.4%

WLFCSecurity deposits

$24.4M+1.3%

Other financials

Income statement

Revenue$22.4B+15.8%

Gross profit$4.7B+49.7%

Operating income$941.0M+136%

Net income$477.0M+16.6%

EPS (diluted)$0.13+8.3%

Balance sheet

Cash & equivalents$16.6B+1.5%

Total debt$1.2B-86.2%

Total equity$84.1B+12.7%

Total assets$143.72B+14.9%

Cash flow

Operating cash flow$3.9B+82.6%

CapEx$2.5B+67.1%

Free cash flow$1.4B+117%

Valuation

Market cap$1.53T+61.3%

Enterprise value$1.51T+60.9%

P/E395.4×+234×

P/S15.6×+5.4×

Profitability

Gross margin19.1%+1.4pp

Operating margin5%-1.6pp

Net margin3.9%-2.4pp

FCF margin7.2%+0.1pp

Returns & leverage

Return on equity4.9%-3.9pp

Debt / equity0×-0.1×

Current ratio2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Tesla, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LeaseDepositLiability.

The official record: Tesla, Inc.’s 10-K, filed January 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Tesla, Inc.'s automotive leasing, direct vehicle operating — lease deposit liability?: Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) reported automotive leasing, direct vehicle operating — lease deposit liability of $282M in Q4 2025.
What does automotive leasing, direct vehicle operating — lease deposit liability mean?: This represents the total value of refundable security deposits and prepayments held by the company from customers at the commencement of a vehicle lease. It is recorded as a liability because the company is obligated to return these funds or apply them to future costs at the end of the lease term.