Return on Equity snapshot
Tesla, Inc.'s return on equity was 4.6% in FY2025, compared with 9.7% in FY2024. On a trailing-twelve-month basis it was 4.6% as of Q1 FY26. Return on equity (ROE) is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates for each dollar of equity capital.
Return on Equity (latest FY)
4.6%
Return on Equity (TTM)
4.6%
Return on assets (latest FY)
2.8%
Return on invested capital (latest FY)
4.3%
Tesla, Inc. Return on Equity
Net income ÷ shareholders' equity
Return on Equity vs. related metrics
Tesla, Inc. Return on Equity — by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Return on equity | Return on assets | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.6% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
| FY2024 | 9.7% | 5.8% | 8.7% |
| FY2023 | 23.9% | 14.1% | 25.9% |
| FY2022 | 28.1% | 15.2% | 39.7% |
| FY2021 | 18.3% | 8.9% | 29.8% |
| FY2020 | 3.2% | 1.4% | 10.3% |
| FY2019 | -13.0% | -2.5% | -0.6% |
| FY2018 | -19.8% | -3.3% | -3.1% |
| FY2017 | -46.3% | -6.8% | -14.8% |
| FY2016 | -14.2% | -3.0% | -8.3% |
| FY2015 | -82.0% | -11.0% | -37.8% |
| FY2014 | -32.3% | -5.0% | -23.1% |
| FY2013 | -11.1% | -3.1% | 40.1% |
| FY2012 | -317.7% | -35.6% | -101.3% |
| FY2011 | -113.6% | -35.7% | -101.2% |
| FY2010 | -74.5% | -40.0% | -81.6% |
| FY2009 | 22.0% | — | — |
| FY2008 | — | — | — |
By quarter (trailing-twelve-month basis)
| Quarter | Return on equity | Return on assets | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY26 | 4.6% | 2.7% | 4.6% |
| Q4 FY25 | 4.6% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
| Q3 FY25 | 6.4% | 3.8% | 5.1% |
| Q2 FY25 | 7.6% | 4.6% | 6.5% |
| Q1 FY25 | 8.2% | 4.9% | 7.7% |
| Q4 FY24 | 9.7% | 5.8% | 8.7% |
| Q3 FY24 | 18.4% | 10.8% | 19.0% |
| Q2 FY24 | 18.9% | 11.1% | 17.7% |
| Q1 FY24 | 21.6% | 12.7% | 19.5% |
| Q4 FY23 | 23.9% | 14.1% | 25.9% |
| Q3 FY23 | 20.1% | 11.4% | 23.4% |
| Q2 FY23 | 23.9% | 13.5% | 30.3% |
Figures normalized from SEC filings. See the full Tesla, Inc. ratios & metrics.