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The cash flow of Tesla, Inc. over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, Tesla, Inc.'s operating cash flow was $14.75B and its capital expenditures $8.53B, leaving free cash flow of $6.22B. Free cash flow was above zero in 7 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$3.48B in fiscal 2017 to $7.57B in fiscal 2022. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2024, at $11.34B.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$14.75B$8.53B$6.22B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$14.92B$11.34B$3.58B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$13.26B$8.9B$4.36B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$14.72B$7.16B$7.57B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$11.5B$6.48B$5.01B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$5.94B$3.16B$2.79B
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$2.4B$1.33B$1.08B
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$2.1B$2.1B-$3M
2017ended Dec 31, 2017-$61M$3.42B-$3.48B
2016ended Dec 31, 2016-$123.83M$1.28B-$1.4B

Fiscal years as Tesla, Inc. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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