Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value 7.46%; Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 3.67%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | 7.46% | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $7.73B ÷ $103.62B × 100 ≈ 7.46% |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 3.67% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $3.80B ÷ $103.62B × 100 ≈ 3.67% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | 7.73B USD | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 103.62B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 3.80B USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 4.37B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $7.73B | $103.62B | $3.80B | $4.37B | (m) | 7.46% | 3.67% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-03-31 | $6.95B | $97.88B | $3.28B | $4.90B | (m) | 7.10% | 3.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-31 | $6.41B | $94.83B | $2.83B | $4.36B | (m) | 6.76% | 2.98% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-30 | $5.90B | $95.63B | $2.45B | $4.53B | (m) | 6.17% | 2.56% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-30 | $5.31B | $92.72B | $2.24B | $5.62B | (m) | 5.73% | 2.42% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-31 | $4.80B | $95.72B | $2.05B | $6.30B | (m) | 5.01% | 2.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-31 | $4.54B | $97.69B | $2.00B | $7.08B | (m) | 4.65% | 2.05% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-30 | $4.36B | $97.15B | $1.90B | $7.56B | (m) | 4.49% | 1.96% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-30 | $4.48B | $95.32B | $1.91B | $6.60B | $261.00M | 4.70% | 2.01% | 25.30× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | $4.35B | $94.75B | $1.92B | $7.40B | $203.00M | 4.59% | 2.02% | 36.44× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.97B | $96.77B | $1.81B | $8.89B | $156.00M | 4.10% | 1.87% | 56.99× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | $3.69B | $95.92B | $1.75B | $10.73B | $128.00M | 3.84% | 1.82% | 83.81× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | $3.26B | $94.03B | $1.64B | $12.65B | $143.00M | 3.46% | 1.75% | 88.48× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | $2.98B | $86.03B | $1.56B | $12.72B | $159.00M | 3.46% | 1.81% | 79.98× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.08B | $81.46B | $1.56B | $13.66B | $191.00M | 3.77% | 1.92% | 71.50× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | $3.00B | $74.86B | $1.70B | $12.37B | $229.00M | 4.01% | 2.27% | 54.01× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | $2.88B | $67.17B | $1.81B | $10.68B | $302.00M | 4.29% | 2.70% | 35.38× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | $2.79B | $62.19B | $1.93B | $9.53B | $333.00M | 4.49% | 3.10% | 28.62× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.59B | $53.82B | $2.12B | $6.52B | $371.00M | 4.82% | 3.94% | 17.58× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | $2.38B | $46.85B | $2.20B | $4.49B | $546.00M | 5.07% | 4.69% | 8.21× | Reported |
| 2021-06-30 | $2.13B | $41.86B | $2.26B | $3.29B | $583.00M | 5.09% | 5.41% | 5.64× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | $1.83B | $35.94B | $2.14B | $2.31B | $678.00M | 5.10% | 5.95% | 3.40× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.49B | $31.54B | $1.73B | $1.99B | $748.00M | 4.73% | 5.50% | 2.67× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | $1.31B | $28.18B | $1.38B | $1.78B | $672.00M | 4.66% | 4.90% | 2.65× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | $1.28B | $25.71B | $1.04B | $1.23B | $694.00M | 4.99% | 4.04% | 1.77× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | $1.33B | $26.02B | $901.00M | $736.00M | $696.00M | 5.10% | 3.46% | 1.06× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.34B | $24.58B | $898.00M | $-69.00M | $685.00M | 5.46% | 3.65% | -0.10× | Reported |
| 2019-09-30 | $1.35B | $24.42B | $822.02M | $-14.07M | $690.07M | 5.55% | 3.37% | -0.02× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | $1.37B | $24.94B | $828.28M | $141.00M | $679.38M | 5.50% | 3.32% | 0.21× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | $1.43B | $22.59B | $815.76M | $-312.93M | $670.98M | 6.34% | 3.61% | -0.47× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.46B | $21.46B | $749.02M | $-388.07M | $663.07M | 6.80% | 3.49% | -0.59× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | $1.46B | $17.52B | $678.06M | $-1.40B | $634.71M | 8.32% | 3.87% | -2.21× | Reported |
| 2018-06-30 | $1.44B | $13.68B | $585.98M | $-2.35B | $576.60M | 10.52% | 4.28% | -4.08× | Reported |
| 2018-03-31 | $1.42B | $12.47B | $504.68M | $-1.97B | $521.46M | 11.41% | 4.05% | -3.78× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | $1.38B | $11.76B | $466.76M | $-1.63B | $471.26M | 11.72% | 3.97% | -3.46× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | $1.27B | $10.76B | $420.13M | $-1.30B | $390.00M | 11.80% | 3.91% | -3.33× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | $1.15B | $10.07B | $397.01M | $-679.54M | $319.60M | 11.44% | 3.94% | -2.13× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | $973.97M | $8.55B | $348.28M | $-676.66M | $257.53M | 11.39% | 4.07% | -2.63× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | $834.41M | $7.00B | $334.23M | $-667.34M | $198.81M | 11.92% | 4.77% | -3.36× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | $778.69M | $5.93B | $302.15M | $-660.98M | $172.32M | 13.13% | 5.10% | -3.84× | Reported |
| 2016-06-30 | $743.18M | $4.57B | $268.61M | $-930.26M | $154.92M | 16.27% | 5.88% | -6.00× | Reported |
| 2016-03-31 | $733.23M | $4.25B | $244.63M | $-862.41M | $132.90M | 17.24% | 5.75% | -6.49× | Reported |
| 2015-12-31 | $717.90M | $4.05B | $198.00M | $-716.63M | $118.85M | 17.74% | 4.89% | -6.03× | Reported |
| 2015-09-30 | $667.22M | $3.79B | $186.88M | $-531.13M | $108.94M | 17.61% | 4.93% | -4.88× | Reported |
| 2015-06-30 | $624.30M | $3.70B | $170.00M | $-386.60M | $108.69M | 16.86% | 4.59% | -3.56× | Reported |
| 2015-03-31 | $550.31M | $3.52B | $162.48M | $-245.17M | $115.58M | 15.64% | 4.62% | -2.12× | Reported |
| 2014-12-31 | $464.70M | $3.20B | $156.50M | $-186.69M | $100.89M | 14.53% | 4.89% | -1.85× | Reported |
| 2014-09-30 | $393.59M | $2.86B | $137.15M | $-125.20M | $78.41M | 13.78% | 4.80% | -1.60× | Reported |
| 2014-06-30 | $314.07M | $2.44B | $118.98M | $-116.63M | $55.82M | 12.89% | 4.88% | -2.09× | Reported |
| 2014-03-31 | $258.66M | $2.07B | $102.91M | $-99.67M | $44.70M | 12.48% | 4.97% | -2.23× | Reported |
| 2013-12-31 | $231.98M | $2.01B | $80.74M | $-61.28M | $32.93M | 11.52% | 4.01% | -1.86× | Reported |
| 2013-09-30 | $232.35M | $1.70B | $69.98M | $-138.81M | $26.73M | 13.63% | 4.11% | -5.19× | Reported |
| 2013-06-30 | $237.90M | $1.32B | $61.47M | $-216.72M | $-20.13M | 17.98% | 4.65% | (m) | Reported |
| 2013-03-31 | $260.45M | $944.88M | $54.30M | $-311.10M | $307.00K | 27.56% | 5.75% | -1013.37× | Reported |
| 2012-12-31 | $273.98M | $413.26M | $50.15M | $-394.28M | $254.00K | 66.30% | 12.13% | -1552.30× | Reported |
| 2012-09-30 | $266.35M | $146.30M | $44.41M | $-384.33M | (m) | 182.06% | 30.36% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-06-30 | $258.53M | $153.86M | $39.82M | $-340.34M | (m) | 168.03% | 25.88% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-03-31 | $236.21M | $185.38M | $34.20M | $-292.90M | (m) | 127.42% | 18.45% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-12-31 | $208.98M | $204.24M | $29.42M | $-251.49M | $43.00K | 102.32% | 14.40% | -5848.56× | Reported |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-31 | (m) | $144.96M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | $93.00M | $116.74M | $21.16M | $-146.84M | $992.00K | 79.66% | 18.12% | -148.02× | Reported |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | $19.28M | $111.94M | $1.43M | $-51.90M | $2.53M | 17.22% | 1.28% | -20.50× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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