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Tesla (TSLA): what its SEC filings show

Two years of results through Q3 2026 (Jul–Sep 2026), in plain English. Every figure links to the SEC filing it came from.

Built by the Tribune's code from SEC filings. No AI wrote or changed any figure. No ratings or advice. Updated Oct. 22, 2026. Latest report: 10-Q, filed Oct. 22, 2026. Updates automatically when the company files its next report. How this page works

Revenue
unchanged from a year earlier
Q3 2025: $28.1B
Net income
down 43% from a year earlier
Q3 2025: $1.4B
Gross margin
up 1.6 points from a year earlier
Q3 2025: 18.0%. Calculated by the Tribune
Free cash flow
Q3 2025: $4.0B. Calculated by the Tribune
Shares outstanding
up 19% from a year earlier
Q3 2025: 3.32B. More shares means each share owns a smaller slice

Q3 2026 (Jul–Sep 2026) compared with Q3 2025.

What changed this quarter

  • Revenue was $28.0 billion, unchanged from $28.1 billion a year earlier. Source
  • Net income was $787 million, down 43% from $1.4 billion a year earlier. Source

Two-year trends

Revenue

All the money the company took in from sales, before any costs.

25.7Q4 2419.3Q1 2522.5Q2 2528.1Q3 2524.9Q4 2522.4Q1 2628.2Q2 2628.0Q3 26
25.7Q4’2419.3Q1’2522.5Q2’2528.1Q3’2524.9Q4’2522.4Q1’2628.2Q2’2628.0Q3’26
Billions of dollars, as filed.

Net income

What was left after all costs, interest and taxes: the bottom line. Below the line is a loss.

2.1Q4 240.41Q1 251.2Q2 251.4Q3 250.84Q4 250.48Q1 261.1Q2 260.79Q3 26
2.1Q4’240.41Q1’251.2Q2’251.4Q3’250.84Q4’250.48Q1’261.1Q2’260.79Q3’26
Billions of dollars: net income attributable to the company's shareholders, as filed (GAAP).

Gross margin

How much of each sales dollar is left after the cost of making the product.

16.3Q4 2416.3Q1 2517.2Q2 2518.0Q3 2520.1Q4 2521.1Q1 2616.8Q2 2619.6Q3 26
16.3Q4’2416.3Q1’2517.2Q2’2518.0Q3’2520.1Q4’2521.1Q1’2616.8Q2’2619.6Q3’26
Percent of revenue. Calculated by the Tribune: gross profit divided by revenue, as filed.

Free cash flow

Cash brought in by running the business, minus spending on property and equipment. Below the line means the company spent more than it brought in that quarter.

2.0Q4 240.66Q1 250.15Q2 254.0Q3 251.4Q4 251.4Q1 26-1.1Q2 261.5Q3 26
2.0Q4’240.66Q1’250.15Q2’254.0Q3’251.4Q4’251.4Q1’26-1.1Q2’261.5Q3’26
Billions of dollars. Calculated by the Tribune: cash from operations minus payments for property and equipment, both as filed.

Shares outstanding

How many shares exist. When the number rises, each share owns a smaller slice of the company.

3.22Q4 243.22Q1 253.22Q2 253.32Q3 253.75Q4 253.75Q1 263.95Q2 263.95Q3 26
3.22Q4’243.22Q1’253.22Q2’253.32Q3’253.75Q4’253.75Q1’263.95Q2’263.95Q3’26
Billions of shares on each quarter-end date (or on the report's cover page a few weeks later).

Cash and short-term investments compared with debt

Cash on hand next to what the company owes in loans and bonds.

Cash and short-term investmentsDebt
378Q4 24377Q1 25377Q2 25427Q3 25448Q4 25459Q1 26449Q2 26459Q3 26
Q4’24Q1’25Q2’25Q3’25Q4’25Q1’26Q2’26Q3’26
Billions of dollars at each quarter-end. Debt = short-term plus long-term debt, only when both are filed for that date (calculated by the Tribune). A dash means no data.

Warning-sign checks

Code looks for these filings in the last three years and reports only that a filing exists, never what it means for the stock.

Auditor change
The company changed the accounting firm that checks its books.
None in the last three years
Past results can't be relied on
The company said earlier reported results were wrong and will be corrected.
None in the last three years
Late filing
The company told the SEC a required report would be late.
None in the last three years

Every figure and its filing

Each figure links to the 10-Q or 10-K it came from. "No data" means it wasn't filed in a form the methodology accepts; nothing is estimated.

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Figures as filed in 10-Q and 10-K reports; the latest filing wins. Single quarters, the fourth quarter (the full year minus the first nine months), free cash flow, margins and changes are calculated by the Tribune. Methodology version 1.2. How this page works · All of Tesla's filings on SEC EDGAR