TSLA Free cash flow
Free cash flow at Tesla, Inc. rose to $6.2B in fiscal 2025, from $3.6B in 2024.
Not a GAAP measure. Derived here as operating cash flow less capital expenditure, both as filed; the arithmetic is shown in the table.
SOURCE: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities + us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment · EDGAR CompanyFacts · CIK 1318605 · EDGAR ↗ · FY2021–FY2025 · ANNUAL
History AS FILED · DERIVATION SHOWN WHERE DERIVED
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $14.7B | −$8.5B | $6.2B |
| FY2024 | $14.9B | −$11.3B | $3.6B |
| FY2023 | $13.3B | −$8.9B | $4.4B |
| FY2022 | $14.7B | −$7.2B | $7.6B |
| FY2021 | $11.5B | −$6.5B | $5.0B |
Cross-checks touching this measure FROM THE FILING REVIEW
✓ MATCHESoperating cash flow
Every quoted figure reconciles to the filed lines: $14.75 billion against net cash provided by operating activities; $14.92 billion against net cash provided by operating activities; $176 million against net cash provided by operating activities.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✓ MATCHEScapex decline
Every quoted figure reconciles to the filed lines: $8.53 billion against capital expenditure; $11.34 billion against capital expenditure; $2.82 billion against capital expenditure.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✗ RED FLAGCash conversion stability
The ratio of operating cash flow to net income swings 2.94× across three years. This page verifies no stated cause; the flag marks the size of the swing. Management's own account touching these lines appears in the "net income decline" claim on this page (partial); this page has not independently verified it.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →◐ WATCHStock compensation in cash flow
Share-based compensation is 19.2% of operating cash flow — carried as watch (15% threshold).
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✓ CLEANCapital returned vs free cash flow
Capital returned ran 0.00× of free cash flow (threshold 1.00×).
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Not investment advice. Every figure on this page is an XBRL fact from the issuer's own SEC filings or an arithmetic over such facts with the method shown. No forecast is made; no posture is expressed.