Tesla’s revenue grew to nearly **** billion U.S. dollars in the 2024 fiscal year, a *** percent increase from the previous year. The United States is Tesla's largest sales market. The fiscal year end of the company is December, 31st. Revenue rises on model additions Nearly **** billion U.S. dollars of the company's revenue is generated from Tesla's automotive segment, which includes the design, manufacturing, and sales of vehicles. As of November 2023, the electric vehicle (EV) maker has a model range that includes the Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, and the tesla Cybertruck. Model 3 legacy The Model Y has emerged as Tesla's best-selling vehicle, leading the ranking in worldwide plug-in vehicle sales in 2024. In June 2021, the Model 3 became the first electric car to pass *********** global sales.Much of Tesla’s spending has specifically been on production of its Model 3 and Model Y, a strongly popular vehicles with high demand. One response to this surge in popularity for the Model 3 was Tesla’s 2018 purchase of land for the construction of a Gigafactory in Shanghai, China. A factory within China provides Tesla steady access to the Chinese electric vehicle market, a consistency welcomed in the midst of tensions between the U.S. and China over trade policies.

Tesla revenue for the twelve months ending March 31, 2025 was $95.724B, a 1.03% increase year-over-year. Tesla annual revenue for 2024 was $97.69B, a 0.95% increase from 2023. Tesla annual revenue for 2023 was $96.773B, a 18.8% increase from 2022. Tesla annual revenue for 2022 was $81.462B, a 51.35% increase from 2021.

Net income attributable to Tesla’s common stockholders was nearly **** billion U.S. dollars, while net income related to noncontrolling interests amounted to ** million U.S. dollars in 2024. This was the fourth year the company turned a full-year profit, after reaching that goal in 2020. The fiscal year end of the company is December, 31st. Focus on innovation drives costs 2020 was the first time that Tesla turned a full-year profit. Previously, net losses had begun to accelerate in 2014, and so did research and development (R&D) expenses. Between 2014 and 2024, Tesla’s research and development expenses increased more than nine-fold from about *** million to over *** billion U.S. dollars. The company's R&D intensity peaked at ** percent in 2017, a striking value compared to GM's **** percent. Tesla's high R&D spending was largely due to the focus on innovative technologies, including electric vehicle batteries and charging infrastructure. In addition to these costs, the company also had to invest significantly more capital than expected towards ramping up production of its Model 3 and Model Y. As a result of increasing demand for Model 3 batteries, Tesla has also begun pouring money into Gigafactory plants in Shanghai, Texas, and Berlin-Brandenburg. Tesla's earnings topped estimates in 2023 with net income reaching nearly ** billion U.S. dollars for the first time. Cost trend   Tesla's selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses jumped from *** billion U.S. dollars in 2016 to more than *** billion U.S. dollars in the following year. SG&A expenses increased moderately to reach around **** billion U.S. dollars the most recent fiscal year.