AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Tesla (TSLA)

Tesla Q4 2025 profit falls 61% as revenue drops 3% to $24.9 billion

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Tesla reported fourth-quarter 2025 results, with revenue down 3% year over year to $24.9 billion and GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders down 61% to $840 million. For shareholders, the profit decline is the key takeaway, though gross margin rose to 20.1% and the company ended the quarter with $44.1 billion in cash and investments.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 GAAP diluted EPS was $0.24, down 60% year over year; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.50, down 17%.
  • Q4 2025 total revenue was $24.9 billion, down 3% year over year, while GAAP gross margin rose to 20.1% from 16.3%.
  • Full-year 2025 revenue was $94.8 billion, down 3%, and GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders was $3.8 billion, down 46%.
  • Q4 2025 free cash flow was $1.4 billion; on January 16, 2026, Tesla agreed to invest approximately $2 billion in xAI Series E Preferred Stock, with closing expected in Q1 2026.

The filing

CompanyTesla (TSLA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 28, 2026, 4:11 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-003837

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 28, 2026.

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