For the quarter ending 2026-03-31, TSLA had $39M increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $1,444M in free cash flow.
| Cash Flow | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 491 | 856 | 1,389 | 1,190 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 1,590 | 1,643 | 1,625 | 1,433 |
| Stock-based compensation | 1,030 | 954 | 663 | 635 |
| Inventory write-downs | 77 | 49 | 65 | 136 |
| Foreign currency transaction net unrealized loss | -287 | -292 | -106 | -24 |
| Deferred income taxes | -136 | -111 | 225 | 52 |
| Digital assets loss, net | -222 | -307 | 80 | 284 |
| Non-cash interest and other operating activities | -1 | -37 | -162 | -27 |
| Accounts receivable | -561 | -45 | 907 | 29 |
| Inventory | 2,255 | 214 | -1,991 | 703 |
| Operating lease vehicles | -174 | 79 | 11 | -141 |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | -231 | 901 | 1,143 | 718 |
| Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities | 1,401 | 1,397 | 1,646 | 627 |
| Deferred revenue | 263 | -462 | 507 | 9 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 3,937 | 3,813 | 6,238 | 2,540 |
| Purchases of property and equipment excluding finance leases, net of sales | 2,493 | 2,393 | 2,248 | 2,394 |
| Purchases of investments | - | 12,207 | 11,402 | 7,485 |
| Proceeds from maturities of investments | - | 8,072 | 9,295 | 6,935 |
| Purchase of spacex equity investment | 2,002 | - | - | - |
| Proceeds from sales of investments | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purchases of short-term investments | 8,318 | - | - | - |
| Business combinations, net of cash acquired | - | 0 | - | - |
| Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments | 7,790 | - | - | - |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -5,023 | -6,528 | -4,355 | -2,944 |
| Proceeds from issuances of debt | 4,331 | 1,354 | 1,182 | 2,425 |
| Repayments of debt | 3,530 | 748 | 669 | 2,828 |
| Proceeds from exercises of stock options and other stock issuances | 361 | 146 | 512 | 215 |
| Principal payments on finance leases | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Proceeds received from directors in shareholder settlement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payment of legal fees associated with shareholder settlement | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt issuance costs | - | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Recovery (payment) of legal fees associated with shareholder settlement | -98 | - | - | - |
| Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | 70 | 22 | 20 | 14 |
| Payments for buy-outs of noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 1,172 | 710 | 983 | -222 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | -47 | 37 | -17 | 111 |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 39 | -1,968 | 2,849 | -515 |
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 17,616 | 19,584 | 16,735 | 17,250 |
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | 17,655 | 17,616 | 19,584 | 16,735 |
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)