TSLA · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report
Capital Expenditure and Guidance
Tesla, Inc. · 2026-10-22 · Importance 100 · Surprise 100 · In source text
Tesla expects 2026 capital expenditures to exceed $20 billion, driven by super-intelligence initiatives, compute infrastructure and data centers, manufacturing and R&D facilities, company-operated SI-enabled assets, and retail, service and charging infrastructure. Capital expenditures were $13.01 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with $6.13 billion in the prior-year period, reflecting global SI infrastructure, factory expansion, machinery and equipment. In September 2026, Tesla entered three credit agreements with aggregate commitments of $30 billion to provide flexibility for planned investments and potential funding needs.
Key facts
- Tesla currently expects capital expenditures to be in excess of $20 billion in 2026. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | negative | committed | — | Tesla currently expects capital expenditures to be in excess of $20 billion in 2026. |
| assets | positive | committed | — | Tesla currently expects capital expenditures to be in excess of $20 billion in 2026. |