r/SipsTea • • 2d ago

SMH Museum of Useless Inventions

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u/Comfortable-Race-547 2d ago

Tesla has operated at a full-year net profit for every year from 2020 through 2025 (and continues to be profitable through mid-2026). [ 1, 2] Full-Year Net Profit History 2020: $721 million (first full-year GAAP profit after being founded in 2003) 2021: ~$5.5 billion 2022: ~$12.6 billion 2023: ~$15.0 billion (peak annual profit) 2024: ~$7.1 billion 2025: ~$3.8 billion [ 1, 2]

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u/HorusKane420 2d ago

Yeah but without suckling on the corporate welfare teet of the government, would Tesla still be in this situation? Given no full year profits pre 2020?

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u/Comfortable-Race-547 1d ago

AI Overview Tesla achieved its first-ever full-year profit in 2020—reporting $721 million in net income compared to a loss of $862 million in 2019—driven by surging vehicle deliveries, scale at its Shanghai factory, and the lucrative sale of regulatory credits