(LI) Li Auto - Overview

Sector: Consumer Cyclical | Industry: Auto Manufacturers | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 19.161m USD | Total Return: -18.5% in 12m

Electric Vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, Multi-purpose Vehicles
Total Rating 26
Safety 55
Buy Signal 0.03
Auto Manufacturers
Industry Rotation: +3.7
Market Cap: 19.2B
Avg Turnover: 46.3M USD
ATR: 3.41%
Peers RS (IBD): 29.5
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility47.2%
Rel. Tail Risk-9.21%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.53
Alpha-40.19
Character TTM
Beta0.496
Beta Downside0.666
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD66.28%
CAGR/Max DD-0.11
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of LI over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-03": -0.4, "2021-06": -0.26, "2021-09": -0.02, "2021-12": 0.34, "2022-03": -0.01, "2022-06": -0.64, "2022-09": -1.68, "2022-12": 0.25, "2023-03": 0.9, "2023-06": 2.18, "2023-09": 1.34, "2023-12": 5.32, "2024-03": 0.56, "2024-06": 0.15, "2024-09": 0.3695, "2024-12": 3.79, "2025-03": 0.96, "2025-06": 1.37, "2025-09": -0.36, "2025-12": 0.25, "2026-03": null,
EPS CAGR: 3.77%
EPS Trend: 27.5%
Last SUE: -0.85
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of LI over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-03: 3621.82056, 2021-06: 5045.305503, 2021-09: 7755.290463, 2021-12: 10620.452, 2022-03: 9567.473031, 2022-06: 8848.208203, 2022-09: 9735.109017, 2022-12: 17649.874, 2023-03: 18875.219252, 2023-06: 29561.734615, 2023-09: 34950.95523, 2023-12: 41732.097, 2024-03: 25626.388458, 2024-06: 31640.187972, 2024-09: 43181.224, 2024-12: 44273.672, 2025-03: 25985.557957, 2025-06: 30353.214947, 2025-09: 27404.690999, 2025-12: 28378.261568, 2026-03: 28378.261568,
Rev. CAGR: 36.45%
Rev. Trend: 61.7%
Last SUE: 0.42
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

P/E ratio 117.1

High Debt while negative Cash Flow

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Description: LI Li Auto

Li Auto Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles in China. The companys product line includes multi-purpose vehicles and sport utility vehicles. The electric vehicle market in China is the largest globally.

Li Auto provides sales, after-sales management, technology development, and manufacturing equipment services. The company distributes its products through both online and offline channels, a common hybrid approach in the automotive industry.

Founded in 2015, the company was formerly known as Leading Ideal Inc. and rebranded to Li Auto Inc. in July 2020. Consider further research on ValueRay for comprehensive financial insights.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • New model launches boost vehicle deliveries and revenue growth
  • Battery raw material costs impact production expenses and profitability
  • Chinese government subsidies influence EV sales and market share
  • Intensifying domestic EV competition pressures pricing and margins
  • Global supply chain disruptions affect vehicle production and delivery timelines
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict) 3.5
Net Income: 483.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.10 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -16.52 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 45.21% < 20% (prev 40.46%; Δ 4.75% < -1%)
CFO/TA -0.05 > 3% & CFO -7.70b > Net Income 483.4m
Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0)
Current Ratio: 1.81 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (1.04b) vs 12m ago -2.54% < -2%
Gross Margin: 18.06% > 18% (prev 0.21%; Δ 1.79k% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 72.42% > 50% (prev 89.64%; Δ -17.22% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 8.56 > 6 (EBITDA TTM -415.1m / Interest Expense TTM 156.5m)
Altman Z'' 2.49
A: 0.34 (Total Current Assets 115.36b - Total Current Liabilities 63.59b) / Total Assets 154.39b
B: 0.07 (Retained Earnings 11.18b / Total Assets 154.39b)
C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 1.34b / Avg Total Assets 158.12b)
D: 0.00 (Book Value of Equity 1.46m / Total Liabilities 81.21b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 2.49 = A
Beneish M -1.93
DSRI: 2.22 (Receivables 119.9m/68.5m, Revenue 114.51b/145.08b)
GMI: 1.14 (GM 18.06% / 20.51%)
AQI: 1.12 (AQ_t 0.05 / AQ_t-1 0.04)
SGI: 0.79 (Revenue 114.51b / 145.08b)
TATA: 0.05 (NI 483.4m - CFO -7.70b) / TA 154.39b)
Beneish M-Score: -1.93 (Cap -4..+1) = B
What is the price of LI shares? As of April 17, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 18.52 with a total of 2,925,049 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.26%, over one month by +1.54%, over three months by +14.39% and over the past year by -18.52%.
Is LI a buy, sell or hold? Li Auto has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.29. Therefore, it is recommended to buy LI.
  • StrongBuy: 14
  • Buy: 8
  • Hold: 6
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the LI price?
Analysts Target Price 21.5 16.1%
Li Auto (LI) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 16 April 2026
Market Cap CNY = 130.87b (19.16b USD * 6.8304 USD.CNY)
P/E Trailing = 117.125
P/E Forward = 67.1141
P/S = 0.1706
P/B = 1.8016
P/EG = 1.0417
Revenue TTM = 114.51b CNY
EBIT TTM = 1.34b CNY
EBITDA TTM = -415.1m CNY
Long Term Debt = 3.30b CNY (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 7.91b CNY (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 17.83b CNY (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -83.48b CNY (recalculated: Debt 17.83b - CCE 101.30b)
Enterprise Value = 47.40b CNY (130.87b + Debt 17.83b - CCE 101.30b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 8.56 (Ebit TTM 1.34b / Interest Expense TTM 156.5m)
EV/FCF = -2.94x (Enterprise Value 47.40b / FCF TTM -16.11b)
FCF Yield = -34.00% (FCF TTM -16.11b / Enterprise Value 47.40b)
FCF Margin = -14.07% (FCF TTM -16.11b / Revenue TTM 114.51b)
Net Margin = 0.42% (Net Income TTM 483.4m / Revenue TTM 114.51b)
Gross Margin = 18.06% ((Revenue TTM 114.51b - Cost of Revenue TTM 93.83b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 17.83% (prev 17.83%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.31 (Enterprise Value 47.40b / Total Assets 154.39b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.21% (Interest Expense 36.9m / Debt 17.83b)
Taxrate = 12.16% (153.4m / 1.26b)
NOPAT = 1.18b (EBIT 1.34b * (1 - 12.16%))
Current Ratio = 1.81 (Total Current Assets 115.36b / Total Current Liabilities 63.59b)
Debt / Equity = 0.25 (Debt 17.83b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 72.67b)
 Debt / EBITDA = 201.1 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt -83.48b / EBITDA -415.1m)
 Debt / FCF = 5.18 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt -83.48b / FCF TTM -16.11b)
 Total Stockholder Equity = 72.79b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.31% (Net Income 483.4m / Total Assets 154.39b)
RoE = 0.66% (Net Income TTM 483.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 72.79b)
RoCE = 1.76% (EBIT 1.34b / Capital Employed (Equity 72.79b + L.T.Debt 3.30b))
RoIC = 1.44% (NOPAT 1.18b / Invested Capital 81.88b)
WACC = 6.83% (E(130.87b)/V(148.70b) * Re(7.73%) + D(17.83b)/V(148.70b) * Rd(0.21%) * (1-Tc(0.12)))
Discount Rate = 7.73% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.92%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -81.65 | Cagr: -1.18%
 [DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -16.11b)
 EPS Correlation: 27.47 | EPS CAGR: 3.77% | SUE: -0.85 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 61.73 | Revenue CAGR: 36.45% | SUE: 0.42 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=-0.91 | Chg7d=+0.000 | Chg30d=-1.555 | Revisions Net=-3 | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.17 | Chg7d=+0.000 | Chg30d=-4.037 | Revisions Net=-5 | Growth EPS=-48.1% | Growth Revenue=+13.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=6.04 | Chg7d=+0.000 | Chg30d=-3.116 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+417.2% | Growth Revenue=+22.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -1.00 (0 Up / 3 Down within 30d for Next Quarter)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = 7.1% (Discount Rate 7.9% - Earnings Yield 0.9%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = -9.6% (Analyst -2.6% - Implied 7.1%)
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