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Li Auto Inc.

Auto Manufacturers · China

USD 12.141.4% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$11.86B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E
21.91x
Quarterly revenue growth
-15.1%
Trailing net margin
-4.4%
Indicated dividend yield

Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-11-25 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

Li Auto Inc. operates in the energy vehicle market in the People's Republic of China. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles. Its product line comprises multi-purpose vehicles and sport utility vehicles. The company offers sales and after sales management, and technology development and corporate management services, as well as manufacturing equipment. It offers its products through online and offline channels. The company was formerly known as Leading Ideal Inc. and changed its name to Li Auto Inc. in July 2020. Li Auto Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

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Q1 FY2027

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LI Stock: BUY Call - Op Margin +1400 Bps to 13% Q1 FY2027

Published 2026-05-28

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MetricLILi Auto Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30XPEVXPeng Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30NIONIO Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30Peer medianSimilar-size peers only
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$11.86BUS$10.16BUS$9.17BUS$9.66Bn=2
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate21.91x57.68x28.83x43.25xn=2
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-15.1%8.0%69.1%38.5%n=2
Operating marginLatest reported quarter-8.5%-6.0%-1.1%-3.6%n=2
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA-4.13x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.22x0.99x2.03x1.51xn=2
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share1.23x2.52x15.08x8.80xn=2
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter
Gross marginTrailing twelve months13.6%20.8%17.4%19.1%n=2
Net marginTrailing twelve months-4.4%-4.1%-4.2%-4.2%n=2
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only-6.6%-10.9%-45.3%-28.1%n=2
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue-9.3%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%n=2
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities1.81x1.11x1.02x1.07xn=2
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity0.541.100.921.01n=2

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