Li Auto Inc. (LI) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Auto - Manufacturers industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Li Auto Inc. is a prominent player in the rapidly expanding new energy vehicle market within the People's Republic of China. The company's operations span the entire lifecycle of high-end intelligent electric vehicles, from their initial design and development to manufacturing and eventual sale. Its diverse product portfolio primarily consists of multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) and sport utility vehicles (SUVs).
Is Li Auto Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 30, 2026, Li Auto Inc. (LI) trades at $11.03 with no positive earnings over the last twelve months, according to Kaplio. No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
Kaplio overview: Li Auto Inc.
Market cap $11B · 52 weeks $11 – $21 (47 % below the high) · P/E no earnings · 2027 expected P/E 59.0× · Dividend none · Next earnings November 25, 2026 · expected EPS $-0.08 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Aug 26.
- Valuation: P/Sales 1.3× (no earnings).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 1.2 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 6.4× (solid).
- Earnings: 3 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads: today's earnings are not the normal ones.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 5 of 7 pass
- 5y avg operating margin −0.5 %, fails.
- 5y avg ROIC 1.2 %, fails.
- Inventory turnover 10.2×, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −6.4×, passes.
- Current Ratio 1.81, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 2.1, passes.
- EV/Sales vs history 0.7×, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 105.7×, info.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Li Auto Inc.: P/E —; EV/EBITDA —; ROIC -5.7 %; $11.5B. Tesla, Inc. (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 141×; ROIC 2.3 %; $1.6T), Stellantis N.V. (P/E 207×; EV/EBITDA 8.7×; ROIC 0.3 %; $13.4B), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 13.1×; ROIC -0.4 %; $44.4B).
Investor methods verdict
Would Peter Lynch approve Li Auto today?
The Lynch Method approves Li Auto today. Business quality: 100 out of 100 (price not included). Lynch classifies it as an asset play. Kaplio assessment with data from the week of 2026-10-26; not investment advice.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -6.52% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -5.71% |
| Return on Assets | -3.26% |
| Gross Margin | 13.59% |
| Operating Margin | -6.58% |
| Net Margin | -4.41% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.45 |
| Current Ratio | 1.81 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 2 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.10 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -0.81% |
| 3 months | -19.08% |
| Year-to-date | -34.85% |
| 1 year | -47.10% |
| 3 years | -68.48% |
| 5 years | -65.89% |
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