LI Fundamental Analysis & Score

$10.85
Quote dated October 05, 2026
42/100
Caution

What this score covers. It is a fixed screen of five reported ratios with no valuation input, so a company can score highly while its valuation risk remains elevated. The full report scores valuation separately, as one of nine scored sections. How the score is calculated

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Key Financial Metrics

Market Cap
$10.60B
P/E Forward
19.6x
Revenue Growth
-15.1%
Gross Margin
13.6%
Net Margin
-4.4%
Return on Equity
-6.6%
Debt/Equity
0.22

Rule-Based Financial Screen Summary

Li Auto Inc. (LI) is a Consumer Cyclical company in the Auto Manufacturers industry. It has a 42/100 Caution score on our five-factor fundamentals screen. Key strengths include Debt/Equity (0.22). Areas to watch: Revenue Growth (-15.1%), Net Margin (-4.4%). The score is a five-factor screen — revenue growth, gross margin, net margin, return on equity and debt-to-equity — each scored against fixed thresholds from a neutral starting point of 50 points. The full report scores nine sections, including moat, free cash flow, dilution and valuation, which this screen does not.

Revenue Growth: Weak Gross Margin: Average Net Margin: Negative Return on Equity: Negative Debt/Equity: Low Risk

This page score and the strengths and concerns above are produced by deterministic, rule-based calculations from the available third-party financial inputs documented below. AI does not choose the score, strengths, or concerns. Data and automated summaries can contain errors. This is not personalized investment advice. See our methodology and disclaimer.

How this page score was calculated

The calculation starts at 50 points and applies the five fixed adjustments shown below. Missing or invalid inputs contribute no adjustment. A finite provider-reported zero is treated as a measured value and evaluated against that input's displayed threshold. The pre-clamp result is 42; the published result is clamped to a minimum of 10 and maximum of 98, producing 42/100.

LI score inputs and fixed adjustments
Input Displayed value Threshold applied Adjustment Data status
Revenue Growth -15.1% 0% or lower -5 Available
Gross Margin 13.6% 35% or lower +2 Available
Net Margin -4.4% 0% or lower -8 Available
Return on Equity -6.6% 0% or lower -5 Available
Debt/Equity 0.22 < 0.30 +8 Available

Score bands

80 or higher: Strong Buy; 65–79: Buy; 50–64: Hold; below 50: Caution.

These are fixed names for score ranges. The score is not a success probability, recommendation, or forecast, and 80/100 does not mean an 80% chance of a gain.

Not included in this score

  • Peer results or relative peer ranking
  • Demand zones or liquidity
  • Technical momentum
  • News or market sentiment
  • DCF valuation or the downloadable report score

Sources, freshness, and limitations

This page was generated . The provider identifies the latest underlying financial period as June 30, 2026. The displayed market quote is dated October 05, 2026. Generation time is not the same as the date of the underlying filing or market observation.

Financial inputs may be delayed, restated, differently standardized by the data provider, or unavailable. Missing, invalid, or non-finite values receive no positive or negative adjustment rather than being estimated. A finite provider-reported zero is retained and evaluated against that metric's displayed threshold; it is not treated as missing. This can make a sparse-data score less informative. The screen does not capture every business, market, valuation, or portfolio risk, and investors can lose money.

What the full LI report adds

The 42/100 on this page comes from a fixed screen of 5 ratios. The downloadable report is a separate analysis with its own score, built from 9 weighted sections.

This page: fixed screen

  • Revenue Growth
  • Gross Margin
  • Net Margin
  • Return on Equity
  • Debt/Equity

Each factor is scored against fixed thresholds from a starting point of 50 points. No factor prices the stock, so valuation is not part of the 42/100.

Full report: 9 scored sections

  1. Business Moat weight 15 of 100
  2. Revenue Growth Consistency weight 14 of 100
  3. Margin Quality weight 12 of 100
  4. Free Cash Flow Strength weight 12 of 100
  5. Balance Sheet Safety weight 12 of 100
  6. Returns on Capital weight 12 of 100
  7. Dilution vs Self-Funded Growth weight 8 of 100
  8. Valuation vs Growth weight 10 of 100
  9. Structural vs Cyclical Growth weight 5 of 100

When the inputs allow, the report also shows a fair-value estimate with its discounted cash flow (DCF) assumptions and a 3×3 sensitivity table, a confidence figure, and the data limitations that reduced that confidence. Its headline label can add a valuation-risk flag next to the fundamental-quality rating.

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Supplementary Metrics for LI

3 data points drawn from analyst targets, consensus estimates, and ownership data. These are supplementary observations, not event predictions or causal explanations:

The provider-reported analyst mean target is $15.17 (+39.9% from the displayed price), based on 23 estimates. This is third-party opinion, not a StrongBuyAnalytics target.
The provider-reported third-party analyst consensus category is Buy; it is not a StrongBuyAnalytics recommendation.
The current provider record reports a short ratio of 10.0 days to cover.

LI vs. NIO, XPEV, RIVN, F

Compared against other Auto Manufacturers companies we cover, picked for having a similar market capitalisation to LI.

Comparison context only: this peer set is selected statically from our covered companies using industry and company-size context. Peer data and peer selection do not change the LI page score.

Ticker Price Market Cap P/E Rev Growth Net Margin ROE
LI $10.85 $10.60B — -15.1% -4.4% -6.6%
NIO $3.42 $8.57B — 69.1% -4.2% -45.3%
XPEV $9.40 $9.00B — 8.0% -4.1% -10.9%
RIVN $14.60 $21.14B — 27.2% -55.0% -57.5%
F $12.15 $48.45B — -3.8% -3.9% -18.3%

Risk Indicators for LI

5 measurable indicators visible in Li Auto Inc.'s reported numbers. These are market and valuation risk metrics — not a comprehensive list of business risks, which would require qualitative analysis beyond this data:

Revenue Growth (-15.1%)
Net Margin (-4.4%)
Return on Equity (-6.6%)
The provider-reported beta is 0.49. A beta below 1 reflects smaller historical price moves relative to the provider's benchmark; it does not cap future gains or losses.
The provider-reported short ratio is 10.0 days to cover. Short-interest data can be delayed and may reflect hedging or other strategies, so it does not establish investor intent or future direction.

LI Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

Li Auto Inc.'s liquidity and cash generation as of the most recent filing — note the cash position of $85.59B against $14.69B of debt:

Total Cash
$85.59B
Total Debt
$14.69B
Current Ratio
1.81
FCF Yield
-91.9%
EBITDA
$-1,119,793,024
Operating Margin
-8.5%

These are provider-normalized figures and may differ from the issuer's as-filed presentation, units, or latest amendment. Use source filings for verification.

LI Valuation Snapshot

Forward P/E
19.6x
Price / Book
1.1x
Below asset value
PEG Ratio
3.94
Expensive vs growth
Analyst Target (Mean)
$15.17
Range: $9 – $21
Dividend Yield
0.00%
52-Week Price Range — LI is trading at 1% of its range
$10.66 (52W Low) $25.07 (52W High)

Who Holds LI? — Institutional 13F Filings

Institutional investment managers with >$100 M in qualifying assets must disclose their equity positions quarterly on SEC Form 13F — typically within 45 days of quarter-end. Search those filings below to see which hedge funds, mutual funds, and asset managers reported LI as a holding, how many shares they held, and how positions changed quarter over quarter.

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Which institutions reported LI, share counts, reported values, and direct links to the SEC filing.
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Full manager portfolios — every position a fund holds, quarter-over-quarter changes, and concentration weights.
Data limitation
13F reports covered long positions for the filing's stated reporting period, typically a quarter-end—not on its later submission date. Short positions, full derivatives, and current intent are not disclosed.

How to Interpret the LI Fundamentals Score

LI rates 42/100 on our five-factor fundamentals screen, which puts it in the "Caution" band. The band name describes a fixed range in this model; it is not a recommendation or prediction. The calculation above shows how each reported input affected the result.

42/100 · Caution band

Li Auto Inc. falls short on several of the measures we weight most heavily. Specifically: revenue growth (-15.1%), net margin (-4.4%). A low score reflects reported fundamentals only — it says nothing about the share price or about turnarounds already underway but not yet in the filings.

LI Earnings & Revenue Outlook

Li Auto Inc. reported revenue decline of -15.1% year over year, against a Auto Manufacturers peer set where scale and pricing power vary widely. A shrinking top line is a direct drag on the score, and it raises the bar for everything else in the model.

Track upcoming report dates on our earnings calendar.

LI Fundamental Factors to Monitor

This is a review of reported fundamentals, not a price target or an estimate of future returns. These are the current figures that may be useful to monitor as new filings become available.

Lower current reading: The score is weighed down by revenue growth (-15.1%) and net margin (-4.4%). Changes in those reported figures, rather than share-price movement, would change this screen.

Positive Fundamental Inputs for LI

These are the Li Auto Inc. figures that push the score up, taken straight from the most recent reported financials:

  • Debt/Equity (0.22)

Negative Fundamental Inputs & Risks for LI

These are the figures working against LI in the same model:

  • Revenue Growth (-15.1%)
  • Net Margin (-4.4%)
  • Return on Equity (-6.6%)

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Fundamental Analysis Guide

How the financial statements behind this page fit together.

Understanding P/E Ratio

What LI's forward multiple does and does not tell you.

Return on Equity (ROE)

Why LI's -6.6% return on equity matters for stock selection.

Stock Valuation Methods

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DCF Assumptions and Limitations

What a discounted cash flow estimate for LI depends on, and where it breaks down.

How to Read an AI Stock Report

What each section of a LI report is for, and what it leaves out.

How to Read Earnings Reports

Where the LI growth and margin figures on this page come from.

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The technical side we deliberately keep out of the LI score.

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Frequently Asked Questions about LI

What are key support and resistance levels for LI?
Support and resistance are technical levels, so they are not part of the fundamentals score. Our demand zones page tracks semiconductor stocks; coverage does not extend to every ticker. Use the chart tool to identify price levels for LI manually.
Which companies are LI's closest peers?
On this page LI is compared with NIO, XPEV, RIVN, F. Compared against other Auto Manufacturers companies we cover, picked for having a similar market capitalisation to LI. The table puts LI's a gross margin of 13.6%, an ROE of -6.6%, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22 next to the same figures for each peer.
Is the LI analysis PDF report free?
Your first LI report is free and does not require a card. The score on this page is a five-factor screen; the report scores nine sections, adding moat, free cash flow, share dilution and valuation work that is not on this page. Further reports are covered by a subscription; see pricing for the current plans.

This LI analysis is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Figures come from third-party feeds and can be delayed, standardized, incomplete, or inaccurate; verify material facts in primary filings and identified sources. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Read our full disclaimer.