LI vs F Stock Comparison

Li Auto and Ford Motor Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LI Li Auto Inc.
$11.39 -2.6% 1M -48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.07B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
1 win
F Ford Motor Co
$11.59 -10.5% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$46.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$187.97B
Div. yield
0.05%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ford Motor leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ford Motor 7, Li Auto 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.43B $46.09B F
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.4x -6.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -24.5% +1.5% F
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% -3.9% F
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.0% -2.2% F
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 161.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.8% -6.1% F
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.8%/yr -6.6%/yr F
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.5% 37.5% F
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 30/100 LI

Percentile Scorecard

LIF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLIF
Valuation 31 #35 of 50 53 #24 of 50
Growth 0 #49 of 49 8 #45 of 49
Profitability 28 #35 of 48 38 #30 of 48
Financial Health 87 #8 of 54 9 #49 of 54
Shareholder Returns – 40 #19 of 31
Overall 36 30
  • LI ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • F ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLIFSPY
1 month -2.6%-10.5% -1.0%
3 months -6.0%-19.2% +2.9%
6 months -37.2%-6.4% +6.4%
Year to date -32.7%-11.7% +11.4%
1 year -48.8%-6.1% +13.1%
3 years -67.3%+1.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -31.1%+0.6% +21.5%
5 years -64.7%-28.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -18.8%-6.6% +10.9%
10 years —-3.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-0.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLIFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.5%37.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.27-0.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.1%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.8%-33.5% -2.5%
52-week high $22.23$17.44 $779.14
52-week low $10.69$11.21 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLIF
P/E now vs peer median -15.5xmedian 18.9x -6.2xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.5x 218.0xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.2xmedian 8.8x 6.2xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 1.35 0.11median 1.35

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLIF
Revenue $15.07B $187.97B
Gross profit $2.04B $15.41B
Operating income -$1.00B -$7.03B
Net income -$877.96M -$7.38B
Free cash flow -$670.38M $7.28B
R&D $1.65B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.69 $-1.86
Cash & equivalents $5.91B $18.60B
Total debt $4.97B $643.37B
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 3.99B
Enterprise value -$37.53B -$96.41B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLIF
P/E -15.5x -6.2x
P/FCF -17.2x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow -8.2x 2.7x
P/S 0.8x 0.2x
P/B 1.2x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 218.0x
EV/EBIT 0.0x -24.9x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 0.0x 24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.0x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIF
Revenue growth (1Y) -24.5% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -50.5% -36.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -187.2% -339.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -206.1% -45.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -177.8% -332.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.8% -56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -163.7% -334.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -68.1% -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -167.4% -8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.3% 9.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -122.6% -28.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.7% 11.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIF
Gross margin 13.5% 8.2%
EBITDA margin – 0.4%
Operating margin -6.7% -3.7%
Pretax margin -5.1% -6.4%
Net margin -4.9% -3.9%
FCF margin -4.4% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin -9.4% 9.0%
Return on equity -8.9% -20.1%
Return on assets -4.2% -2.6%
Return on invested capital -9.0% -2.2%
Return on capital employed -7.8% -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIF
Debt / assets 5.1% 56.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 161.4x
Debt / FCF -1.6x 22.1x
Liabilities / assets 53.5% 87.5%
Equity / assets 46.5% 12.5%
Interest coverage -30.4x -1.0x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIF
Dividend yield – 5.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -32.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -19.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLIF
Forward P/E – 6.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.59FY2026 $1.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -284.4%FY2026 +64.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.79BFY2026 $180.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.2% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIF
Held by institutions 4.1% 65.5%
Institutions holding 160 1,739
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.2% +4.2%
Institutions buying 92 897
Institutions selling 47 617
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.45

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LIF
LI 1.00 0.24
F 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LI and F?

Ford Motor (F) is the largest by market capitalisation: Li Auto (LI) $11.43B, Ford Motor (F) $46.09B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ford Motor (F) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Li Auto (LI) -24.5%, Ford Motor (F) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ford Motor (F) has the highest net margin (Li Auto (LI) -4.9%, Ford Motor (F) -3.9%). On return on invested capital, Ford Motor (F) leads (Li Auto (LI) -9.0%, Ford Motor (F) -2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ford Motor (F) returned the most: Li Auto (LI) -48.8%, Ford Motor (F) -6.1%. Over five years, Ford Motor (F) compounded fastest (Li Auto (LI) -18.8%/yr, Ford Motor (F) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Li Auto (LI) 0.00%, Ford Motor (F) 0.05%. Li Auto (LI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ford Motor (F) has been the steadiest (Li Auto (LI) 38.5%, Ford Motor (F) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LI and F move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.24, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LI and F?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ford Motor (F) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.