LI vs RIVN vs XCH Stock Comparison

Li Auto, Rivian Automotive and Xchg Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LI Li Auto Inc.
$11.26 -2.1% 1M -47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.07B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
XCH XCHG Ltd
$1.95 -41.8% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rivian Automotive leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rivian Automotive 3, Li Auto 3, Xchg 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIRIVNXCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.42B $16.10B $13.89M RIVN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.3x -4.8x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -24.5% +14.2% — RIVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% -55.0% — LI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.0% -38.3% — LI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.8% -11.9% +18.2% XCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.6%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 69.2% 328.8% LI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 38/100 — RIVN

Percentile Scorecard

LIRIVNXCH

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

AxisLIRIVNXCH
Valuation 29 #36 of 50 8 #46 of 50 –
Growth 0 #48 of 48 85 #8 of 48 –
Profitability 29 #33 of 46 20 #37 of 46 –
Financial Health 88 #7 of 52 65 #19 of 52 29 #51 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 10 #27 of 30 –
Overall 36 38 –
  • LI ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • RIVN ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • XCH ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIRIVNXCHSPY
1 month -2.1%-23.6%-41.8% -0.2%
3 months -14.8%-29.2%+290.0% +3.9%
6 months -36.7%-26.8%+105.3% +8.2%
Year to date -33.5%-40.0%+72.6% +12.9%
1 year -47.8%-11.9%+18.2% +12.3%
3 years -67.8%-26.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -31.5%-9.6%— +23.3%
5 years -66.3%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.6%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureLIRIVNXCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%69.2%328.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%61.4%134.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.642.130.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.24-0.170.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.1%-95.1%-99.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.8%-47.3%-57.8% -1.2%
52-week high $21.56$22.45$4.62 $779.14
52-week low $10.69$11.43$0.23 $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.

MultipleLIRIVNXCH
P/E now vs peer median -15.3xmedian 19.4x -4.8xmedian 19.4x —median 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 2.7xmedian 0.5x —median 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x -5.6xmedian 8.3x —median 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.0xmedian 9.4x -4.6xmedian 9.4x —median 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 3.1xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 1.40 -0.18median 1.40 —median 0.79

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 monthsLIRIVNXCH
Revenue $15.07B $5.88B –
Gross profit $2.04B $442.00M –
Operating income -$1.00B -$3.53B –
Net income -$877.96M -$3.22B –
Free cash flow -$670.38M -$3.49B –
R&D $1.65B $1.80B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.69 $-2.44 –
Cash & equivalents $5.91B $3.59B $11.41M
Total debt $4.97B $4.44B $29.61M
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 1.33B 3.50M
Enterprise value -$37.46B -$7.19B -$54.54M

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
MetricLIRIVNXCH
P/E -15.3x -4.8x –
P/FCF -17.0x -4.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -8.1x -8.7x –
P/S 0.8x 2.7x –
P/B 1.2x 3.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – -5.6x –
EV/EBIT 0.1x -4.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.0x 2.6x –
EV/FCF 0.2x -4.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 0.1x -8.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 -0.18 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIRIVNXCH
Revenue growth (1Y) -24.5% 14.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 25.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -50.5% 299.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 29.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -187.2% 1.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -206.1% 17.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -177.8% 7.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.8% 18.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -163.7% 19.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -68.1% 27.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -167.4% -1,108% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.3% 31.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -122.6% -185.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.7% 20.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIRIVNXCH
Gross margin 13.5% 7.5% –
EBITDA margin – -46.1% –
Operating margin -6.7% -60.1% –
Pretax margin -5.1% -54.8% –
Net margin -4.9% -55.0% –
FCF margin -4.4% -59.3% –
Operating cash flow margin -9.4% -31.4% –
Return on equity -8.9% -67.5% –
Return on assets -4.2% -21.9% –
Return on invested capital -9.0% -38.3% –
Return on capital employed -7.8% -31.9% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 13.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIRIVNXCH
Debt / assets 5.1% 29.4% 19.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x –
Debt / FCF -1.6x -1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 53.5% 66.1% 74.7%
Equity / assets 46.5% 33.9% 25.3%
Interest coverage -30.4x -13.3x –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – -1.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIRIVNXCH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -8.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -8.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLIRIVNXCH
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.61FY2026 $-2.35FY2026 $-2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -290.6%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.79BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026 $34.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026 +36.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.2% +45.6% +27.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIRIVNXCH
Held by institutions 4.1% 54.6% –
Institutions holding 160 817 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.2% +12.2% –
Institutions buying 92 405 –
Institutions selling 47 220 –
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.84 –

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.

LIRIVNXCH
LI 1.00 0.19 0.01
RIVN 0.19 1.00 0.14
XCH 0.01 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LI, RIVN and XCH?

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Li Auto (LI) $11.42B, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) $16.10B, Xchg (XCH) $13.89M.

Which company is growing faster?

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Li Auto (LI) -24.5%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Li Auto (LI) has the highest net margin (Li Auto (LI) -4.9%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -55.0%). On return on invested capital, Li Auto (LI) leads (Li Auto (LI) -9.0%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -38.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xchg (XCH) returned the most: Li Auto (LI) -47.8%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -11.9%, Xchg (XCH) +18.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Li Auto (LI) has been the steadiest (Li Auto (LI) 38.4%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) 69.2%, Xchg (XCH) 328.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LI, RIVN and XCH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) leads on 3. 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.