NIO vs HMC vs LI Stock Comparison

Nio, Honda Motor and Li Auto Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NIO NIO Inc.
$3.29 -7.8% 1M -53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$16.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
HMC Honda Motor Co Ltd
$34.07 +3.5% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$44.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$145.78B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
LI Li Auto Inc.
$11.26 -2.1% 1M -47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.07B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Honda Motor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Honda Motor 6, Nio 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNIOHMCLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.49B $44.81B $11.47B HMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.1x -42.2x -15.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.1% +0.8% -24.5% NIO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.8% -0.7% -4.9% HMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% -9.0% HMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.3% +7.3% -47.8% HMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.6%/yr +2.8%/yr -19.6%/yr HMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.7% 28.6% 38.4% HMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 50/100 36/100 NIO

Percentile Scorecard

NIOHMCLI

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

AxisNIOHMCLI
Valuation 55 #23 of 50 80 #11 of 50 29 #36 of 50
Growth 100 #1 of 48 36 #31 of 48 0 #48 of 48
Profitability 42 #27 of 46 53 #22 of 46 29 #33 of 46
Financial Health 51 #26 of 52 47 #28 of 52 88 #7 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 35 #20 of 30 –
Overall 62 50 36
  • NIO ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • HMC ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • LI 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

PeriodNIOHMCLISPY
1 month -7.8%+3.5%-2.1% -0.2%
3 months -29.7%+12.5%-14.8% +3.9%
6 months -48.3%+40.8%-36.7% +8.2%
Year to date -35.5%+15.6%-33.5% +12.9%
1 year -53.3%+7.3%-47.8% +12.3%
3 years -55.8%+8.6%-67.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.8%+2.8%-31.5% +23.3%
5 years -91.9%+14.7%-66.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -39.6%+2.8%-19.6% +10.9%
10 years —+13.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+1.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNIOHMCLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.7%28.6%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%27.6%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.950.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.070.26-1.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-37.7%-77.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.7%-1.5%-47.8% -1.2%
52-week high $7.42$34.59$21.56 $779.14
52-week low $3.27$23.49$10.69 $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.

MultipleNIOHMCLI
P/E now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 19.4x -42.7xmedian 19.4x -15.3xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 10.0xmedian 8.3x —median 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.4x 6.7xmedian 9.4x -17.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.26median 1.40 1.47median 1.40 0.22median 1.40

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 monthsNIOHMCLI
Revenue $16.45B $145.78B $15.07B
Gross profit $2.87B $25.18B $2.04B
Operating income -$475.17M -$770.90M -$1.00B
Net income -$613.47M -$573.09M -$877.96M
Free cash flow – $7.66B -$670.38M
R&D $1.21B $9.64B $1.65B
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $-0.62 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $2.57B $32.71B $5.91B
Total debt $1.34B $342.30B $4.97B
Shares (diluted) 2.27B 1.73B 1.07B
Enterprise value -$16.22B -$105.00B -$37.49B

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
MetricNIOHMCLI
P/E -12.1x -42.7x -15.3x
P/FCF – 6.7x -17.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.9x -8.1x
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
P/B – 0.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book – 0.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 10.0x –
EV/EBIT -6.6x -128.2x 0.1x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.7x 0.0x
EV/FCF – 12.9x 0.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.4x 0.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.26 1.47 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNIOHMCLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.1% 0.8% -24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 14.0% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 188.6% -17.0% -50.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 98.0% -1.4% -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 84.9% -111.8% -187.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.5% -27.8% -206.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% -112.2% -177.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.7% -27.5% -74.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 83.6% -124.9% -163.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% -29.0% -68.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 183.3% -167.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -21.9% -34.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2,713% -122.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -21.6% -29.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNIOHMCLI
Gross margin 17.4% 17.3% 13.5%
EBITDA margin – 6.8% –
Operating margin -2.9% -0.5% -6.7%
Pretax margin -3.4% -0.4% -5.1%
Net margin -3.8% -0.7% -4.9%
FCF margin – 5.3% -4.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.0% -9.4%
Return on equity – -0.8% -8.9%
Return on assets -3.2% -0.3% -4.2%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% -9.0%
Return on capital employed -7.6% -0.5% -7.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -15.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNIOHMCLI
Debt / assets 6.7% 40.8% 5.1%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.8x –
Debt / FCF – 11.3x -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 63.3% 53.5%
Equity / assets – 36.7% 46.5%
Interest coverage -3.7x -1.0x -30.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNIOHMCLI
Dividend yield – 1.9% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNIOHMCLI
Forward P/E – 12.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.08FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -290.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +63.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.80BFY2026 $159.46BFY2026 $15.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.9% -1.1% +41.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNIOHMCLI
Held by institutions 12.0% 3.5% 4.1%
Institutions holding 421 382 160
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% -3.2% +17.2%
Institutions buying 170 229 92
Institutions selling 131 95 47
Buyers to sellers 1.30 2.41 1.96

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.

NIOHMCLI
NIO 1.00 0.20 0.50
HMC 0.20 1.00 0.25
LI 0.50 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NIO, HMC and LI?

Honda Motor (HMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nio (NIO) $7.49B, Honda Motor (HMC) $44.81B, Li Auto (LI) $11.47B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nio (NIO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nio (NIO) +70.1%, Honda Motor (HMC) +0.8%, Li Auto (LI) -24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Honda Motor (HMC) has the highest net margin (Nio (NIO) -3.8%, Honda Motor (HMC) -0.7%, Li Auto (LI) -4.9%). On return on invested capital, Honda Motor (HMC) leads (Honda Motor (HMC) 0.0%, Li Auto (LI) -9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honda Motor (HMC) returned the most: Nio (NIO) -53.3%, Honda Motor (HMC) +7.3%, Li Auto (LI) -47.8%. Over five years, Honda Motor (HMC) compounded fastest (Nio (NIO) -39.6%/yr, Honda Motor (HMC) +2.8%/yr, Li Auto (LI) -19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honda Motor (HMC) has been the steadiest (Nio (NIO) 49.7%, Honda Motor (HMC) 28.6%, Li Auto (LI) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NIO, HMC and LI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Honda Motor (HMC) leads on 6. 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.