TSLA vs XCH vs LI Stock Comparison

Tesla, Xchg and Li Auto Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$391.62 +5.2% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32T
P/E
346.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
XCH XCHG Ltd
$1.94 -42.1% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials
1 win
LI Li Auto Inc.
$11.35 -1.3% 1M -48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.07B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Tesla leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tesla 6, Xchg 1, Li Auto 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSLAXCHLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.32T $6.82M $11.33B TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 346.6x — -15.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 243.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% — -24.5% TSLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% — -4.9% TSLA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% — -9.0% TSLA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% +10.9% -48.2% XCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.5%/yr — -19.1%/yr TSLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 329.5% 38.5% LI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 36/100 TSLA

Percentile Scorecard

TSLAXCHLI

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

AxisTSLAXCHLI
Valuation 16 #42 of 50 – 29 #36 of 50
Growth 49 #25 of 48 – 0 #48 of 48
Profitability 80 #10 of 46 – 29 #33 of 46
Financial Health 96 #3 of 52 29 #51 of 71 88 #7 of 52
Shareholder Returns 21 #24 of 30 – –
Overall 52 – 36
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • XCH ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • 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

PeriodTSLAXCHLISPY
1 month +5.2%-42.1%-1.3% -0.8%
3 months +26.6%+273.1%-10.1% +3.5%
6 months +3.4%+92.5%-36.8% +7.0%
Year to date -12.9%+71.7%-33.0% +12.2%
1 year -9.7%+10.9%-48.2% +13.0%
3 years +88.9%—-67.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.6%—-31.3% +23.1%
5 years +13.2%—-65.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.5%—-19.1% +11.0%
10 years +2,805.2%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +40.1%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTSLAXCHLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%329.5%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%134.8%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.260.700.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.210.03-1.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-99.2%-77.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-58.0%-47.4% -1.8%
52-week high $489.88$4.62$21.56 $779.14
52-week low $298.32$0.23$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.

MultipleTSLAXCHLI
P/E now vs peer median 333.2xmedian 18.9x —median 25.4x -15.4xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 0.5x —median 2.1x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 113.7xmedian 8.2x —median 17.5x —median 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 220.0xmedian 9.4x —median 27.3x -17.2xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -10.23median 1.40 —median 0.77 0.23median 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 monthsTSLAXCHLI
Revenue $103.62B – $15.07B
Gross profit $19.53B – $2.04B
Operating income $4.37B – -$1.00B
Net income $3.86B – -$877.96M
Free cash flow $5.76B – -$670.38M
R&D $7.73B – $1.65B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 – $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $15.22B $11.41M $5.91B
Total debt $9.34B $29.61M $4.97B
Shares (diluted) 3.54B 3.50M 1.07B
Enterprise value $1.14T -$61.62M -$37.62B

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
MetricTSLAXCHLI
P/E 333.2x – -15.4x
P/FCF 220.0x – -17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 67.8x – -8.1x
P/S 12.2x – 0.8x
P/B 14.5x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 14.6x 1.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 113.7x – –
EV/EBIT 282.1x – 0.1x
EV/Revenue 11.9x – 0.0x
EV/FCF 214.1x – 0.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 66.0x – 0.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.23 – 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSLAXCHLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% – -24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.5% – -50.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.2% – -187.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% – -206.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.0% – -177.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% – -74.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% – -163.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% – -68.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% – -167.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – -34.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% – -122.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.2% – -29.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSLAXCHLI
Gross margin 18.9% – 13.5%
EBITDA margin 10.5% – –
Operating margin 4.2% – -6.7%
Pretax margin 5.0% – -5.1%
Net margin 3.7% – -4.9%
FCF margin 5.6% – -4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% – -9.4%
Return on equity 4.5% – -8.9%
Return on assets 2.6% – -4.2%
Return on invested capital 3.4% – -9.0%
Return on capital employed 3.9% – -7.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSLAXCHLI
Debt / assets 6.3% 19.7% 5.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 1.6x – -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 74.7% 53.5%
Equity / assets 58.9% 25.3% 46.5%
Interest coverage 13.1x – -30.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.4x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 13.90 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSLAXCHLI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – 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.

ConsensusTSLAXCHLI
Forward P/E 243.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $-2.46FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 – -290.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $112.97BFY2026 $34.13MFY2026 $15.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 +36.0%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +27.9% +41.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSLAXCHLI
Held by institutions 42.6% – 4.1%
Institutions holding 4,260 – 160
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% – +17.2%
Institutions buying 2,372 – 92
Institutions selling 1,356 – 47
Buyers to sellers 1.75 – 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.

TSLAXCHLI
TSLA 1.00 0.13 0.17
XCH 0.13 1.00 0.01
LI 0.17 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSLA, XCH and LI?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tesla (TSLA) $1.32T, Xchg (XCH) $6.82M, Li Auto (LI) $11.33B.

Which company is growing faster?

Tesla (TSLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%, Li Auto (LI) -24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tesla (TSLA) has the highest net margin (Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%, Li Auto (LI) -4.9%). On return on invested capital, Tesla (TSLA) leads (Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%, Li Auto (LI) -9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xchg (XCH) returned the most: Tesla (TSLA) -9.7%, Xchg (XCH) +10.9%, Li Auto (LI) -48.2%. Over five years, Tesla (TSLA) compounded fastest (Tesla (TSLA) +2.5%/yr, Li Auto (LI) -19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Li Auto (LI) has been the steadiest (Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%, Xchg (XCH) 329.5%, Li Auto (LI) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSLA, XCH 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, Tesla (TSLA) 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.