Li Auto (LAAOF) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

Li Auto (LAAOF) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of -$696.8 million in Q1 2026, up 12.56% quarter-over-quarter from -$797.0 million in Q4 2025, and little changed on a YoY basis from -$698.2 million in Q1 2025.

Li Auto (LAAOF) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Li Auto's Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$696.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses changed 0.2% year-over-year to -$696.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.0 billion (changed 0.32% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.1 billion, down 0.84% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$696.8 million for Q1 2026 at Li Auto, up from -$797.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of -$406.5 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$950.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$676.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$721.6 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses slumped 259880.3% in 2022, then advanced 24.11% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at -$536.4 million in 2022, then sank by 77.24% to -$950.8 million in 2023, then rose by 24.11% to -$721.6 million in 2024, then fell by 10.45% to -$797.0 million in 2025, then increased by 12.56% to -$696.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$696.8 million (Q1 2026), -$797.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$793.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,264.49 Bn 1,219.81 Bn 4.72 Bn 3.78 Bn
2 Toyota Motor 448.54 Bn 321.13 Bn 9.14 Bn 76.70 Bn
3 General Motors 74.80 Bn 52.42 Bn 4.32 Bn 40.70 Bn
4 Ferrari 71.95 Bn 70.15 Bn 1.09 Bn 479.59 Mn
5 Ford Motor 59.47 Bn 29.01 Bn 7.94 Bn 40.92 Bn
6 Rivian Automotive 20.42 Bn 15.62 Bn 119.00 Mn 1.00 Bn
7 China Yuchai International 16.65 Bn 15.59 Bn 317.01 Mn -282.20 Mn
8 VinFast Auto 7.51 Bn 10.51 Bn -15,731.99 Bn -11,212.24 Bn
9 Digital Currency X Technology 5.68 Bn 5.68 Bn - -
10 Li Auto - - 262.11 Mn -696.85 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -696.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -796.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -793.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -731.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -695.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -721.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -825.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -785.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -812.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -950.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -727.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -635.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -498.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -536.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -465.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -426.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -406.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -369.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -296.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -230.57 Mn