Li Auto (LI) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Li Auto (LI) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of -$696.8 million for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from -$698.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 12.56% quarter-over-quarter from -$797.0 million in Q4 2025.
Li Auto (LI) 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 for Q1 2026 stood at -$696.8 million, up from -$797.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$406.5 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$950.8 million in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is -$721.6 million (2024), against an average of -$676.9 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses sank 259880.3% in 2022, then gained 24.11% in 2024.
- Li Auto's Operating Expenses stood at -$536.4 million in 2022, then plunged by 77.24% to -$950.8 million in 2023, then increased by 24.11% to -$721.6 million in 2024, then declined by 10.45% to -$797.0 million in 2025, then grew by 12.56% to -$696.8 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LI's Operating Expenses at -$696.8 million in Q1 2026, -$797.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$793.1 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Motor | 254.16 Bn | 125.71 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 78.18 Bn |
| 2 | General Motors | 75.74 Bn | 52.66 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 46.57 Bn |
| 3 | Rivian Automotive | 22.24 Bn | 16.95 Bn | 179.00 Mn | 1.02 Bn |
| 4 | Li Auto | 12.31 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 417.98 Mn | -757.09 Mn |
| 5 | Xpeng | 11.18 Bn | 8.87 Bn | 601.83 Mn | -770.22 Mn |
| 6 | Lucid | 1.95 Bn | 1.19 Bn | -426.73 Mn | 1.49 Bn |
| 7 | China Yuchai International | 1.49 Bn | -274.93 Mn | 317.01 Mn | -494.41 Mn |
| 8 | Lotus Technology | 32.10 Mn | -51.80 Mn | 16.47 Mn | -82.58 Mn |
| 9 | Faraday Future Intelligent Electric | 19.08 Mn | 21.87 Mn | -10.70 Mn | 24.13 Mn |
| 10 | Fabric.AI | 11.76 Mn | -9.92 Mn | - | 3.33 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -757.09 Mn |
| 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 |