Li Auto (LI) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025)
Li Auto (LI) posted Operating Expenses of -$797.0 million for Q4 2025, little changed on a QoQ basis from -$793.1 million in Q3 2025, and down 10.45% year-over-year from -$889.9 million in Q4 2024.
Li Auto (LI) has 6 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at -$797.0 million in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Operating Expenses fell 10.45% year-over-year to -$797.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$3.0 billion (up 4.08% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.1 billion, down 0.84% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses held at -$797.0 million in Q4 2025, from -$793.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at -$156358.0 in Q1 2021 and bottomed at -$950.8 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of -$585.3 million and a median of -$665.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses surged 99.64% — and 2022, when it slumped 259880.3%.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$369.7 million in 2021, then tumbled by 45.11% to -$536.4 million in 2022, then tumbled 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.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$797.0 million (Q4 2025), -$793.1 million (Q3 2025), and -$731.5 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,345.47 Bn | 1,300.79 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 2 | General Motors | 75.49 Bn | 53.10 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 40.70 Bn |
| 3 | Ferrari | 72.44 Bn | 70.64 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Ford Motor | 66.63 Bn | 36.17 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 40.92 Bn |
| 5 | Stellantis | 29.57 Bn | -7.31 Bn | 5.19 Bn | 1.80 Bn |
| 6 | Rivian Automotive | 21.06 Bn | 16.25 Bn | 119.00 Mn | 1.00 Bn |
| 7 | China Yuchai International | 16.90 Bn | 15.88 Bn | 317.01 Mn | -282.20 Mn |
| 8 | VinFast Auto | 8.12 Bn | 11.12 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Xpeng | 4.61 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Li Auto | 4.13 Bn | -4.66 Bn | 733.67 Mn | -796.96 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -156,358.00 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 123.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 99.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -61.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -43.34 Mn |