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% on a QoQ basis from -$797.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Li Auto (LI) has reported Operating Expenses for 7 consecutive years, with -$696.8 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at -$696.8 million for Q1 2026 at Li Auto, 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.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is -$676.9 million, with a median of -$721.6 million recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 259880.3% in 2022 and increased 24.11% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$536.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 77.24% to -$950.8 million in 2023, then climbed by 24.11% to -$721.6 million in 2024, then slipped by 10.45% to -$797.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 12.56% to -$696.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$696.8 million, -$797.0 million, and -$793.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,375.42 Bn 1,330.73 Bn 4.72 Bn 3.78 Bn
2 Ford Motor 78.30 Bn 47.85 Bn 7.94 Bn 40.92 Bn
3 General Motors 68.82 Bn 46.43 Bn 4.32 Bn 40.70 Bn
4 Xpeng 40.80 Bn 38.26 Bn 388.90 Mn -660.64 Mn
5 Rivian Automotive 21.46 Bn 16.65 Bn 119.00 Mn 1.00 Bn
6 Li Auto 12.40 Bn -965.30 Mn 262.11 Mn -696.85 Mn
7 Nio 12.31 Bn 9.20 Bn 704.43 Mn -749.20 Mn
8 VinFast Auto 7.23 Bn 91,500.01 Bn -17,004.89 Bn -3,574.44 Bn
9 Lucid 2.18 Bn 1.48 Bn -311.71 Mn 1.27 Bn
10 China Yuchai International 1.74 Bn 678.93 Mn 317.01 Mn -282.20 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