Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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