Li Auto (LI) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2025)
Li Auto (LI) posted Return on Capital Employed of 0.6% for Q4 2025, down 115.98% on a QoQ basis from 3.74% in Q3 2025, and down 832.0% year-over-year from 0.08% in Q4 2024.
Li Auto (LI) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.6% in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 832.0% year-over-year to 0.6%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.6% (down 832.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.56%, down 875.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 0.6% in Q4 2025, from 3.74% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.75% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 6.79% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 2.06% and a median of 0.54% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1954 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 832 bps.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.08% in 2021, then slumped by 226 bps to 6.79% in 2022, then soared by 288 bps to 12.75% in 2023, then plunged by 39 bps to 7.72% in 2024, then sank by 108 bps to 0.6% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.6% (Q4 2025), 3.74% (Q3 2025), and 9.22% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,345.47 Bn | 1,300.79 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 4.59% |
| 2 | General Motors | 75.49 Bn | 53.10 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 1.33% |
| 3 | Ferrari | 72.44 Bn | 70.64 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Ford Motor | 66.63 Bn | 36.17 Bn | 7.94 Bn | -4.00% |
| 5 | Stellantis | 29.57 Bn | -7.31 Bn | 5.19 Bn | -2.62% |
| 6 | Rivian Automotive | 21.06 Bn | 16.25 Bn | 119.00 Mn | -34.04% |
| 7 | China Yuchai International | 16.90 Bn | 15.88 Bn | 317.01 Mn | 11.12% |
| 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 | -0.60% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.26% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.05% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.02% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.50% |