Li Auto (LI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
Li Auto (LI) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -7.79% for Q2 2026, down 17.01 percentage points from 9.22% a year earlier and down 3.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Li Auto (LI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Li Auto's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -0.57%, down 8.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +3.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Li Auto's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.19% in FY2024 (-8.83 pp), 17.01% in FY2023 (+24.42 pp), -7.40% in FY2022 (-4.62 pp) and -2.79% in FY2021 (+0.85 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.59 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 19.73 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 17.01 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -4.13% (Q1 2026), -0.59% (Q4 2025) and 3.75% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,223.67 Bn | 1,049.69 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 3.95% |
| 2 | Toyota Motor | 243.73 Bn | -163.01 Bn | 20.95 Bn | 2.97% |
| 3 | Honda Motor | 126.52 Bn | -7.78 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 2.00% |
| 4 | General Motors | 72.50 Bn | -34.01 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 0.98% |
| 5 | Ferrari | 68.83 Bn | 61.27 Bn | 1.18 Bn | - |
| 6 | Ford Motor | 48.36 Bn | -94.13 Bn | 6.08 Bn | -3.99% |
| 7 | Rivian Automotive | 18.97 Bn | -4.34 Bn | 179.00 Mn | -31.93% |
| 8 | Magna International | 18.29 Bn | 15.51 Bn | 1.61 Bn | - |
| 9 | Stellantis | 13.35 Bn | -153.18 Bn | 5.55 Bn | -0.99% |
| 10 | Li Auto | 11.09 Bn | -42.99 Bn | 417.98 Mn | -7.79% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.26% |
API Access
Li Auto Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "LI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();