Li Auto (LI) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026)

Li Auto (LI) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q2 2025, up 2.0% year-over-year from 0.02% in Q2 2024, and up 19.72% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02% in Q1 2025.

Li Auto (LI) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Li Auto's Return on Invested Capital history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.02% for Q2 2025.

  • In Q2 2025, Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM figure through Jun 2025 stood at 0.02% (up 2.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2025 stood at 0.02%, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.02% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.04% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.0% (2024), against an average of 0.01%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Invested Capital declined 3 bps in 2022, then climbed 5 bps in 2023.
  • Li Auto's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2021, then sank by 910 bps to 0.03% in 2022, then jumped by 112 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then jumped by 68 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then jumped by 191 bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows LI's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q2 2025, 0.02% in Q1 2025, and 0.01% in Q4 2024.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,040.86 Bn 997.94 Bn 4.75 Bn -
2 Toyota Motor 242.43 Bn 113.98 Bn 12.27 Bn 0.00%
3 Polestar Automotive Holding UK 199.81 Bn 199.81 Bn -20.00 Mn -
4 Ford Motor 85.01 Bn 53.71 Bn 6.08 Bn 0.00%
5 General Motors 78.23 Bn 55.16 Bn 7.33 Bn 0.00%
6 Li Auto 25.97 Bn 12.60 Bn 262.11 Mn 0.00%
7 Xpeng 22.53 Bn 19.99 Bn 388.90 Mn -0.01%
8 Rivian Automotive 21.19 Bn 15.90 Bn 179.00 Mn -
9 Stellantis 16.26 Bn -24.66 Bn 5.55 Bn 0.00%
10 Nio 11.54 Bn 8.43 Bn 704.43 Mn 0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.03%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.04%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.04%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.01%