GM vs. LI: General Motors vs. Li Auto Stock Comparison

Company Profile

General Motors (GM) and Li Auto (LI) are both classified in the Automobile Manufacturers sub-industry within the broader Automobiles industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

General Motors (GM) trades as ordinary local shares, while Li Auto (LI) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

General Motors (GM) has an aggressive beta of 1.40, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Li Auto (LI) is defensive at 0.36 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Li Auto (LI) reports a negative ROE of -6.57%; negative ROE can reflect losses or negative shareholders’ equity, so it is harder to read as capital efficiency. Meanwhile General Motors (GM) reports 6.28%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Li Auto (LI) reports a negative net margin of -4.40%, usually indicating a net loss over the period. Meanwhile General Motors (GM) reports 2.12%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Li Auto (LI) reports a negative operating margin of -8.50%, usually indicating that operating costs exceeded revenue at the operating-income line. Meanwhile General Motors (GM) reports 7.33%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

General Motors (GM) at -1.29% is around its peer norm for revenue growth, while Li Auto (LI) at -22.25% falls below its industry range, a notably weak top-line reading.

General Motors (GM) at -48.67% is around its peer norm for EPS growth, while Li Auto (LI) at -85.75% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker earnings momentum.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Li Auto (LI) at 1.81 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while General Motors (GM) at 1.09 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for GM.

Li Auto (LI) at 0.22 keeps leverage in the lower quartile, while General Motors (GM) at 2.03 sits in the higher-leverage quartile.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Li Auto (LI) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile General Motors (GM) reports a yield of 0.77%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Li Auto (LI) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile General Motors (GM) reports a payout of 15.10%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

An earnings multiple is available for just one side: General Motors (GM) trades at 18.85 times trailing earnings, ranked against its peers, while Li Auto (LI) has no P/E ratio this period.

Li Auto (LI) at 0.12 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while General Motors (GM) at 0.39 prices around its industry’s middle — LI costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

On P/B ratio, both General Motors (GM) at 1.16 and Li Auto (LI) at 1.26 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

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