LI vs. MGA: Li Auto vs. Magna Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Li Auto (LI) and Magna (MGA) both fall under the Automobiles & Components industry group, but LI is classified in Automobiles while MGA is classified in Automobile Components.

Magna (MGA) has more than two decades of public-market history since October 5, 1984, whereas Li Auto (LI) listed on July 30, 2020 and has a much shorter record to draw on.

Magna (MGA) 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

Magna (MGA) has an aggressive beta of 1.44, 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 Magna (MGA) reports 7.09%, 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 Magna (MGA) reports 1.99%, 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 Magna (MGA) reports 6.27%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Neither side shows strong top-line momentum: Magna (MGA) at -1.93% sits in the bottom revenue growth quartile, and Li Auto (LI) at -22.25% is weaker still, below its industry range.

Magna (MGA) at -16.76% 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

Both Li Auto (LI) at 1.81 and Magna (MGA) at 1.14 carry current ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges, suggesting balanced short-term liquidity relative to peers.

Li Auto (LI) at 0.22 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while Magna (MGA) at 0.54 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

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 Magna (MGA) reports a yield of 3.15%, 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 Magna (MGA) reports a payout of 64.17%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

An earnings multiple is available for just one side: Magna (MGA) trades at 20.15 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 Magna (MGA) at 0.38 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 Li Auto (LI) at 1.26 and Magna (MGA) at 1.39 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

Valuation Metrics