HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. vs XPeng Inc., two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Growth is the whole gap here: XPeng, a Chinese EV maker scaling volumes toward break-even at a negative 1.49% net margin, against Honda, a mature Japanese manufacturer growing slowly at a profitable 4.16%. Honda earns 7.15% on equity, XPeng negative 3.75%, the incumbent's proven economics against the challenger's investment phase. Honda trades at 7.5 times earnings, XPeng at no clean multiple, priced for its volume ramp. Honda runs debt-free (ex-finance); XPeng carries 0.42 turns. XPeng yields 3.06% in free cash, Honda's slightly negative this year. The pair prices a Japanese incumbent against a Chinese EV upstart; Honda offers cheap, steady manufacturing returns, XPeng a growth story not yet in the black, and the market pays for the ramp over the reliability.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | HMC | XPEV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $26.84 | $12.08 |
| Market cap | $41.8B | $23.0B |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 7.5 | — |
| P/B | 0.50 | 5.49 |
| P/S | 0.29 | 2.17 |
| EV/EBITDA | 0.6 | — |
| Revenue growth | +13.4% | +40.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 18.9% |
| Operating margin | 5.6% | -3.6% |
| Net margin | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| Return on equity | 7.2% | -3.8% |
| Return on assets | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.6% | -5.1% |
| FCF yield | -3.5% | 3.1% |
| Dividend yield | 5.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.42 |
| Current ratio | 1.36 | 1.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.67 | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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