Li Auto Inc. vs Magna International Inc., two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Magna runs 0.37 turns of debt as a diversified auto-parts supplier; Li Auto carries 0.13 as a Chinese EV maker, and both post thin margins from opposite positions in the industry, Magna's 1.97% net supplying components to everyone, Li's 1.01% building whole vehicles. Magna earns 6.46% on equity to Li's 1.56%, the established supplier out-returning the young manufacturer. Magna trades at 22 times earnings against Li's 150.6, and yields 12.5% in free cash with a 3% dividend against Li's negative 7.1% and none. The pair prices a parts supplier against an EV assembler; Magna sells to the whole industry at a modest multiple and real cash returns, Li builds cars at a premium multiple funded by growth expectations, and the supplier is the steadier business by far.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | LI | MGA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.05 | $64.57 |
| Market cap | $25.8B | $18.2B |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +7.4% | +6.0% |
| P/E | 150.6 | 22.0 |
| P/B | 2.47 | 1.42 |
| P/S | 1.61 | 0.43 |
| EV/EBITDA | 32.4 | 13.8 |
| Revenue growth | +53.8% | +3.9% |
| Gross margin | 18.7% | — |
| Operating margin | -0.5% | — |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| Return on equity | 1.6% | 6.5% |
| Return on assets | 0.7% | 2.6% |
| Return on invested capital | -0.6% | — |
| FCF yield | -7.1% | 12.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 3.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.13 | 0.37 |
| Current ratio | 1.81 | 1.25 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.56 | 2.47 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 2 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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