Li Auto Inc. vs Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE, two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
One EV maker has reached thin profit and the other still burns: Li Auto nets a positive 1.01% while Rivian posts a negative 72.8%, the Chinese maker having crossed into the black as the US startup funds its way toward scale. Li earns 1.56% on equity, Rivian negative 90.8%; Li carries 0.13 turns of debt, Rivian 1 turn and a negative 15.6% free-cash figure. Li trades at 150.6 times its slim earnings, Rivian at no multiple at all. The pair prices two EV challengers at different stages of the same climb; Li has crossed into profitability and is priced for its volume growth, Rivian is years behind and priced on survival-plus-scale, and the market ranks them by how close each sits to sustainable profit.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | LI | RIVN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.05 | $15.64 |
| Market cap | $25.8B | $19.5B |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +7.4% | — |
| P/E | 150.6 | — |
| P/B | 2.47 | 4.41 |
| P/S | 1.61 | 3.53 |
| EV/EBITDA | 32.4 | — |
| Revenue growth | +53.8% | +19.1% |
| Gross margin | 18.7% | 8.6% |
| Operating margin | -0.5% | -63.8% |
| Net margin | 1.0% | -72.8% |
| Return on equity | 1.6% | -90.8% |
| Return on assets | 0.7% | -28.3% |
| Return on invested capital | -0.6% | -33.9% |
| FCF yield | -7.1% | -15.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.13 | 1.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.81 | 2.10 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.56 | -1.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 2 / 9 | 1 / 9 |
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