PACCAR Inc vs XPeng Inc., two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Growth expectations separate these two, with the profits pointing the other way: XPeng, a Chinese EV maker scaling toward break-even at a negative 1.49% net margin, priced for volume, against PACCAR, a heavy-truck maker earning 8.91% and priced for steady returns. PACCAR earns 12.5% on equity against XPeng's negative 3.75%. PACCAR runs debt-free (ex-finance), XPeng carries 0.42 turns. PACCAR trades at 25.7 times earnings, XPeng at no clean multiple; PACCAR yields 5.89% in free cash with a 2.25% dividend, XPeng 3.06% and none. PACCAR's profitable niche earns double-digit returns while XPeng funds its way toward the black, and the market pays for the ramp over the returns.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | PCAR | XPEV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $120.75 | $12.08 |
| Market cap | $63.7B | $23.0B |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +23.3% | — |
| P/E | 25.7 | — |
| P/B | 3.22 | 5.49 |
| P/S | 2.29 | 2.17 |
| EV/EBITDA | 77.4 | — |
| Revenue growth | -14.0% | +40.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 18.9% |
| Operating margin | — | -3.6% |
| Net margin | 8.9% | -1.5% |
| Return on equity | 12.5% | -3.8% |
| Return on assets | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| Return on invested capital | — | -5.1% |
| FCF yield | 5.9% | 3.1% |
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.42 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.25 | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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