Latest period
-$2.47B
YoY change
-258.5%
5Y CAGR
—
Peak year (FY2023)
$6.12B
Latest annual
-$1.81B
Free Cash Flow history chart for Li Auto (LI) from 2018 to 2025
Latest: -$1.81B
Free Cash Flow growth chart for Li Auto (LI) from 2018 to 2025
Latest: -258.5%
Free Cash Flow history table for Li Auto (LI) from 2018 to 2025
| FY2025 | -$1.81B | -258.5% | -$2.95B | ||
| FY2024 | $1.14B | -81.3% | -$4.98B | ||
| FY2023 | $6.12B | +1830.3% | +$5.8B | ||
| FY2022 | $317M | -58.6% | -$449M | ||
| FY2021 | $766M | +105.8% | +$394M | ||
| FY2020 | $372M | -195.5% | +$762M | ||
| FY2019 | -$390M | +16.3% | -$54.8M | ||
| FY2018 | -$335M | — | — |
- FY2025-$1.81B-258.5%
- FY2024$1.14B-81.3%
- FY2023$6.12B+1830.3%
- FY2022$317M-58.6%
- FY2021$766M+105.8%
- FY2020$372M-195.5%
- FY2019-$390M+16.3%
- FY2018-$335M—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from Li Auto's reported cash flow statements (interim 6-K and annual 20-F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts converted to USD using IAS 21 average exchange rates (P&L / cash flow) or closing rates (balance sheet). Originally filed in CNY.
About Free Cash Flow at Li Auto (LI)
Free Cash Flow for Li Auto (LI): headline value -$2.47B · YoY -258.5%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Li Auto (LI) reported free cash flow of -12.8B CNY – plunged 256.2% year-over-year.
Li Auto free cash flow peaked at 44.2B CNY in 2023; the latest annual figure is -12.8B CNY in 2025 (129.0% below peak).
44.2B CNY stands as the all-time-high annual free cash flow, posted in 2023, against a low of -12.8B CNY during 2025.
Li Auto Free Cash Flow by Year
Li Auto Free Cash Flow 2025: -$1.81B
Li Auto posted free cash flow of -12.8B CNY (-$1.81B) in 2025, plunged 256.2% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Li Auto Free Cash Flow 2024: $1.14B
In 2024, Li Auto reported free cash flow of 8.2B CNY ($1.14B), plunged 81.4% below 2023.
Li Auto Free Cash Flow 2023: $6.12B
Li Auto free cash flow in 2023 was 44.2B CNY ($6.12B), surged 1861.8% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Li Auto Free Cash Flow 2022: $317M
2022's free cash flow for Li Auto came in at 2.25B CNY ($317M), plunged 54.0% below 2021.
Li Auto Free Cash Flow 2021: $766M
Li Auto free cash flow in 2021 was 4.9B CNY ($766M).
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