XPeng
XPeng's revenue rose 87.7% to CN¥76.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was −3.6%, up from −16.3% a year earlier. Free cash flow was CN¥5.1 billion. The diluted share count rose 0.7%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
XPeng lost money in fiscal 2025: a net loss of CN¥1.1 billion.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 11.0 | 14.6 | 21.1 | 18.6 | 17.3 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 1.7 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 13.5 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | −9.3 | −5.9 | −9.4 | −5.6 | −3.8 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt to equity | 0.0x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | −118.9x | −65.9x | −40.5x | −19.4x | −7.3x |
| Current ratio | 2.7x | 1.8x | 1.5x | 1.2x | 1.1x |
| Quick ratio | 2.6x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.1x | 0.9x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| F-score | 3 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −14.6% | −4.5% | −10.1% |
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8 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 21.0 | 26.9 | 30.7 | 40.9 | 76.7 |
| Revenue growth | — | 23,815.3% | 151.8% | 259.1% | 27.9% | 14.2% | 33.2% | 87.7% |
| Gross profit | −0.0 | −0.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 14.5 |
| Research and development | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 9.5 |
| Operating income | −1.7 | −3.8 | −4.3 | −6.6 | −8.7 | −10.9 | −6.7 | −2.8 |
| Net income | −1.4 | −3.7 | −2.7 | −4.9 | −9.1 | −10.4 | −5.8 | −1.1 |
| Diluted EPS (CNY) | −6.83 | −13.29 | −6.48 | −2.96 | −5.34 | −5.96 | −3.06 | −0.60 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 330 | 350 | 754 | 1,643 | 1,712 | 1,741 | 1,891 | 1,904 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Cash from operations | −1.6 | −3.6 | −0.1 | −1.1 | −8.2 | 1.0 | −2.0 | 8.3 |
| Capital expenditure | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| Free cash flow | −2.3 | −5.4 | −0.9 | −3.4 | −12.5 | −1.1 | −4.2 | 5.1 |
| Dividends paid | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Share buybacks | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Acquisitions | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 1.6 | 1.9 | 29.2 | 11.0 | 14.6 | 21.1 | 18.6 | 17.3 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 13.5 |
| Total assets | — | 9.3 | 44.7 | 65.7 | 71.5 | 84.2 | 82.7 | 103.2 |
| Total liabilities | — | 6.4 | 10.3 | 23.5 | 34.6 | 47.8 | 51.4 | 72.8 |
| Shareholders' equity | −2.2 | −6.8 | 34.4 | 42.1 | 36.9 | 36.3 | 31.3 | 30.4 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||
| Gross margin | −24.3% | −24.1% | 4.5% | 12.5% | 11.5% | 1.5% | 14.3% | 18.9% |
| Operating margin | −17,459.7% | −162.9% | −73.5% | −31.4% | −32.4% | −35.5% | −16.3% | −3.6% |
| Net margin | −14,411.9% | −159.0% | −46.8% | −23.2% | −34.0% | −33.8% | −14.2% | −1.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | −24,140.3% | −232.4% | −16.2% | −16.2% | −46.6% | −3.7% | −10.4% | 6.7% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | −26.1% | −21.6% | −29.7% | −20.0% | −8.4% |
| Return on equity | — | — | −19.8% | −12.7% | −23.1% | −28.3% | −17.1% | −3.7% |
| Return on assets | — | — | −10.1% | −8.8% | −13.3% | −13.3% | −6.9% | −1.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |