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Geely Auto0175.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Consumer Discretionary›Motor Vehicles

Major Chinese automaker selling Geely, Zeekr, Lynk & Co and (via ownership stakes) Volvo/Polestar-linked EV and combustion vehicles.

≈ China's General Motors, with a European luxury arm (Volvo)Momentum weak 30
Mkt cap
$20.1B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
58%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$87.5M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
6.5×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+4.6 pp
WACC 9.4%
Hurdle
-39 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
138 days
24 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$14.56
1D-1.4%
1W+5.2%
1M-2.7%
3M-21.0%
6M-34.2%
YTD-16.7%
1Y-21.0%
ATR %4.0%
52w lowhigh41.7% off high

What Geely Auto does

Major Chinese automaker selling Geely, Zeekr, Lynk & Co and (via ownership stakes) Volvo/Polestar-linked EV and combustion vehicles.

Sells cars to individual buyers mostly in China, with exports as an offset to the home price war. The Volvo Cars and Polestar brands sit in its parent group, Geely Holding, rather than in this company, which shares technology with them. Geely Holding is controlled by founder Li Shufu.

In one line: China's General Motors, with a European luxury arm (Volvo).

Products and services

  • Geely-brand vehicles
  • Zeekr EVs
  • Lynk & Co vehicles
  • Volvo Cars (affiliate stake)

Customers

  • Retail car buyers in China and export markets

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Consumer discretionary
  • Automotive manufacturing
  • ICE, hybrid and EV passenger vehicles…

What could go right

  • EV/export growth (Zeekr, overseas markets)

What could go wrong

  • Domestic EV price war
  • Multi-brand execution/complexity risk

Moat: narrow (scale, brand, distribution). Multi-brand portfolio and Volvo/Polestar technology access give it broader reach than most Chinese peers.

Headquarters: Hangzhou, China · Founded: 1986 · Employees: 73,000

Named competitors

Geely Auto at a glance

Size Geely Auto (0175.HK) is a Hong Kong Consumer Discretionary company (Motor Vehicles) with a market value of $20.1B, the 92nd largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$14.56 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 34.2%, against -1.3% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 27.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.0%); the operating margin is 4.5% (peer median 5.8%).

Valuation It trades at 6.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.0× (5th cheapest of 19).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +29%, so the hurdle is -39 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.6 points above its cost of capital (9.4% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 24 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1000175.HK 66
Six months, rebased to 100: Geely Auto against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Geely Auto financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$429BHK$374BHK$299BHK$198BHK$172B
Revenue growth—+25%+51%+15%—
Gross profitHK$75.8BHK$51.6BHK$41.7BHK$25.4BHK$18.7B
EBITDAn/aHK$29.7BHK$22.5BHK$12.4BHK$10.7B
Net incomeHK$20.1BHK$18.3BHK$18.2BHK$5.71BHK$5.96B
Free cash flown/aHK$47.6BHK$36.2BHK$19.1BHK$15.6B
Capital expendituren/aHK$19.4BHK$18.3BHK$16.9BHK$12.0B
Total debtHK$63.2BHK$25.7BHK$11.8BHK$12.7BHK$18.6B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Geely Auto competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%-10%0%+10%RIVN8TRAHYUNDAIEICHERMOTTVSMOTOR6001049973STLAPTMCV23337269000270BAJAJ-AUTO20157270DTG7309TMPV99270175.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Geely Auto is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%+40%0×25×50×75×8TRAHYUNDAIEICHERMOTTVSMOTOR6001049973STLAP2333BAJAJ-AUTODTGHEROMOTOCO7309TMPV99270175.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Geely Auto is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%+40%0%20%40%HYUNDAIEICHERMOT60010423337269000270BAJAJ-AUTO7270DTGHEROMOTOCO73090175.HKGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Geely Auto is the large dot.

Geely Auto competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (0175.HK vs 1211.HK vs 2333.HK vs 600104.SS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Geely Auto 0175.HK$20.1B-34%+27%4%6.5×-9.3%
BYD 1211.HK$98.9B-26%0%4%15.8×n/a
Great Wall Motor 2333.HK$15.7B-48%+13%2%5.9×-5.1%
SAIC Motor 600104.SS$17.8B-24%-3%2%11.9×-14.7%
NIO 9866.HK$7.60B-46%+70%-4%n/an/a
Chery Automobile 9973.HK$17.8B-22%+11%5%5.8×n/a

How Geely Auto compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Geely Auto against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure0175.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-2.7%+3.0%7th lowest of 21
6-month return-34.2%-1.3%4th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-41.7%-21.4%6th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+27.2%+8.0%4th highest of 20
Operating margin4.5%5.8%9th lowest of 21
Forward P/E6.5×12.0×5th cheapest of 19
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-9.3%7.9%3rd least demanding of 13
Growth delivered (Del g)+29.3%+11.8%highest of 12
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-38.7 pp+1.7 ppleast demanding of 12
ROIC minus cost of capital+4.6 pp+0.4 pp6th highest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Geely Auto 0175.HKHong Kong$20.1B-34%+27%4%6.5×-9.3%+29.3%
Rivian Automotive RIVNUnited States$19.9B-4%+11%-53%n/an/an/a
Traton 8TRA.DEGermany$18.9B+2%+1%6%6.1×n/an/a
Hyundai Motor India HYUNDAI.NSIndia$18.3B+16%+8%7%33.0×26.6%+11.8%
Eicher Motors EICHERMOT.NSIndia$22.3B+5%+28%21%33.0×36.0%+21.8%
TVS Motor TVSMOTOR.NSIndia$22.6B+21%+34%12%42.5×n/an/a
SAIC Motor 600104.SSChina$17.8B-24%-3%2%11.9×-14.7%-2.4%
Chery Automobile 9973.HKHong Kong$17.8B-22%+11%5%5.8×n/an/a
Stellantis STLAP.PAFrance$17.0B-40%-2%-14%8.2×n/an/a
Tata Motors TMCV.NSIndia$16.6B-2%n/a9%20.7×17.8%n/a
Great Wall Motor 2333.HKHong Kong$15.7B-48%+13%2%5.9×-5.1%+15.6%
Suzuki Motor 7269.TJapan$27.3B+26%+14%9%9.1×-0.8%+14.6%
Kia 000270.KSSouth Korea$28.3B-34%+8%7%5.4×-12.9%+14.0%
Bajaj Auto BAJAJ-AUTO.NSIndia$31.7B+3%+48%19%24.0×27.3%+17.4%
Li Auto-w 2015.HKHong Kong$12.4B-32%-24%-7%n/an/an/a
Subaru 7270.TJapan$12.3B+16%0%3%12.0×2.7%+11.1%
Daimler Truck DTG.DEGermany$34.7B-1%-14%5%10.6×9.8%+4.8%
Hero Motocorp HEROMOTOCO.NSIndia$11.7B+3%+27%12%19.1×14.1%+9.2%
Shimano 7309.TJapan$11.5B+29%+5%12%35.8×6.0%+4.3%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles TMPV.NSIndia$11.4B-19%-22%0%10.7×n/an/a
Seres 9927.HKHong Kong$11.4B-54%-2%-4%90.9×n/an/a

Questions

Who are Geely Auto's main competitors?
Named competitors: BYD Company (1211.HK), Great Wall Motor (2333.HK), SAIC Motor (600104.SS), NIO Inc. (9866.HK), Chery Automobile (9973.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Rivian Automotive (RIVN), Traton (8TRA.DE), Hyundai Motor India (HYUNDAI.NS), Eicher Motors (EICHERMOT.NS), TVS Motor (TVSMOTOR.NS), SAIC Motor (600104.SS).
Is Geely Auto expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 6.5× against a peer median of 12.0×, 5th cheapest of 19 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +29%, so the hurdle is -39 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Geely Auto stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -34.2% against -1.3% for the median peer; over one year -21.0%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.