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CiDi Inc. Class H3881.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Information Technology›Packaged Software

Chinese developer of autonomous-driving systems for mining haul trucks and closed-site logistics vehicles.

≈ A China-focused Aurora Innovation for mining/off-road autonomyMomentum laggard 11
Mkt cap
$777M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
40%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$883,141
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-53.9 pp
WACC 6.8%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
117 days
3 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$14.35
1D-4.5%
1W-0.5%
1M-29.4%
3M-31.4%
6M-43.5%
YTD-38.0%
1Yn/a
ATR %7.8%
52w lowhigh64.9% off high

What CiDi does

Chinese developer of autonomous-driving systems for mining haul trucks and closed-site logistics vehicles.

In one line: A China-focused Aurora Innovation for mining/off-road autonomy.

Products and services

  • Autonomous mining haul-truck systems
  • Autonomous logistics vehicles
  • V2X perception tech

Customers

  • Mining operators
  • Logistics/port operators

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Autonomous vehicles
  • Commercial/off-road AV software
  • Mining & logistics automation

What could go right

  • Mining/logistics automation adoption in China

What could go wrong

  • Capital-intensive R&D
  • Regulatory/safety approval risk

Moat: narrow (process know-how, customer qualification). Deployed AV stacks require site-specific safety validation that is slow to replicate.

Headquarters: Beijing, China · Founded: 2017 · Employees: 489

Named competitors

  • Hesai Group HSAI
  • Baidu Apollo BIDU
  • TuSimple private or unlisted
  • Komatsu 6301.T

CiDi at a glance

Size CiDi (3881.HK) is a Hong Kong Information Technology company (Packaged Software) with a market value of $777M, the 659th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$14.35 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 43.5%, against -9.1% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 138.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.4%); the operating margin is -48.4% (peer median 6.6%).

Valuation It trades at 3.8× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 3.3× (8th most expensive of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 53.9 points below its cost of capital (6.8% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 3 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 903881.HK 58
Six months, rebased to 100: CiDi against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

CiDi financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$1.44BHK$960MHK$445MHK$147MHK$36.1M
Revenue growth—+116%+203%+306%—
Gross profitHK$337MHK$171MHK$73.5M-HK$1.70M-HK$32.8M
EBITDA-HK$661M-HK$948M-HK$487M-HK$176M-HK$221M
Net income-HK$747M-HK$1.11B-HK$630M-HK$282M-HK$306M
Free cash flow-HK$447M-HK$345M-HK$188M-HK$223M-HK$416M
Capital expenditureHK$4.10MHK$3.16MHK$2.25MHK$33.6MHK$178M
Total debtn/aHK$581MHK$2.27BHK$2.12BHK$2.00B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

CiDi 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

-50%0%+50%-40%-20%0%+20%MNTNDYVOXLINKPHREVPLINTELLECT7822CCSI300533300451688479BMBL37650022984432603636LSS688109TRUE-B3881.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. CiDi is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%+150%5×10×MNTNDYVOXLINKPHREVPL7822300533300451688479BMBL3765002298603636688109TRUE-B3005613881.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. CiDi is the large dot.

CiDi competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (3881.HK vs HSAI vs BIDU vs 6301.T)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq g
CiDi 3881.HK$777M-43%+139%-48%3.8×n/a
Hesai HSAI$2.06B-34%+38%1%2.5×n/a
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR BIDU$25.8B-42%-1%7%1.2×n/a
Komatsu 6301.T$32.2B-12%+9%13%1.5×9.5%

How CiDi 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.

CiDi against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure3881.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-29.4%+2.7%3rd lowest of 21
6-month return-43.5%-9.1%2nd lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-64.9%-36.8%2nd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+138.6%+1.4%2nd highest of 21
Operating margin-48.4%6.6%3rd lowest of 21
EV / Sales3.8×3.3×8th most expensive of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-53.9 pp-2.8 pplowest of 19

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
CiDi 3881.HKHong Kong$777M-43%+139%-48%3.8×n/an/a
MNTN MNTNUnited States$776M-38%+21%15%1.7×0.2%+41.0%
Dynavox DYVOX.STSweden$778M-14%+10%13%3.2×7.6%+22.5%
LINK Mobility LINK.OLNorway$771M-9%+16%6%1.1×5.7%+14.9%
Phreesia PHRUnited States$783M+24%+13%5%1.5×13.4%+26.4%
Everplay EVPL.LUnited Kingdom$784M+52%+1%15%3.3×13.9%+14.9%
Intellect Design Arena INTELLECT.NSIndia$766M-34%+17%12%2.0×28.1%+15.2%
V5 Technologies 7822.TWTaiwan$788M-59%+188%37%6.6×-1.8%+114.4%
Consensus Cloud Solutions CCSIUnited States$791M+27%+1%42%3.5×-2.5%+1.1%
Shenzhen Bingchuan Network 300533.SZChina$763M-18%-5%-10%1.3×4.7%+46.0%
B-Soft 300451.SZChina$792M-22%-21%-75%5.9×n/an/a
Yonyou Auto Information Technology (Shanghai) 688479.SSChina$793M-9%+1%2%8.1×n/an/a
Bumble BMBLUnited States$798M+65%-13%28%1.4×-10.5%+10.7%
Gungho Online Entertainment 3765.TJapan$798M-3%-6%7%0.3×n/an/a
Anhui ZhongDianXinLong Science and Technology 002298.SZChina$799M-21%-29%-17%3.8×n/an/a
WingArc1st 4432.TJapan$755M+29%+15%30%3.3×-7.6%+11.1%
Linewell Software 603636.SSChina$755M-2%-42%-111%11.1×16.4%-11.5%
Lectra LSS.PAFrance$754M+10%-6%6%1.6×12.6%+16.5%
Pinming Technology 688109.SSChina$801M-29%-13%-6%12.6×44.7%+2.9%
Truecaller TRUE-B.STSweden$750M+69%-16%19%3.7×11.3%+31.2%
SGSG Science & Technology Co., Ltd. Zhuhai 300561.SZChina$749M-14%+13%-40%45.5×n/an/a

Questions

Who are CiDi's main competitors?
Named competitors: Hesai Group (HSAI), Baidu Apollo (BIDU), TuSimple (private or unlisted), Komatsu (6301.T). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes MNTN (MNTN), Dynavox (DYVOX.ST), LINK Mobility (LINK.OL), Phreesia (PHR), Everplay (EVPL.L), Intellect Design Arena (INTELLECT.NS).
Is CiDi expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 3.8× against a peer median of 3.3×, 8th most expensive of 21 in its peer set.
How has CiDi stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -43.5% against -9.1% for the median peer.

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.