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XPeng, Inc. Class A9868.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Consumer Discretionary›Motor Vehicles

Chinese EV maker known for in-house autonomous-driving software and smart-cockpit technology.

≈ A Chinese Tesla-like EV maker focused on self-driving techMomentum weak 34
Mkt cap
$9.51B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
88%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$58.8M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-24.0 pp
WACC 10.8%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
10 days
16 Nov 2026
Close · HKDHK$38.92
1D-3.0%
1W+9.3%
1M+2.4%
3M-16.6%
6M-37.5%
YTD-51.0%
1Y-55.2%
ATR %4.4%
52w lowhigh64.9% off high

What XPeng does

Chinese EV maker known for in-house autonomous-driving software and smart-cockpit technology.

Earns mainly from selling its cars through its own stores in China, with a smaller second stream from technical services, notably a development partnership with Volkswagen under which it helps create VW models for China. Volkswagen became a shareholder in 2023. Driver-assistance software is built in-house for its own models.

In one line: A Chinese Tesla-like EV maker focused on self-driving tech.

Products and services

  • EV sedans/SUVs (P7, G6, etc.)
  • In-house ADAS/autonomous driving software
  • Flying car/robotics ventures

Customers

  • Retail EV buyers in China
  • Export markets (Europe, Southeast Asia)

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Consumer discretionary
  • Automotive
  • Smart/autonomous EV manufacturing

What could go right

  • Export market expansion
  • Autonomous-driving feature monetization

What could go wrong

  • China EV price competition
  • Cash burn/profitability path

Moat: narrow (IP / patents, process know-how). In-house full-stack autonomous-driving software is a differentiator versus most China EV peers.

Headquarters: Guangzhou, China · Founded: 2014 · Employees: 19,884

Named competitors

XPeng at a glance

Size XPeng (9868.HK) is a Hong Kong Consumer Discretionary company (Motor Vehicles) with a market value of $9.51B, the 169th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$38.92 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 37.5%, against -8.2% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 29.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.8%); the operating margin is -6.9% (peer median 5.9%).

Valuation It trades at 0.9× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 0.9× (11th cheapest of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 24.0 points below its cost of capital (10.8% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 16 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 919868.HK 63
Six months, rebased to 100: XPeng against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

XPeng financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$84.1BHK$83.2BHK$44.3BHK$33.9BHK$31.2B
Revenue growth—+88%+31%+9%—
Gross profitHK$17.4BHK$15.7BHK$6.34BHK$499MHK$3.59B
EBITDAn/a-HK$1.63B-HK$5.38B-HK$10.3B-HK$8.67B
Net income-HK$3.55B-HK$1.24B-HK$6.28B-HK$11.5B-HK$10.6B
Free cash flown/a-HK$6.68B-HK$4.57B-HK$1.14B-HK$14.4B
Capital expendituren/aHK$3.63BHK$2.61BHK$2.43BHK$5.25B
Total debtHK$47.4BHK$41.6BHK$24.0BHK$24.5BHK$20.2B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

XPeng 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%-25%0%+25%+50%-10%0%+10%+20%000625RNO72027272PAH3600066601127OSKTMPV7309HEROMOTOCO9866ATHERENERGC0772702015603129FSS98639868.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. XPeng is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-25%0%+25%+50%+75%0×2×4×000625RNO72027272PAH3600066601127TMPV7309HEROMOTOCO9866VFSATHERENERGC072015603129FSS98639868.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. XPeng is the large dot.

XPeng competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (9868.HK vs 9866.HK vs 2015.HK vs 1211.HK)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq g
XPeng 9868.HK$9.51B-37%+29%-7%0.9×n/a
NIO 9866.HK$7.60B-46%+70%-4%0.3×n/a
Li Auto-w 2015.HK$12.4B-32%-24%-7%0.3×n/a
BYD 1211.HK$98.9B-26%0%4%1.0×n/a
Tesla TSLA$1.42T-16%+8%4%13.4×n/a

How XPeng 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.

XPeng against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure9868.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+2.4%+5.7%8th lowest of 21
6-month return-37.5%-8.2%3rd lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-64.9%-25.8%2nd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+29.3%+5.8%6th highest of 21
Operating margin-6.9%5.9%2nd lowest of 21
EV / Sales0.9×0.9×11th cheapest of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-24.0 pp-1.2 pp3rd lowest 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
XPeng 9868.HKHong Kong$9.51B-37%+29%-7%0.9×n/an/a
Chongqing Changan Automobile 000625.SZChina$9.51B-25%-7%0%0.5×n/an/a
Renault RNO.PAFrance$9.39B+2%+6%6%1.0×3.4%+5.9%
Isuzu Motors 7202.TJapan$9.26B-1%+5%6%0.6×n/an/a
Yamaha Motor 7272.TJapan$10.1B+54%+10%6%0.8×4.2%+11.5%
Porsche Automobil Holding SE Pref PAH3.DEGermany$8.98B-19%+13%108%4.8×9.4%+2.4%
Yutong Bus 600066.SSChina$10.1B-12%+3%14%1.4×-10.0%+13.8%
Seres 601127.SSChina$11.0B-51%-6%-4%0.4×n/an/a
Oshkosh OSKUnited States$8.19B-3%+4%7%0.8×4.7%+8.7%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles TMPV.NSIndia$11.4B-19%-22%0%0.3×n/an/a
Shimano 7309.TJapan$11.5B+29%+5%12%2.8×6.0%+4.3%
Hero Motocorp HEROMOTOCO.NSIndia$11.7B+3%+27%12%1.9×14.1%+9.2%
NIO 9866.HKHong Kong$7.60B-46%+70%-4%0.3×n/an/a
VinFast Auto VFSUnited States$7.60B-25%+74%-86%2.4×n/an/a
Ather Energy ATHERENERG.NSIndia$7.57B+101%+63%-7%14.4×n/an/a
Jardine Cycle & Carriage C07.SISingapore$7.36B-28%-11%10%1.0×-7.8%+8.9%
Subaru 7270.TJapan$12.3B+16%0%3%0.3×2.7%+11.1%
Li Auto-w 2015.HKHong Kong$12.4B-32%-24%-7%0.3×n/an/a
Zhejiang CFMoto Power 603129.SSChina$7.23B+16%+40%11%1.7×-3.9%+34.5%
Federal Signal FSSUnited States$6.92B-4%+24%17%2.9×11.8%+14.0%
Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology 9863.HKHong Kong$6.34B-25%+71%-1%0.5×-14.5%+150.7%

Questions

Who are XPeng's main competitors?
Named competitors: NIO (9866.HK), Li Auto (2015.HK), BYD (1211.HK), Tesla (TSLA). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Chongqing Changan Automobile (000625.SZ), Renault (RNO.PA), Isuzu Motors (7202.T), Yamaha Motor (7272.T), Porsche Automobil Holding SE Pref (PAH3.DE), Yutong Bus (600066.SS).
Is XPeng expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 0.9× against a peer median of 0.9×, 11th cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has XPeng stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -37.5% against -8.2% for the median peer; over one year -55.2%.

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.