XPeng

XPEV

Auto - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$13.53

-0.51 (-3.63%)

Market Cap

$12.85B

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−42.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 821.5M (2021) → 476.0M (2025)

XPeng is a Chinese electric vehicle company that designs and sells its own battery-powered cars. Its main products are sedans and SUVs — like the P7 sedan and G6 SUV — sold primarily to everyday consumers in China. XPeng is known for building advanced driver-assistance software directly into its vehicles, which sets it apart from many traditional automakers.

XPeng makes money by selling cars outright, and it also earns some revenue from software and services tied to its vehicles. The company operates almost entirely in China, though it has begun selling in a handful of European markets. With a gross margin near 20% but a negative operating margin, XPeng is still spending heavily to grow and is not yet consistently profitable. The biggest growth driver is expanding its lineup and scaling sales volume, but intense competition from rivals like BYD, Li Auto, and Huawei-backed brands means pricing pressure remains a serious ongoing risk.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-18.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-431.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$9.2B/ year

↑ Rising (+43% vs prior year)

12.4% of revenue

3.1x the sector average (4%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

25.4%ownership

↓ Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$19.8B cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

XPeng's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin

20.6%

Thin — 20.6% gross margin

Operating Margin

-16.2%

Losing money on operations — -16.2%

ROCE

-3.3%

Weak — -3.3% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+46.7%

Fast-growing sales (46.7% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

0.0%

Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.22

Elevated debt (1.22)

Interest Cover

N/A

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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