CAAS
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
CAAS has the edge over LCID overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
LCID
Lucid Group, Inc.
LCID's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
CAAS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CAAS's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
LCID Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
LCID's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
CAAS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 2.2x | $4.27 | — |
| Cheap | 3.2x | $6.11 | +43% |
| Fair | 5.1x | $9.66 | +126% |
| Expensive | 22x | $41.22 | +865% |
| Forward | 36x | $4.27 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CAAS's PE is in its cheap range at 2.2x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 36x next year's earnings, in its expensive range.
LCID PE Valuation
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CAAS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CAAS's earnings to decline, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
LCID Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LCID's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CAAS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.12 | -94% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.91 | +97% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.67 | +74% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.42 | +43% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.11 | +5.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.97 | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.96 | -26% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.99 | -21% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.05 | +1.9% |
CAAS has the edge over LCID on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LCID Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$13.08 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.65 | -$2.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.15 | -$1.25 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.09 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.51 | +$2.49 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.30 | +$0.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.90 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.50 | +$1.10 |
LCID is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $13.08 per share over the past year, against $16.50 at its worst in mid-2023.
CAAS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $206.2M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $206.2M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $229.2M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $193.2M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $176.2M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $167.1M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $188.7M | +19% |
| Q3 2024 | $164.2M | +19% |
CAAS's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $206M last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +5.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +6.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.3% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.4% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.2% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.6% | -3.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 6.8% | -0.6 points |
CAAS has the edge over LCID on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LCID Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $350.3M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $405.3M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $282.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.7M | +123% |
| Q3 2025 | $336.6M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $259.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $235M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $234.5M | +49% |
LCID has the edge over CAAS on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -245% | +35 points |
| Q2 2026 | -267% | +43 points |
| Q1 2026 | -350% | -56 points |
| Q4 2025 | -204% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | -280% | +105 points |
| Q2 2025 | -310% | +83 points |
| Q1 2025 | -294% | +128 points |
| Q4 2024 | -313% | +156 points |
LCID's operating margin was −245% last quarter, up 35 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
CAAS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.7M | -62% |
| Q1 2026 | $74.4M | +856% |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | +$32.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | +$841K |
| Q2 2025 | $22.8M | +$29.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8M | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | -$32.2M | -1132% |
| Q3 2024 | -$841K | -121% |
CAAS has the edge over LCID on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LCID Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1B | -$84.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5B | -$463.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4B | -$849M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2B | -$417.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$955.5M | -$333M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -$271.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$589.9M | +$125.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$824.8M | -$77.6M |
LCID has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$5.2B over the past year, against −$3.4B the year before.
CAAS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -18.8K shares |
| 5 years | -2.2% | -685K shares |
| Available history | -4.2% | -1.3M shares |
CAAS has the edge over LCID on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $867,000 |
| Q3 2022 | $1.4M |
| Q3 2020 | $1M |
| Q2 2020 | — |
CAAS hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
LCID Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +12.5M shares |
| 1 year | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 3 years | +73% | +166M shares |
LCID has 395M diluted shares, up 26% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
CAAS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
CAAS has more cash than debt.
LCID Net Leverage
LCID's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CAAS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.1 | Oversold |
CAAS's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
LCID Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.1 | Oversold |
LCID's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
CAAS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CAAS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.2x | 18x | 88% below |
| PE % | 0 | 47 | 47 pts below |
CAAS is trading at 2.2x earnings, a 88% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
LCID PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CAAS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.44 | 3.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.61 | 7.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.49 | 4.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.35 | 1.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.34 | 1.6% below |
CAAS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.6% below its 200-week average.
LCID Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.53 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.88 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.33 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.9 | 90% below |
LCID is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% below its 200-week average.
CAAS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.20 | $6.80 | +113% |
| 2021 | $6.80 | $2.77 | -59% |
| 2022 | $2.77 | $6.36 | +130% |
| 2023 | $6.36 | $3.23 | -49% |
| 2024 | $3.23 | $4.04 | +25% |
| 2025 | $4.04 | $4.19 | +3.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.19 | $4.27 | +1.9% |
CAAS has the edge over LCID on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LCID Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $98.9 | $100.4 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $100.4 | $376.4 | +275% |
| 2022 | $376.4 | $67.0 | -82% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $42.1 | -37% |
| 2024 | $42.1 | $32.0 | -24% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $11.4 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $3.25 | -72% |
LCID has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 72% so far in 2026.