China Automotive Systems, Inc.
CAAS Nasdaq· Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$4.33
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- China Automotive Systems, Inc. had $766M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 17.6% on the year before.
- Its operating margin was 7.0%, up 0.8 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 7 is left after running the business.
- China Automotive Systems, Inc. made $42.8M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2023 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 6.6% a year.
- Free cash flow was $74.4M in fiscal 2025, 9.7% of revenue.
- China Automotive Systems, Inc. returned $2.2M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 3% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.0%.
- China Automotive Systems, Inc. has $96.6M more cash than debt.
Market cap
$131M
P/E
3.0x
Revenue
$766M
Net income
$42.8M
Free cash flow
$74.4M
Operating margin
7.0%
China Automotive Systems, Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+17.6%
Yes. Sales grew 17.6% last year.
Does it make a profit?
5.6%
A little. It keeps 5.6% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
9.7%
Partly. 9.7% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
Net cash
Yes. It has more cash than debt.
How healthy are the accounts?
8 / 9
Solid. It passes 8 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
3.0x
One share costs 3.0 times its yearly profit per share.
What China Automotive Systems, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 20-F · Apr 22, 2026
- Legal name
- China Automotive Systems, Inc.
- CIK
- 0002037400
China Automotive Systems, Inc. · CAAS
Results and finances
The last 3 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||
| Revenue | $576M | $651M | $766M |
| Revenue growth | — | 12.9% | 17.6% |
| Gross margin | 18.0% | 16.8% | 19.0% |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.0% |
| Net income | $37.7M | $30.0M | $42.8M |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.25 | $0.99 | $1.42 |
| Cash | |||
| Cash from operations | $19.9M | $9.8M | $112M |
| Capital expenditure | $18.2M | $43.7M | $37.2M |
| Free cash flow | $1.7M | −$33.9M | $74.4M |
| FCF margin | 0.3% | −5.2% | 9.7% |
| Dividends paid | — | $22.4M | $2.2M |
| Share buybacks | — | $0.1M | — |
| Share count change | — | −0.0% | −0.0% |
| Debt and strength | |||
| Cash and short-term investments | $155M | $84.5M | $178M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | $72.6M | $81.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $344M | $350M | $401M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | −0.2x | −1.4x |
| Current ratio | — | 1.3x | 1.4x |
| Interest coverage | 38.4x | 22.2x | 31.5x |
| Returns and quality | |||
| Return on capital | — | 10.3% | 14.3% |
| Return on equity | 10.9% | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | 10.9% | 8.7% | 10.8% |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — | 8 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
—
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
China Automotive Systems, Inc. · CAAS
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $4.33 a share, the company is worth $131M: 3.0 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0002037400). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.