Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. LI scored 10.8, DORM scored 60.6 — DORM leads.
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Different reporting periods. DORM's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but LI's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
LI
Li Auto Inc.
Auto Manufacturers · Quality-Growth
10.8
$11.54 · $11.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
49.8
DORM leads
DORM
Dorman Products, Inc.
Auto Parts · Quality-Growth
60.6
$120.40 · $3.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthDORM+6.0%
Strongest balance sheetLI0.22
Highest qualityDORM73 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
LI
stronger →← stronger
DORM
31
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
73
15
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
5
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
61
DORM is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
LI
DORM
-$2.3bF
FCF
$214mC
-22.3%F
Rev
+6.0%C+
0.22A-
D/E
0.35A-
0.7xB+
P/S
—
4.02D
PEG
1.17B+
—
P/E
16.7xB
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
LI
DORM
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
8% above
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~7%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
-10%
—
5-yr DCF upside
-8%
—
10-yr DCF upside
-4%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
LI
Why this score
Foreign reporter (CNY)
DORM
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
Cyclical growth
The companies
LILi Auto Inc.
Auto Manufacturers · $11.54 · beta 0.49
Why now
Auto Manufacturers · market cap $11.3b. Down 50% from 52-week high of $23.20 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -22% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 23 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $15.19 (implying +32% upside).
Moat
Higher-variance name — the moat signals on the quantitative card are modest, so the durability case rests on execution (turning current growth into durable earnings power) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than an entrenched competitive position.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$2.3b) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Revenue contracting -22% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Down 50% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
DORMDorman Products, Inc.
Auto Parts · $120.40 · beta 1.02
Why now
Auto Parts · market cap $3.6b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $164.00 — deep drawdown territory. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $161.63 (implying +34% upside).
Moat
ROE 15% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 98% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where LI and DORM diverge
On the headline score the gap is 49.8 points in favor of DORM. The widest single difference is Value, where DORM leads by 56.3 points.
ValueLI 5.0 · DORM 61.3DORM +56.3
QualityLI 31.2 · DORM 72.5DORM +41.3
GrowthLI 14.7 · DORM 50.0DORM +35.3
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is DORM or LI the better stock?
DORM scores higher: DORM 60.6, LI 10.8 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do DORM and LI differ most?
The widest gap is value, where DORM leads by 56 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. DORM leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are DORM and LI scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.