China Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS)
As-reported financials and SEC filings for China Automotive Systems, Inc. The latest annual period is FY2025. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.
About China Automotive Systems, Inc.
China Automotive Systems, Inc. manufactures and sells automotive power steering systems and related components through its subsidiaries and joint ventures primarily in China. It serves various segments of the automobile industry with products including hydraulic and electric power steering systems, steering columns, and automotive electronics. The company also markets automotive parts and provides after-sales service and research and development support in North America and Brazil.
Snapshot
Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.
What changed at China Automotive Systems
- Revenue grew 17.6% to $766M in FY2025, faster than the 12.9% the year before.
- Operating margin is 7.0% in FY2025, +0.2 pp against 6.8% in FY2023.
- Free cash flow was $74M in FY2025, 9.7% of revenue.
- Net income rose 42.9% to $43M in FY2025.
Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.
Peer comparison
Where China Automotive Systems’s fundamentals sit among the 403 Consumer Discretionary companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).
China Automotive Systems’s P/E of 2.6 ranks in the 3rd percentile of the 249 peers with a meaningful P/E. China Automotive Systems’s revenue growth of +17.6% ranks in the 87th percentile of the 394 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it.
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Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.
Short interest
Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 44.0K | +7.0% | 1.10 |
| 2026-07-31 | 41.2K | -4.4% | 2.08 |
| 2026-07-15 | 43.1K | -22.7% | 4.45 |
| 2026-06-30 | 55.7K | +49.5% | 3.61 |
| 2026-06-15 | 37.3K | -2.1% | 1.22 |
| 2026-05-29 | 38.1K | +23.8% | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-15 | 30.8K | -38.6% | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-30 | 50.1K | +28.8% | 1.32 |
Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.
Income statement (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $765.7M | $650.9M | $576.4M |
| Gross profit | $145.5M | $109.2M | $103.8M |
| Operating income | $53.6M | $40.3M | $39.2M |
| Net income | $42.8M | $30.0M | $37.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.42 | $0.99 | $1.25 |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Balance sheet (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $142.0M | $57.0M | $155.2M |
| Current assets | $738.2M | $602.6M | — |
| Total assets | $1.00B | $850.6M | — |
| Current liabilities | $541.4M | $456.5M | — |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — |
| Total liabilities | $551.0M | $460.8M | — |
| Total equity | $450.7M | $389.8M | $367.8M |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Cash flow (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $111.6M | $9.8M | $19.9M |
| Capital expenditure | $37.2M | $43.7M | $18.2M |
| Free cash flow | $74.4M | $-33.9M | $1.7M |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Company facts
Selected SEC filings
Largest Consumer Discretionary peers
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.