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Xpeng Achieves First Profit, Margins Surge in Q4

Part of Mixed Corporate Earnings and Sector Outlook

Araverus Team|Friday, March 20, 2026 at 9:50 AM

Xpeng Achieves First Profit, Margins Surge in Q4

Araverus Team

Mar 20, 2026 · 9:50 AM

Earnings · EV · Profitability · Xpeng

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Key Takeaway

Xpeng's achievement of its first-ever net profit signals a critical turning point for the company, validating its strategy to improve margins and operational efficiency. This means increased investor confidence in Xpeng's long-term viability and potential for sustained profitability, impacting its stock valuation and access to capital. However, soft Q1 2026 guidance and declining P7 sales mean the company faces immediate challenges in maintaining sales momentum and market share in a competitive EV landscape.

Xpeng achieved its first-ever GAAP net profit of 380 million yuan ($50 million) in the fourth quarter of 2025, a significant financial milestone for the Chinese electric vehicle maker, driven by a robust gross margin of 21.3%, up 6.9 percentage points year-over-year.

This performance contrasts sharply with a net loss of 1.33 billion yuan in the same period of 2024. The company reported total revenue of 22.25 billion yuan, a 38.2% increase from the prior year, with vehicle sales revenue rising 30.0% year-on-year to 19.07 billion yuan.

Services and other revenues surged 121.9% to 3.18 billion yuan, primarily from technical R&D services provided to an unnamed car manufacturer, apparently Volkswagen. Despite narrowing its GAAP operating loss to 40 million yuan, Xpeng issued soft guidance for the first quarter of 2026, projecting vehicle deliveries between 61,000 and 66,000 units, a year-on-year decline of 29.79% to 35.11%, and total revenue between 12.2 billion yuan and 13.28 billion yuan.

The company also adjusted its P7 sedan strategy, lowering the starting price by 16,000 yuan and offering tiered AI chip options to boost declining sales, which plunged to 681 units in February.

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