China Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS)
Consumer · NCM
Price as at 30 Sept 2026, 16:48 UTC. Quotes are delayed.
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
China Automotive Systems, Inc. trades at $4.88, which is 103% below the $9.92 our fair value estimate puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a valuation model is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 36 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 3.2 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
CAAS dividend history
Dividends per share by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0.800 | 1 |
| 2014 | $0.180 | 1 |
Split-adjusted amounts in the listing currency, grouped by the calendar year of the ex-dividend date, from the filed record. Growth and streak figures compare complete years only.
About China Automotive Systems, Inc.
China Automotive Systems, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automotive systems and components in the People's Republic of China, the United States, and internationally. The company produces rack and pinion power steering gears for cars and light-duty vehicles; integral power steering gears for heavy-duty vehicles; power steering parts for light duty vehicles; sensor modules; automobile steering systems and columns; and automobile electronics and systems and parts. It also provides automotive motors and electromechanical integrated systems; polymer materials; and intelligent automotive technology research and development services. In addition, the company offers after sales services, and research and development support services; and inspection and testing of automotive products, as well as markets automotive parts in North America. It primarily sells its products to the original equipment manufacturing customers. China Automotive Systems, Inc. is headquartered in Jingzhou, the People's Republic of China.
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CAAS passes 4 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
CAAS peers
The largest companies in the same industry (Auto Parts), then in the same sector.
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- ALV Autoliv, Inc.
- MBLY Mobileye Global Inc.
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- GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
- DAN Dana Incorporated
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Common questions
Is China Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS) undervalued?
Against our fair value estimate of $9.92, CAAS at $4.88 is 103% below fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation. It is built from normalized earning power with growth capped deliberately low, which understates companies whose value is mostly future growth.
What is CAAS's P/E ratio?
CAAS trades at 3.2 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
Where does SteadyShares get its CAAS data?
Fundamentals for CAAS come from company filings and exchange data, as listed on NCM; institutional ownership comes from SEC 13F filings. The share price shown was last refreshed on 30 Sept 2026, 16:48 UTC and is delayed. Our data quality score for this company is 96/100, which is the share of the inputs behind our scores that were actually available rather than assumed. Metrics we do not hold are left out of the page rather than estimated.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.