# Autohome Inc. American (ATHM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Diversified Telecommunication Services. Price $22.03, market value $2.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.4×** (5-yr avg 47.9×, 3-yr avg 50.9×). Autohome Inc. American trades at 18.4× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 47.9×: cheap by its own standards. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 15.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.3%** (5-yr avg 2.4%). Free cash flow equals 4.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 2.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 5.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 72.7%**. Autohome Inc. American keeps 72.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 6.1%**. 6.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 22.4%**. 22.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.3%**. 6.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 28.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 28.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -4.3%** (3-yr -2.9%/yr, 5-yr -7.0%/yr). Revenue fell 4.3% over the last year, against -7.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -8.7%** (3-yr -6.9%/yr, 5-yr -17.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 8.7%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -32.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -32.3% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 6.00** (quick 6.00). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 6.00 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.86**. A Z-score of 4.86 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 8.44%** ($1.86 per share, trailing). Autohome Inc. American yields 8.44%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 103%** (192% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (103% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 17.8%/yr** (1-yr 1.7%). The dividend has compounded at 17.8% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (11 analysts). 11 analysts cover Autohome Inc. American; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $21.44 (-3% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -20.2%** (YTD 2.5%, 3-mo 38.0%). The shares are down 20.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -26.4%** (41.5% above the low). Trading 26% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.91** (volatility 33%). Beta of 0.91 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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