CAAS Stock — China Automotive Systems Inc

China Automotive Systems Inc (CAAS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CAAS is a Stock. Total return is 77.8% over the past 23.6 years, 1171.6 points behind SPY at 1249.4%.

China Automotive Systems manufactures and sells automotive components and systems, including power steering gears, sensor modules, steering columns, and electronics, primarily to original equipment manufacturers in China, the United States, and internationally. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. This security may appeal to investors seeking equity exposure to the Chinese automotive supply sector rather than income-focused investors.

CAAS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 77.8% over the past 23.6 years, 1171.6 points behind SPY at 1249.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.9%.

CAAS key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/24/2003

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$4.51 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$136,069,866

Average volume

12432.0

Ex-dividend date

07/30/2024

Payment date

08/22/2024

Beta

1.088

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

2.37

Forward P/E

14.881

EPS

$1.90

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CAAS risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.9%.

Who may consider CAAS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CAAS does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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