TAXATION (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| TAXATION |
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| Schedule of Income/ (loss) before income taxes |
Income before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 were taxed within the following jurisdictions (RMB in thousands): | | | | | | | | | For the year ended December 31, | | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | | RMB | | RMB | | RMB | Pre-tax income/(loss) from domestic (PRC) entities | | 9,798,930 | | (1,123,109) | | (11,814,969) | Pre-tax income/(loss) from foreign (non-PRC) entities | | (2,308,765) | | 1,383,050 | | 2,631,195 | Income/(loss) before income taxes | | 7,490,165 | | 259,941 | | (9,183,774) |
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| Schedule of reconciliation of the differences between statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate |
| | | | | | | For the year ended December 31, 2025 | | | RMB | | % | PRC statutory income tax rate* | | 2,295,944 | | 25.0 | Foreign Tax Effects | | | | | United States | | | | | —Statutory tax rate difference between United States and PRC | | (14,068) | | (0.2) | —Qualified Section 45X credit | | 960,225 | | 10.5 | —Other permanent differences | | (251) | | (0.0) | Malaysia | | | | | —Statutory tax rate difference between Malaysia and PRC | | (4,930) | | (0.1) | —Change in valuation allowance | | (105,067) | | (1.1) | Other foreign Jurisdictions | | (138,409) | | (1.5) | Effect of cross-border tax laws | | (243,257) | | (2.6) | Change in valuation allowance | | (197,160) | | (2.1) | Effect of tax holiday for subsidiaries | | (321,027) | | (3.5) | Effects of changes in rates enacted in the current period | | (40,797) | | (0.4) | Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items | | | | | —Tax deductions for research and development costs | | 129,225 | | 1.4 | —Other permanent differences | | (99,480) | | (1.2) | Effective tax rate | | 2,220,948 | | 24.2 |
| | | | | | | | For the year ended December 31, | | | | 2023 | | 2024 | | | | % | | % | | PRC statutory income tax rate* | | 25.0 | | 25.0 | | Effect of permanent differences: | | | | | | —Share-based compensation expenses | | 0.6 | | (3.3) | | —Change in fair value of convertible senior notes | | 0.1 | | 31.3 | | —Accrued payroll and welfare expenses | | 0.1 | | 0.1 | | —Change of enacted tax rate and preferential tax benefit | | (1.4) | | (80.8) | | —Other permanent differences | | (0.3) | | 93.3 | | Difference in tax rate of subsidiaries outside the PRC | | 2.4 | | (43.4) | | Effect of tax holiday for subsidiaries | | (10.7) | | (189.5) | | U.S. tax credits | | (0.5) | | (71.8) | | Change in valuation allowance | | 1.5 | | 265.8 | | Effective tax rate | | 16.8 | | 26.7 | |
*The Company generates substantially all of its income (loss) from its PRC operations for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
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| Schedule of current and deferred income tax expense |
| | | | | | | | | For the year ended December 31, | | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | | RMB | | RMB | | RMB | Current income tax expenses | | (2,105,688) | | (1,495,623) | | (465,784) | Deferred income tax benefit | | 845,403 | | 1,426,182 | | 2,686,732 | Income tax (expenses)/benefits, net | | (1,260,285) | | (69,441) | | 2,220,948 |
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| Schedule of aggregate amount and per share effect of reduction of CIT for certain PRC subsidiaries |
| | | | | | | | | For the year ended December 31, | | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | | RMB | | RMB | | RMB | The aggregate amount of effect* | | 797,930 | | 492,489 | | 321,027 | Per share effect—basic | | 3.84 | | 2.36 | | 1.54 | Per share effect—diluted | | 3.53 | | 2.35 | | 1.54 |
* Decrease of the aggregated amount of effect in 2025 was mainly attributable to the lower profit generated by the Group’s PRC subsidiaries with preferential tax rates.
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| Schedule of cash paid for income taxes, net |
| | | | | For the year ended | | | December 31,2025 | | | RMB | PRC taxes | | 751,930 | Non-PRC taxes | | | —Vietnam | | 192,546 | —United States | | 83,041 | —Others | | 16,710 | Total income taxes paid, net | | 1,044,227 |
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| Schedule of deferred tax assets/liability |
Significant components of assets/liability (RMB in thousands) | | | | | | | As of December 31, | | | 2024 | | 2025 | | | RMB | | RMB | Net operating losses | | 1,079,204 | | 3,389,532 | Accrued warranty costs | | 540,349 | | 389,597 | Provision for inventories, accounts receivable, other receivable | | 479,786 | | 418,916 | Timing difference for subsidiary income | | 1,045,870 | | 933,042 | Timing difference for countervailing duties | | 18,534 | | 23,226 | Impairment for property, plant and equipment | | 153,889 | | 392,179 | US tax credits | | 134,942 | | 159,458 | Other temporary differences | | 435,293 | | 501,021 | Total deferred tax assets | | 3,887,867 | | 6,206,971 | Less: Valuation allowance | | (1,047,994) | | (1,328,577) | Less: Deferred tax liabilities in the same tax jurisdiction | | (198,476) | | (302,092) | Deferred tax assets | | 2,641,397 | | 4,576,302 | | | | | | Timing difference for property, plant and equipment | | (191,196) | | (208,825) | Other temporary differences | | (63,998) | | (123,241) | Total deferred tax liabilities | | (255,194) | | (332,066) | Less: Deferred tax assets in the same tax jurisdiction | | 198,476 | | 302,092 | Deferred tax liabilities | | (56,718) | | (29,974) |
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| Schedule of Movement of valuation allowance |
Movement of valuation allowance (RMB in thousands) | | | | | | | | | For the year ended December 31, | | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | | RMB | | RMB | | RMB | At beginning of year | | (243,141) | | (357,198) | | (1,047,994) | Current year additions | | (222,649) | | (744,084) | | (492,555) | Utilization and reversal of valuation allowances | | 108,592 | | 53,288 | | 211,972 | Decrease of valuation allowances related to the disposal of a subsidiary | | — | | — | | — | At end of year | | (357,198) | | (1,047,994) | | (1,328,577) |
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