Best EV Battery Makers of 2026
SNE H1 2026 usage top 10; China seven and ex-China filters; 2025 year and CATL H1 filing.
Main table: H1 2026 global usage (SNE Research)
Compiled 2026-08-12. Vehicle shipments are in the 2026 NEV ranking. SNE counts battery energy in registered EVs / PHEVs / HEVs. World H1: 608.5 GWh (+20.0%).
| # | Company | Usage | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CATL | 242.7 GWh | 39.9% | +25.3% |
| 2 | BYD | 87.7 GWh | 14.4% | +1.6% |
| 3 | LG Energy Solution | 52.6 GWh | 8.6% | +8.4% |
| 4 | CALB | 31.2 GWh | 5.1% | +39.5% |
| 5 | Gotion High-tech | 28.0 GWh | 4.6% | +43.3% |
| 6 | Panasonic | 22.7 GWh | 3.7% | +10.2% |
| 7 | Eve Energy | 20.9 GWh | 3.4% | +51.7% |
| 8 | SK On | 19.0 GWh | 3.1% | −6.7% |
| 9 | Svolt | 15.7 GWh | 2.6% | +40.9% |
| 10 | Sunwoda | 14.5 GWh | 2.4% | +13.7% |
CATL share 38.2% → 39.9%. BYD 17.0% → 14.4%. Combined 54.3%. Seven Chinese names in the top 10 hold 72.4%.
Outside China
269.0 GWh (+26.3%). CATL 90.5 GWh (+41.7%, 33.6%). BYD 28.2 GWh (+67.9%, 10.5%, third). Samsung SDI 10.5 GWh (−29.0%).
How this ranking is put together
Main table: SNE Jan–Jun 2026 usage. China seven and ex-China are filters of the same list. Full-year 2025 and CATL’s H1 filing sit after the source table. Name tiles for now. Default rows are S–D.
| Source | Date | What it tracks |
|---|---|---|
| CnEVPost on SNE H1 2026 | 7 Aug 2026 | 608.5 GWh; top 10 |
| SNE 2025 year | Feb 2026 | 1,187 GWh; CATL 464.7 |
| CATL H1 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | Power-battery revenue CNY 192.125B |
Full year 2025
1,187 GWh (+31.7%). CATL 464.7 (39.2%); BYD 194.8 (16.4%); LGES 108.8 (9.2%).
CATL H1 2026 filing
Group revenue CNY 276.917B (+54.80%); net profit CNY 43.284B (+41.98%). Power-battery systems CNY 192.125B (+46.02%). Energy storage CNY 53.261B (+87.54%). Output 498 GWh; utilisation 94.86%.
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