AIN
Albany International Corp.
AIN has a slight edge over NIO overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
AIN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
NIO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
NIO's revenue is currently strong, and its profitability and cash flow are stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
AIN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 21x | $66.39 | -1.8% |
| Current | 21x | $67.58 | — |
| Forward | 23x | $67.58 | — |
| Fair | 25x | $77.69 | +15% |
| Expensive | 30x | $93.70 | +39% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AIN's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 23x next year's earnings.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AIN's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
NIO has the edge over AIN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
AIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.99 | -5.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.17 | +$5.10 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.66 | -183% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.96 | -179% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.94 | -169% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.93 | -160% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.01 | -43% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.49 | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.80 | -21% |
AIN has the edge over NIO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NIO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.29 | +$1.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.60 | +$1.16 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.06 | +$0.60 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.59 | +$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.74 | -$0.10 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.76 | +$0.06 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.66 | +$0.21 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.61 | +$0.32 |
NIO is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.29 per share over the past year, against $1.93 at its worst in late 2023.
AIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $349.5M | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $329.5M | +5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.3M | +7.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $321.2M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $261.4M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $311.4M | -6.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $288.8M | -7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $286.9M | -11% |
AIN's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $350M last quarter, up 34% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +62 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.8% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.2% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.3% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -45% | -53 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.2% | -5.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.8% | -2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.5% | -4.4 points |
AIN has the edge over NIO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NIO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.8B | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B | +112% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.2B | +76% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9B | +9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8B | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $3B | +15% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.8B | -2.1% |
NIO has the edge over AIN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.1% | +24 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2% | +52 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | +33 points |
| Q3 2025 | -16% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -26% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -53% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -31% | +8.1 points |
| Q3 2024 | -28% | -2.6 points |
NIO's operating margin was −2.1% last quarter, up 24 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36.5M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | -$14.5M | -177% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.6M | +$9.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $51.4M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.9M | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.8M | -70% |
| Q1 2025 | -$13.5M | +$3.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $60.2M | +52% |
AIN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $70M over the past year.
NIO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | +$2.1B |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | +$391.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.1B | +$73.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | -$391.3M | -386% |
| Q2 2024 | -$2.2B | +$337.9M |
NIO's free cash flow was $0 over the past year, against −$2.5B the year before.
AIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +8K shares |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -416K shares |
| 3 years | -8.6% | -2.7M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -3.8M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -3.7M shares |
AIN has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $51.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $69.2M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
AIN spent $15M buying back its own shares over the past year.
NIO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +15.6M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +267M shares |
| 3 years | +51% | +844M shares |
| 5 years | +60% | +933M shares |
| Available history | +143% | +1.5B shares |
NIO has 2.5B diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
NIO hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
AIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
AIN's net debt is about 1.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.2 years a year ago.
NIO Net Leverage
NIO's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
AIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.9 | Neutral |
AIN's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
NIO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.9 | Oversold |
NIO's weekly RSI is 31 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
AIN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | AIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 18x | 18% above |
| PE % | 19 | 47 | 28 pts below |
AIN is trading at 21x earnings, a 18% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
NIO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $63.6 | 6.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $65.4 | 3.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $61.1 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $63.7 | 6.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $76.5 | 12% below |
AIN has the edge over NIO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NIO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.36 | 9.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.01 | 24% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.81 | 37% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.85 | 37% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.03 | 49% below |
NIO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 49% below its 200-week average.
AIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $76.5 | $73.1 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | $73.1 | $88.5 | +21% |
| 2022 | $88.5 | $98.7 | +11% |
| 2023 | $98.7 | $98.2 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | $98.2 | $80.1 | -18% |
| 2025 | $80.1 | $51.6 | -36% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.6 | $67.6 | +31% |
AIN has the edge over NIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NIO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.42 | $45.8 | +1791% |
| 2021 | $45.8 | $30.5 | -33% |
| 2022 | $30.5 | $11.0 | -64% |
| 2023 | $11.0 | $9.07 | -17% |
| 2024 | $9.07 | $4.48 | -51% |
| 2025 | $4.48 | $5.10 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.10 | $3.05 | -40% |
NIO's yearly returns have swung widely, from +1791% in 2020 to −64% in 2022. It's down 40% so far in 2026.