AKA
a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.
AKA's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has the edge over AKA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
AKA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AKA's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
AKA PE Valuation
AKA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AKA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect AKA's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
NIO has the edge over AKA on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
AKA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.72 | -$0.26 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.48 | +$0.03 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.81 | -$0.42 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.93 | -$0.47 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.46 | +$0.46 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.51 | +$6.48 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.39 | +$6.86 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.46 | +$6.78 |
AKA is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.72 per share over the past year, against $24.10 at its worst in late 2023.
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 has the edge over AKA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AKA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $161.3M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $160.1M | -0.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $132.5M | +3% |
| Q4 2025 | $164M | +3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $147.1M | -1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $160.5M | +7.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $128.7M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $159M | +6.8% |
AKA's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $161M last quarter, up 9.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.6% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7% | +1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.1% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6.6% | -4.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.2% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8% | +1.9 points |
AKA's operating margin was −2.6% last quarter, down 1.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 AKA 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 has the edge over AKA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AKA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$7.4M | -2444% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.2M | +146% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.4M | -$1.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$3M | -198% |
| Q3 2025 | $317K | +$7.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $7.4M | +388% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.3M | +$3.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M | -79% |
AKA usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$7M, but it generated $1M 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.
AKA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1% | +105K shares |
| 1 year | +2.5% | +267K shares |
| 3 years | +3% | +316K shares |
| 5 years | +3% | +326K shares |
| Available history | +16% | +1.5M shares |
AKA 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 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $110,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $257,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $243,000 |
AKA has spent almost nothing on buybacks in 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.
AKA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 69.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 22.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 72.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 11.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 20.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 36.8x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 5.5x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 3.8x | Elevated |
AKA's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from more than 20 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.
AKA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.3 | Oversold |
AKA's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
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).
AKA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
AKA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NIO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AKA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.7 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 16% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.7 | 25% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 27% below |
AKA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 27% below its 200-week average.
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.
AKA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $120.0 | $104.8 | -13% |
| 2022 | $104.8 | $16.0 | -85% |
| 2023 | $16.0 | $8.05 | -50% |
| 2024 | $8.05 | $19.4 | +141% |
| 2025 | $19.4 | $11.4 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $8.82 | -22% |
AKA 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.