ARKO
Arko Corp.
ARKO trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has the edge over ARKO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
ARKO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
ARKO's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is 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.
ARKO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $0.99 | -76% |
| Fair | 28x | $1.70 | -59% |
| Forward | 29x | $4.10 | — |
| Expensive | 62x | $3.70 | -9.9% |
| Current | 68x | $4.10 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ARKO's PE is in its expensive range at 68x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ARKO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ARKO's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
NIO has the edge over ARKO on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
ARKO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.14 | +133% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.06 | -45% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.08 | 0% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.20 | +567% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.15 | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.11 | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.08 | -68% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.03 | -88% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | -46% |
ARKO 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.
ARKO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8B | -3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | -9.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $2B | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8B | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | -11% |
ARKO's revenue is growing: $2.4B last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2% | +0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.8% | +1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7% | -0.4 points |
ARKO 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 ARKO 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.
ARKO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$11.5M | -147% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.9M | -9.5% |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.6M | -173% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.9M | +$28.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $24.5M | -69% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.8M | -83% |
| Q1 2025 | $16M | +$32.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$13.4M | -162% |
ARKO usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$11M, but it generated $744,000 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 has the edge over ARKO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ARKO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -36K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +644K shares |
| 3 years | -3.7% | -4.4M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -18.1M shares |
| Available history | -74% | -326M shares |
ARKO has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $51,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $212,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $4.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $7.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $9.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $7.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
ARKO spent $12M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 43% from the year before.
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.
ARKO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
ARKO's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.6 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.
ARKO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.4 | Oversold |
ARKO's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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).
ARKO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | ARKO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 68x | 18x | 279% above |
| PE % | 85 | 47 | 38 pts above |
ARKO is trading at 68x earnings, a 279% 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.
ARKO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.04 | 1.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.28 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.78 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.35 | 23% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.27 | 35% below |
ARKO 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.
ARKO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.0 | $9.44 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | $9.44 | $8.52 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | $8.52 | $8.62 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | $8.62 | $8.25 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | $8.25 | $6.53 | -21% |
| 2025 | $6.53 | $4.64 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.64 | $4.10 | -12% |
ARKO 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.