AS
Amer Sports, Inc.
AS has the edge over NIO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
AS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
AS's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
AS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 20x | $30.19 | — |
| Current | 31x | $30.19 | — |
| Cheap | 41x | $39.35 | +30% |
| Fair | 68x | $65.43 | +117% |
| Expensive | 102x | $98.18 | +225% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AS's PE is in its cheap range at 31x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x next year's earnings.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for AS, with profitability improving.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect NIO's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
AS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.54 | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.96 | +134% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.81 | +119% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.76 | +443% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.55 | +$0.62 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.41 | +$0.66 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.37 | +$0.81 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.14 | +$0.55 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.07 | +$0.46 |
AS 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.
AS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9B | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +24% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.4B | +17% |
AS has the edge over NIO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +6.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5% | +4.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +7.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | +4 points |
AS 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's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $4.8B last quarter, up 69% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
AS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $103.6M | +$204.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $93.9M | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $550.7M | +65% |
| Q3 2025 | -$59.2M | +$40.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$100.8M | -$5.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $122.6M | +128% |
| Q4 2024 | $334.7M | +31% |
| Q3 2024 | -$99.8M | -$26.1M |
AS has the edge over NIO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
AS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.9% | +16.8M shares |
| 1 year | +5% | +28.3M shares |
| 3 years | +20% | +99.6M shares |
AS has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
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.
AS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 4.6x | High |
AS's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
NIO Net Leverage
NIO's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
AS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 37.4 | Neutral |
AS's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (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).
AS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | AS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 18x | 75% above |
| PE % | 3 | 25 | 22 pts below |
AS is trading at 31x earnings, a 75% 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.
AS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.1 | 3.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $31.3 | 3.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $34.1 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $33.3 | 9.3% below |
AS has stronger trend alignment. AS is above 1 of 4 weekly averages versus NIO above 0 of 5.
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.
AS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.0 | $28.4 | +90% |
| 2025 | $28.4 | $38.4 | +35% |
| 2026 YTD | $38.4 | $30.2 | -21% |
AS 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.