BJRI
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
BJRI has the edge over NIO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BJRI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
BJRI's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue 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.
BJRI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 20x | $42.55 | -22% |
| Current | 26x | $54.89 | — |
| Fair | 32x | $66.37 | +21% |
| Expensive | 51x | $108 | +96% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BJRI's PE is in its cheap range at 26x.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BJRI Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BJRI to show an outlook.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect NIO's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
BJRI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.10 | +54% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.88 | +55% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.99 | +107% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.16 | +209% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.36 | +9.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.21 | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.96 | -3% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.70 | -15% |
BJRI 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.
BJRI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $358.6M | +8.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $388.9M | +6.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $358.1M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $355.4M | +3.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $330.2M | +1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $365.6M | +4.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $348M | +3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $344.3M | +6.4% |
BJRI's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $359M last quarter, up 8.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.7% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.1% | +4.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.4% | -2.4 points |
BJRI 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.
BJRI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22.2M | +515% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.7M | -82% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.2M | +$39.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $7.5M | -53% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6M | -53% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.9M | +5601% |
| Q1 2025 | -$12.1M | -2792% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.8M | +3.1% |
BJRI generated $65M in free cash flow over the past year, up 31% from the year before.
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.
BJRI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.2% | +693K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +99K shares |
| 3 years | -4.1% | -960K shares |
| 5 years | -3% | -708K shares |
| Available history | +9.7% | +2M shares |
BJRI has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $5.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $5.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $33.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $15.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $14.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $8M |
BJRI spent $14M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 80% 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.
BJRI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
BJRI'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.
BJRI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.3 | Oversold |
BJRI's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (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).
BJRI PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BJRI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 45% above |
| PE % | 27 | 47 | 20 pts below |
BJRI is trading at 26x earnings, a 45% 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.
BJRI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $58.9 | 6.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $62.2 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $49.9 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $43.1 | 27% above |
| 200 week MA | $37.7 | 46% above |
BJRI 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.
BJRI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $37.4 | $39.1 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | $39.1 | $36.1 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | $36.1 | $27.8 | -23% |
| 2023 | $27.8 | $36.0 | +30% |
| 2024 | $36.0 | $34.7 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | $34.7 | $41.2 | +19% |
| 2026 YTD | $41.2 | $54.9 | +33% |
BJRI 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.