CAAS
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
CAAS has the edge over NKE overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
CAAS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CAAS's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
NKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
NKE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
CAAS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 2.2x | $4.27 | — |
| Cheap | 3.2x | $6.11 | +43% |
| Fair | 5.1x | $9.66 | +126% |
| Expensive | 22x | $41.22 | +865% |
| Forward | 36x | $4.27 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CAAS has the edge over NKE in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
NKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $37.76 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $47.70 | +26% |
| Forward | 30x | $37.76 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $68.16 | +80% |
| Expensive | 47x | $97.86 | +159% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NKE's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 30x, in its fair range.
CAAS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CAAS's earnings to decline, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
NKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NKE's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CAAS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.12 | -94% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.91 | +97% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.67 | +74% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.42 | +43% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.11 | +5.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.97 | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.96 | -26% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.99 | -21% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.05 | +1.9% |
CAAS has the edge over NKE on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.27 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.51 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.01 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.24 | -5.3% |
NKE's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.09 over the past year, against $3.82 in late 2021.
CAAS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $206.2M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $206.2M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $229.2M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $193.2M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $176.2M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $167.1M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $188.7M | +19% |
| Q3 2024 | $164.2M | +19% |
CAAS has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +5.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +6.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.3% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.4% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.2% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.6% | -3.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 6.8% | -0.6 points |
CAAS has the edge over NKE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.2B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $11B | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4B | -7.7% |
NKE's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $11.2B last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.9 points |
NKE's operating margin was 8.2% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
CAAS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.7M | -62% |
| Q1 2026 | $74.4M | +856% |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | +$32.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | +$841K |
| Q2 2025 | $22.8M | +$29.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8M | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | -$32.2M | -1132% |
| Q3 2024 | -$841K | -121% |
CAAS has the edge over NKE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$64M | -527% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +313% |
| Q1 2026 | $284M | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $386M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $15M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | $363M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $920M | -65% |
NKE usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$64M, but it generated $2.1B over the past year.
CAAS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -18.8K shares |
| 5 years | -2.2% | -685K shares |
| Available history | -4.2% | -1.3M shares |
CAAS has the edge over NKE on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $867,000 |
| Q3 2022 | $1.4M |
| Q3 2020 | $1M |
| Q2 2020 | — |
CAAS hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
NKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -59.1M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -135M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -110M shares |
NKE has 1.5B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $20M |
| Q3 2025 | $126M |
| Q2 2025 | $199M |
| Q1 2025 | $506M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
NKE has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
CAAS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
CAAS has the edge over NKE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NKE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
CAAS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.1 | Oversold |
CAAS's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
NKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
NKE's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
CAAS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CAAS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.2x | 18x | 88% below |
| PE % | 0 | 47 | 47 pts below |
CAAS has the edge over NKE on valuation relative to its sector.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE is trading at 18x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
CAAS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.44 | 3.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.61 | 7.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.49 | 4.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.35 | 1.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.34 | 1.6% below |
CAAS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.6% below its 200-week average.
NKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.7 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 3.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $58.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $79.2 | 52% below |
NKE has the edge over CAAS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CAAS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.20 | $6.80 | +113% |
| 2021 | $6.80 | $2.77 | -59% |
| 2022 | $2.77 | $6.36 | +130% |
| 2023 | $6.36 | $3.23 | -49% |
| 2024 | $3.23 | $4.04 | +25% |
| 2025 | $4.04 | $4.19 | +3.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.19 | $4.27 | +1.9% |
CAAS has the edge over NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.6 | $141.6 | +39% |
| 2021 | $141.6 | $165.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $165.7 | $116.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $116.3 | $108.6 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $108.6 | $76.4 | -30% |
| 2025 | $76.4 | $60.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.9 | $37.8 | -38% |
NKE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 38% so far in 2026.