COLM
Columbia Sportswear Company
COLM has the edge over NIO overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
COLM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
COLM'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.
COLM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $69.30 | -3.3% |
| Current | 16x | $71.64 | — |
| Forward | 17x | $71.64 | — |
| Fair | 18x | $83.30 | +16% |
| Expensive | 26x | $117 | +63% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
COLM's PE is in its cheap range at 16x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 17x.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
COLM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for COLM, 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.
COLM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.34 | -4.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.56 | +40% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.14 | -19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.24 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.26 | -8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.87 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.86 | -4.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.82 | -6.6% |
COLM 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.
COLM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $962.6M | +2% |
| Q2 2026 | $614.4M | +1.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $779M | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | -2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $943.4M | +1.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $605.2M | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $778.5M | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +3.5% |
COLM's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $963M last quarter, up 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5% | +8.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.1% | -4.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.9% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +1.8 points |
COLM 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 COLM on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
COLM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$333M | -$45.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $101.6M | +$147M |
| Q1 2026 | -$90M | -$42.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $596.8M | +8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | -$287.2M | -$87.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$45.3M | -$34.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$47.6M | -152% |
| Q4 2024 | $549.6M | -8.5% |
COLM usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$333M, but it generated $276M 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 COLM on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
COLM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -318K shares |
| 1 year | -6.6% | -3.6M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -10M shares |
| 5 years | -23% | -15.3M shares |
| Available history | -26% | -17.5M shares |
COLM has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $150M |
| Q4 2025 | $29.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $40M |
| Q2 2025 | $30.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $101.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $86.9M |
COLM spent $229M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% 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.
COLM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
COLM has more cash than debt.
NIO Net Leverage
NIO's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
COLM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 71.0 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 92.5 | Overbought |
COLM's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 93 (overbought).
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).
COLM PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | COLM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 18x | 13% below |
| PE % | 21 | 47 | 26 pts below |
COLM is trading at 16x earnings, a 13% discount 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.
COLM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.9 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $61.0 | 18% above |
| 50 week MA | $60.0 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $62.8 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $71.6 | 0.1% above |
COLM 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.
COLM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $99.7 | $90.2 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | $90.2 | $93.8 | +4% |
| 2022 | $93.8 | $85.9 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | $85.9 | $79.5 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | $79.5 | $85.8 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | $85.8 | $55.6 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $55.6 | $71.6 | +29% |
COLM 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.