DBI
Designer Brands Inc.
DBI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has the edge over DBI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
DBI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
DBI's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are 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.
DBI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.9x | $1.47 | -77% |
| Fair | 7x | $2.10 | -67% |
| Forward | 12x | $6.43 | — |
| Current | 21x | $6.43 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $7.44 | +16% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DBI's PE is in its expensive range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x 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.
DBI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect DBI'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 DBI on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
DBI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.55 | +82% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.05 | -97% |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.02 | -101% |
| Q2 2024 | $0.30 | -86% |
| Q1 2024 | $0.46 | -80% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.55 | -14% |
| Q3 2023 | $2.03 | -7.3% |
| Q2 2023 | $2.09 | -1.4% |
| Q1 2023 | $2.26 | +13% |
DBI has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 1,400% for DBI versus NIO down 117%.
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.
DBI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $730.6M | -1.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $696.4M | +1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $713.6M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $752.4M | -3.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $739.8M | -4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $686.9M | -8% |
| Q1 2025 | $713.6M | -5.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $777.2M | -1.2% |
DBI's revenue fell from its 2019 peak and has held roughly level since: $731M last quarter, down 1.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.5% | +3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7% | +2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.6% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -0.6 points |
DBI 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 DBI 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.
DBI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $57.9M | +386% |
| Q2 2026 | -$31.9M | -$4.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $36.4M | -37% |
| Q4 2025 | $57.5M | +$76.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $11.9M | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | -$27.6M | +$8M |
| Q1 2025 | $58.1M | +$110.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$19.2M | -138% |
DBI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $120M 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's free cash flow was $0 over the past year, against −$2.5B the year before.
DBI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +54K shares |
| 1 year | +13% | +6.2M shares |
| 3 years | -17% | -11.1M shares |
| 5 years | -27% | -21M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -17M shares |
DBI has 56M diluted shares, up 13% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $50.6M |
| Q1 2024 | $54,000 |
| Q4 2023 | $79.7M |
| Q3 2023 | $22.4M |
| Q2 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 the edge over DBI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
DBI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.4x | High |
DBI's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.0 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.
DBI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.1 | Neutral |
DBI's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 71 (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).
DBI PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | DBI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 18x | 19% above |
| PE % | 75 | 47 | 28 pts above |
DBI is trading at 21x earnings, a 19% 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.
DBI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.25 | 2.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.96 | 7.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.55 | 1.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.18 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.00 | 8.1% below |
DBI 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.
DBI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.6 | $7.14 | -54% |
| 2021 | $7.14 | $14.5 | +103% |
| 2022 | $14.5 | $9.82 | -32% |
| 2023 | $9.82 | $8.85 | -9.9% |
| 2024 | $8.85 | $5.40 | -39% |
| 2025 | $5.40 | $7.78 | +44% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.78 | $6.43 | -17% |
DBI 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.