DKS
DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
DKS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has the edge over DKS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
DKS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
DKS's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
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.
DKS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.3x | $84.34 | -42% |
| Forward | 12x | $146 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $124 | -15% |
| Current | 16x | $146 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $162 | +11% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DKS's PE is in its expensive range at 16x. 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.
DKS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect DKS's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
NIO has the edge over DKS on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
DKS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.44 | +37% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.06 | -37% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.27 | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.97 | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.44 | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.33 | +5.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.99 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.05 | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.99 | +25% |
DKS 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.
DKS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.6B | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.2B | +63% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2B | +60% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2B | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6B | +5% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.2B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9B | +0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1B | +0.5% |
DKS has the edge over NIO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.9% | -4.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.7% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3% | -7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.2% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.9% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.4% | +0.4 points |
DKS 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.
DKS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $133M | -55% |
| Q2 2026 | -$84.2M | +$2.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $706.2M | +79% |
| Q4 2025 | -$515.6M | -$376.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $296.2M | +65% |
| Q2 2025 | -$86.7M | -217% |
| Q1 2025 | $394.5M | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | -$139.3M | -$49.6M |
DKS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $239M 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 DKS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DKS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -277K shares |
| 1 year | +11% | +9.1M shares |
| 3 years | +3.9% | +3.3M shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -19.1M shares |
| Available history | +4.1% | +3.5M shares |
DKS has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $141.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $43.5M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $303.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $92.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $6.7M |
DKS spent $185M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 54% 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.
DKS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
DKS'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.
DKS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.3 | Neutral |
DKS's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (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).
DKS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | DKS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 18x | 11% below |
| PE % | 71 | 47 | 24 pts above |
DKS is trading at 16x earnings, a 11% 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.
DKS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $141.1 | 3.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $166.3 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $194.2 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $202.5 | 28% below |
| 200 week MA | $184.0 | 21% below |
DKS 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.
DKS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48.2 | $55.6 | +15% |
| 2021 | $55.6 | $103.9 | +87% |
| 2022 | $103.9 | $111.1 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | $111.1 | $147.0 | +32% |
| 2024 | $147.0 | $234.1 | +59% |
| 2025 | $234.1 | $210.3 | -10% |
| 2026 YTD | $210.3 | $145.7 | -31% |
DKS 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.