ESCA
Escalade, Incorporated
ESCA 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.
ESCA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ESCA's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, 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.
ESCA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.9x | $15.66 | -25% |
| Current | 12x | $20.99 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $24.67 | +18% |
| Expensive | 18x | $30.70 | +46% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ESCA's PE is in its fair range at 12x.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ESCA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ESCA 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.
ESCA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.75 | +90% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.67 | +82% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.12 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.99 | +6.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.92 | -2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.92 | +8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.99 | +8.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.93 | +31% |
ESCA 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.
ESCA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $65.6M | -3.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.7M | +6.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $55.8M | +0.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $62.6M | -2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $67.8M | +0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $54.3M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $55.5M | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $63.9M | -2.4% |
ESCA's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $66M last quarter, down 3.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.2% | +1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.6% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.1% | -0.5 points |
ESCA 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 ESCA 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.
ESCA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14M | +$15.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $8.2M | -36% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.3M | -112% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9M | +3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2M | +$3.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $11.7M | -42% |
ESCA has the edge over NIO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
ESCA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +31K shares |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +15K shares |
| 5 years | +0.7% | +94K shares |
| Available history | -3.7% | -537K shares |
ESCA has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $1M |
| Q1 2026 | $281,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $927,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $790,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4M |
| Q4 2021 | $1.3M |
ESCA spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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.
ESCA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
ESCA 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.
ESCA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.4 | Neutral |
ESCA's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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).
ESCA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | ESCA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 18x | 33% below |
| PE % | 36 | 47 | 11 pts below |
ESCA is trading at 12x earnings, a 33% 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.
ESCA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.5 | 7.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.7 | 6.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $17.6 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $15.7 | 33% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.3 | 38% above |
ESCA 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.
ESCA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.79 | $21.7 | +122% |
| 2021 | $21.7 | $15.7 | -28% |
| 2022 | $15.7 | $9.81 | -37% |
| 2023 | $9.81 | $20.1 | +105% |
| 2024 | $20.1 | $14.4 | -29% |
| 2025 | $14.4 | $13.4 | -6.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.4 | $21.0 | +57% |
ESCA 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.