GNTX
Gentex Corporation
GNTX 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.
GNTX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
GNTX'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.
GNTX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.6x | $19.37 | — |
| Current | 10x | $19.37 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $25.34 | +31% |
| Fair | 18x | $33.58 | +73% |
| Expensive | 21x | $39.62 | +105% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GNTX's PE is in its cheap range at 10x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.6x next year's earnings.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GNTX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GNTX'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 GNTX on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
GNTX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.01 | +8.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.86 | +9.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.89 | +6.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.78 | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.74 | -1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.70 | -9.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.77 | -1.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.71 | -9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.76 | -4.3% |
GNTX 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.
GNTX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $647.7M | -1.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $651.3M | -1% |
| Q1 2026 | $675.4M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $644.4M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $655.2M | +7.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $657.9M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $576.8M | -2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $541.6M | -8.1% |
GNTX's revenue is growing: $648M last quarter, down 1.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +3.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | +2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | -2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | -6 points |
GNTX 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 GNTX 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.
GNTX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.1M | -42% |
| Q2 2026 | $165.4M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $120M | +7.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $99.8M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $111.4M | +146% |
| Q2 2025 | $135M | +39% |
| Q1 2025 | $111.8M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $112.7M | +5% |
GNTX 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.
GNTX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.8% | -3.8M shares |
| 1 year | -5.2% | -11.2M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -25.6M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -30.1M shares |
| Available history | -19% | -48.4M shares |
GNTX has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $133.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $69.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $68.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $86.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $30.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $131M |
| Q1 2025 | $67.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $21.5M |
GNTX spent $358M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 43% 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.
GNTX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
GNTX 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.
GNTX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.9 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.9 | Oversold |
GNTX's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 3 (oversold).
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).
GNTX PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GNTX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 18x | 42% below |
| PE % | 0 | 47 | 47 pts below |
GNTX is trading at 10x earnings, a 42% 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.
GNTX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.8 | 6.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $22.4 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $23.0 | 16% below |
| 100 week MA | $23.9 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $27.6 | 30% below |
GNTX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 30% below its 200-week average.
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.
GNTX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29.0 | $33.9 | +17% |
| 2021 | $33.9 | $34.1 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | $34.1 | $27.0 | -21% |
| 2023 | $27.0 | $32.7 | +21% |
| 2024 | $32.7 | $29.2 | -11% |
| 2025 | $29.2 | $23.5 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.5 | $19.4 | -17% |
GNTX 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.