LOVE
The Lovesac Company
LOVE has the edge over NIO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
LOVE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
LOVE'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.
LOVE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $15.39 | +1% |
| Current | 13x | $15.23 | — |
| Fair | 23x | $27.75 | +82% |
| Expensive | 52x | $63.42 | +316% |
| Forward | 223x | $15.23 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LOVE's PE is in its cheap range at 13x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 223x, in its expensive range.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LOVE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LOVE to return to profit, with revenue growing.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
NIO has the edge over LOVE on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
LOVE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.07 | -94% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.21 | +68% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.25 | -68% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.28 | -59% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.32 | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.72 | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.79 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.69 | -52% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.38 | -68% |
LOVE 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.
LOVE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $161.2M | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $138.2M | -0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $248M | +2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $150.2M | +0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $160.5M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $138.4M | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $241.5M | -3.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $149.9M | -2.7% |
LOVE's revenue fell from its 2024 peak and has held roughly level since: $161M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.8% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | -13% | -1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -11% | -5.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.5% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.2% | -2.8 points |
LOVE 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 LOVE 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.
LOVE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $17.4M | +122% |
| Q2 2026 | -$40.4M | +$9.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $78.5M | +103% |
| Q4 2025 | -$10.2M | -$3.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.8M | +6482% |
| Q2 2025 | -$50M | -$35.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $38.7M | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.6M | +$10.2M |
LOVE 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.
LOVE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -15.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +28.3K shares |
| 3 years | -5% | -770K shares |
| 5 years | -9% | -1.4M shares |
| Available history | +0.8% | +114K shares |
LOVE has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $6M |
| Q1 2025 | $16.5M |
LOVE spent $7M 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.
LOVE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
LOVE 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.
LOVE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 45.2 | Neutral |
LOVE's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (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).
LOVE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | LOVE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 18x | 30% below |
| PE % | 15 | 47 | 32 pts below |
LOVE is trading at 13x earnings, a 30% 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.
LOVE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.2 | 0.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $15.9 | 4.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.1 | 0.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $17.0 | 11% below |
| 200 week MA | $20.9 | 27% below |
LOVE 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.
LOVE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.8 | $44.3 | +199% |
| 2021 | $44.3 | $67.1 | +51% |
| 2022 | $67.1 | $20.0 | -70% |
| 2023 | $20.0 | $25.6 | +28% |
| 2024 | $25.6 | $24.3 | -5% |
| 2025 | $24.3 | $15.3 | -37% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.3 | $15.2 | -0.3% |
LOVE 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.