LZB
La-Z-Boy Incorporated
LZB has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has the edge over LZB overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
LZB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
LZB's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow 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.
LZB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.8x | $17.26 | -47% |
| Forward | 13x | $32.53 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $28.41 | -13% |
| Current | 17x | $32.53 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $36.00 | +11% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LZB's PE is in its expensive range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LZB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LZB'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 LZB on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
LZB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.59 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.97 | -9.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.47 | +5.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.01 | -31% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.17 | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.18 | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.35 | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.91 | +7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.89 | +4% |
LZB 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.
LZB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $475.7M | -3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $570.3M | -0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $541.6M | +3.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.5M | +0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $492.2M | -0.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $570.9M | +3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $521.8M | +4.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $521M | +1.9% |
LZB's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $476M last quarter, down 3.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4% | -4.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.2% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.9% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2% | -3.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.7% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.4% | +0.9 points |
LZB 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 LZB 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.
LZB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$7.6M | -143% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.8M | -77% |
| Q1 2026 | $71.6M | +87% |
| Q4 2025 | $29.6M | +$30.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $17.8M | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | $39.3M | +5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $38.2M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -107% |
LZB usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$8M, but it generated $102M 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.
LZB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.3% | -1.3M shares |
| 1 year | -3.5% | -1.4M shares |
| 3 years | -7.7% | -3.3M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -5.4M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -6.9M shares |
LZB has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $20.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $13.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $809,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $12.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $13.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $11.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $19.5M |
LZB spent $60M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 5.5% 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.
LZB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
LZB 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.
LZB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.6 | Neutral |
LZB's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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).
LZB PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | LZB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 18x | 8.4% below |
| PE % | 71 | 47 | 24 pts above |
LZB is trading at 17x earnings, in line with 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.
LZB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $30.5 | 6.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $34.3 | 5.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $35.7 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $37.3 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $35.9 | 9.3% below |
LZB 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.
LZB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.5 | $41.2 | +31% |
| 2021 | $41.2 | $36.1 | -12% |
| 2022 | $36.1 | $23.5 | -35% |
| 2023 | $23.5 | $36.9 | +57% |
| 2024 | $36.9 | $43.3 | +17% |
| 2025 | $43.3 | $37.8 | -13% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.8 | $32.5 | -14% |
LZB 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.