NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has the edge over PATK overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
PATK
Patrick Industries, Inc.
PATK has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
PATK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
PATK's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PATK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.5x | $25.09 | -68% |
| Fair | 16x | $61.65 | -22% |
| Forward | 17x | $78.59 | — |
| Current | 20x | $78.59 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $85.00 | +8.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PATK's PE is in its expensive range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
NIO has the edge over PATK on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
PATK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PATK, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
PATK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.70 | +22% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.84 | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.21 | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.89 | -6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.90 | -5.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.49 | -25% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.68 | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.16 | -7.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.11 | -5.1% |
PATK has the edge over NIO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 PATK 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.
PATK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $975.3M | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $1B | -0.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $997.2M | -0.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $924.2M | +9.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $975.6M | +6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | +7.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $846.1M | +8.3% |
PATK's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $975M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.1% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.4% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.2% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.8% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.3% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.5% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.7% | -2.7 points |
PATK has the edge over NIO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
PATK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $58.4M | +$75.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $65.3M | -50% |
| Q1 2026 | -$32.9M | -265% |
| Q4 2025 | $112.7M | +46% |
| Q3 2025 | -$17.2M | -151% |
| Q2 2025 | $131.1M | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.9M | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $77.2M | -25% |
PATK still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2022 peak: $203M 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.
PATK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.9% | -1.3M shares |
| 1 year | -6.9% | -2.4M shares |
| 3 years | -0.5% | -171K shares |
| 5 years | -7% | -2.4M shares |
| Available history | -6.5% | -2.3M shares |
PATK has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $91.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $14.7M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $23.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $8.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M |
PATK spent $106M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 190% from the year before.
NIO Net Leverage
NIO's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
PATK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
PATK's net debt is about 3.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.0 years a year ago.
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).
PATK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.7 | Neutral |
PATK's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
NIO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PATK PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PATK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 18x | 14% above |
| PE % | 74 | 47 | 27 pts above |
PATK is trading at 20x earnings, a 14% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
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.
PATK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $71.4 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $78.0 | 0.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $97.1 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $95.8 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $80.6 | 2.5% below |
PATK has the edge over NIO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
PATK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35.0 | $46.9 | +34% |
| 2021 | $46.9 | $52.6 | +12% |
| 2022 | $52.6 | $40.8 | -23% |
| 2023 | $40.8 | $66.9 | +64% |
| 2024 | $66.9 | $83.5 | +25% |
| 2025 | $83.5 | $112.1 | +34% |
| 2026 YTD | $112.1 | $78.6 | -30% |
PATK has the edge over NIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.