NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has a slight edge over PII overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
PII
Polaris Inc.
PII has slightly 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.
PII Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
PII's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PII PE Valuation
PII has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect NIO's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
PII Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PII, with profitability improving. 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 has the edge over PII on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PII Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.84 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$3.69 | -$1.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$4.63 | -$2.74 |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.84 | -1204% |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.18 | -519% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.66 | -174% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.89 | -133% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.71 | -90% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.95 | -78% |
PII lost $3.69 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 PII 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.
PII Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | +9.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | +9.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | +6.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | -5.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | -23% |
PII's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $2B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.6% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.4% | +8.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.4% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | -17% | -20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7% | -6.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | -4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8% | -2.5 points |
PII 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.
PII Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $315.3M | +170% |
| Q2 2026 | $186.1M | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | -$349.9M | -835% |
| Q4 2025 | $114M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $116.7M | +$149.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $279.8M | +254% |
| Q1 2025 | $47.6M | +$225.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $137.3M | -69% |
PII still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $266M 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.
PII Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +200K shares |
| 1 year | +2.8% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +1.2% | +700K shares |
| 5 years | -6.1% | -3.8M shares |
| Available history | -6.1% | -3.8M shares |
PII has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $100,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $9.2M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $400,000 |
PII spent $9M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent 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.
PII Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 21.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
PII's net debt is about 10 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.4 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).
PII Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 51.1 | Neutral |
PII's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 51 (neutral).
NIO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PII PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PII | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
PII has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
PII Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $56.6 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $62.0 | 4.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $63.5 | 2% above |
| 100 week MA | $56.8 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $76.1 | 15% below |
PII 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.
PII Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.4 | $98.7 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | $98.7 | $106.3 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | $106.3 | $100.8 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | $100.8 | $94.8 | -6% |
| 2024 | $94.8 | $57.4 | -39% |
| 2025 | $57.4 | $66.3 | +15% |
| 2026 YTD | $66.3 | $64.7 | -2.4% |
PII has the edge over NIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.