NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has the edge over PLBY overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
PLBY
Playboy, Inc.
PLBY offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
PLBY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
PLBY's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue, 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.
PLBY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 31x | $1.22 | — |
| Forward | 31x | $1.22 | — |
| Cheap | 49x | $1.98 | +62% |
| Fair | 54x | $2.15 | +76% |
| Expensive | 60x | $2.39 | +96% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLBY's PE is 31x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect NIO's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
PLBY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| -- |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PLBY, with profitability holding steady.
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.
PLBY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.04 | 0% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.04 | +$0.35 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.02 | +$0.78 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.06 | +$0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.13 | +$0.91 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.69 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.76 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.91 | +$1.27 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.04 | +$1.49 |
PLBY 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 PLBY on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
PLBY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $31.7M | +9.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.2M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.2M | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $34.9M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $29M | +125% |
| Q2 2025 | $28.1M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.9M | +2% |
| Q4 2024 | $83.3M | +112% |
PLBY's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $32M last quarter, up 9.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +7.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.5% | +30 points |
| Q1 2026 | -5.4% | +16 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.9% | +16 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.7% | +224 points |
| Q2 2025 | -21% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -22% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7.8% | +8.1 points |
PLBY 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.
PLBY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $548K | -94% |
| Q2 2026 | -$571K | +$3.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.7M | -$1M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1M | +$1.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.8M | +$16.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.3M | -$603K |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.7M | +$2.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$743K | +$3.3M |
PLBY has the edge over NIO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
PLBY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -7.5% | -8.6M shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -6.4M shares |
| 3 years | +44% | +32.2M shares |
| 5 years | +189% | +69.4M shares |
| Available history | +2622% | +102M shares |
PLBY has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
NIO Net Leverage
NIO's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
PLBY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 14.5x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2019 | 68.5x | High |
PLBY's net debt is about 11 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
PLBY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.0 | Neutral |
PLBY's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (neutral).
NIO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PLBY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PLBY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 18x | 69% above |
PLBY is trading at 31x earnings, a 69% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
PLBY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.11 | 9.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.15 | 6.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $1.48 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.51 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.36 | 10% below |
PLBY 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.
PLBY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.0 | $10.7 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | $10.7 | $28.9 | +171% |
| 2022 | $28.9 | $2.91 | -90% |
| 2023 | $2.91 | $1.00 | -66% |
| 2024 | $1.00 | $1.50 | +50% |
| 2025 | $1.50 | $1.87 | +25% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.87 | $1.22 | -35% |
PLBY has the edge over NIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.