NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has the edge over RICK overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
RICK
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.
RICK trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
RICK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
RICK's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RICK PE Valuation
RICK 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.
RICK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RICK to show an outlook.
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 RICK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RICK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.41 | -122% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.78 | -193% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.38 | -168% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.20 | +275% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.86 | +258% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.84 | -59% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.56 | -80% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.32 | -90% |
RICK has swung to a loss: it lost $0.41 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 RICK 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.
RICK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $73.9M | +3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.7M | +4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.8M | -0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $70.9M | -3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $71.1M | -6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $65.9M | -8.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $71.5M | -3.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $73.2M | -2.7% |
RICK's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $74M last quarter, up 3.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | -6.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | -3.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7% | -5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2024 | 4.8% | -2.7 points |
RICK 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.
RICK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $9.8M | -3.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $8M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5M | -28% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.5M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.1M | +8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.7M | +80% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.6M | -11% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.3M | +518% |
RICK 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.
RICK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -88.5K shares |
| 1 year | -13% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -19% | -1.8M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -1.5M shares |
RICK has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $3M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $7.8M |
RICK spent $16M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 5.8% 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.
RICK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.8x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 6.0x | High |
RICK's net debt is about 4.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.3 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).
RICK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.7 | Neutral |
RICK's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (neutral).
NIO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RICK PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | RICK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
RICK 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.
RICK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $27.2 | 0.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $27.8 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $25.8 | 4.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $32.9 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $46.6 | 42% below |
RICK 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.
RICK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.0 | $39.7 | +98% |
| 2021 | $39.7 | $72.7 | +83% |
| 2022 | $72.7 | $95.3 | +31% |
| 2023 | $95.3 | $66.3 | -31% |
| 2024 | $66.3 | $57.7 | -13% |
| 2025 | $57.7 | $23.3 | -60% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.3 | $27.1 | +16% |
RICK has the edge over NIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.