NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has the edge over SG overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
SG
Sweetgreen, Inc.
SG 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.
SG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
SG's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 60x | $9.04 | -27% |
| Fair | 73x | $10.88 | -12% |
| Current | 83x | $12.38 | — |
| Expensive | 86x | $12.94 | +4.5% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SG's PE is 83x, 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.
SG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SG's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. 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.
SG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.15 | +$1.12 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.10 | +$0.94 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.12 | +$0.89 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.14 | -$0.35 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.97 | -$0.18 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.84 | -$0.01 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.77 | +$0.17 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.79 | +$0.22 |
SG 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 SG 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 has the edge over SG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $176M | +2.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $192.7M | +3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $161.5M | -2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $155.2M | -3.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $172.4M | -0.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $185.6M | +0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $166.3M | +5.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $160.9M | +5.1% |
SG's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $176M last quarter, up 2.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -18% | +3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -14% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | -21% | -4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -31% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -21% | -8.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -17% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -20% | -0.4 points |
SG's operating margin was −18% last quarter, up 3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 has the edge over SG on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$22.1M | +$15.1M |
| Q2 2026 | -$10.6M | +$2.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$29.6M | +$302K |
| Q4 2025 | -$39M | -$18.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$37.2M | -$26.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.1M | -$13M |
| Q1 2025 | -$29.9M | -$19.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$20.6M | -$14.7M |
SG has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$101M over the past year, against −$101M 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.
SG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +212K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +828K shares |
| 3 years | +6.2% | +6.9M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +10.9M shares |
| Available history | +10% | +10.9M shares |
SG has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
NIO Net Leverage
NIO's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
SG Net Leverage
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).
SG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 72.3 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 88.8 | Overbought |
SG's weekly RSI is 72 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
NIO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SG PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | SG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 83x | 18x | 358% above |
| PE % | 78 | 56 | 22 pts above |
SG is trading at 83x earnings, a 358% 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.
SG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 20% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.29 | 49% above |
| 50 week MA | $7.50 | 65% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.2 | 1.7% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.7 | 21% below |
SG 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.
SG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $53.0 | $31.4 | -41% |
| 2022 | $31.4 | $8.83 | -72% |
| 2023 | $8.83 | $11.3 | +28% |
| 2024 | $11.3 | $32.4 | +186% |
| 2025 | $32.4 | $6.97 | -78% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.97 | $12.4 | +78% |
SG has the edge over NIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.