NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has a slight edge over SGC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
SGC
Superior Group of Companies, Inc.
SGC 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.
SGC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
SGC's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SGC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $5.39 | -62% |
| Fair | 17x | $8.93 | -38% |
| Forward | 17x | $14.29 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $14.05 | -1.7% |
| Current | 26x | $14.29 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SGC's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. 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 |
Analysts expect NIO's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
SGC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SGC, 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 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.
SGC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.85 | +57% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.54 | +54% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.55 | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.57 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.46 | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.35 | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.44 | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.73 | +35% |
SGC 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 SGC 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.
SGC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $146M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $147.8M | +2.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $140.9M | +2.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $146.6M | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $138.5M | -7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $144M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $137.1M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $145.4M | -1.2% |
SGC's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $146M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.2% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.8% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7% | -4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7% | -1.1 points |
SGC 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.
SGC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.2M | +$14.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1M | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.8M | +$11.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $17.9M | +142% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.4M | -133% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3M | -40% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.1M | -136% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.4M | -60% |
SGC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $46M 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.
SGC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.3% | +340K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +129K shares |
| 3 years | -5.6% | -907K shares |
| 5 years | -5.3% | -852K shares |
| Available history | 0% | -878 shares |
SGC has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $702,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $85,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $678,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $2,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1M |
SGC spent $4M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 59% 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.
SGC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
SGC's net debt is about 2.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.4 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).
SGC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.4 | Neutral |
SGC's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
NIO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SGC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | SGC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 47% above |
| PE % | 85 | 47 | 38 pts above |
SGC is trading at 26x earnings, a 47% 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.
SGC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.2 | 8.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.9 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $11.7 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $11.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $12.3 | 16% above |
SGC 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.
SGC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.4 | $24.3 | +81% |
| 2021 | $24.3 | $21.7 | -11% |
| 2022 | $21.7 | $9.39 | -57% |
| 2023 | $9.39 | $13.5 | +44% |
| 2024 | $13.5 | $16.0 | +18% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $10.2 | -36% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.2 | $14.3 | +41% |
SGC has the edge over NIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.