NIO
NIO Inc.
NIO has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
UFI
Unifi, Inc.
UFI has a slight edge over NIO overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
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.
UFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
UFI's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
NIO PE Valuation
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UFI PE Valuation
UFI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 31x next year's earnings.
NIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect NIO's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
UFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UFI to return to profit, with revenue growing.
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.
UFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.22 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.82 | +$0.52 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.33 | -$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.45 | +$1.73 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.25 | +$0.58 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.34 | +$0.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.14 | +$1.48 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.18 | +$1.07 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.83 | +$1.14 |
UFI is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.82 per share over the past year, against $3.25 at its worst in early 2024.
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 UFI 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.
UFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $127.9M | -5.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $144.2M | +4.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $130M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $121.4M | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $135.7M | -7.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $138.5M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $146.6M | -1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $138.9M | +1.4% |
UFI's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $128M last quarter, down 5.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0% | +7.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6% | -9.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1% | +9.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.1% | -4.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.5% | -4.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.5% | +7.4 points |
UFI 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.
UFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.5M | +$13.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $1M | +$4.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.2M | +$15.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $24.2M | +$29.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.9M | +$3.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.9M | -$2.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$8M | -$4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.1M | +$2.6M |
UFI 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.
UFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +227K shares |
| 3 years | +2.8% | +504K shares |
| 5 years | -2.2% | -409K shares |
| Available history | -1% | -184K shares |
UFI has the edge over NIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
NIO Net Leverage
NIO's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
UFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 7.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 8.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 11.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 197.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 14.5x | High |
UFI's net debt is about 3.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 11 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).
UFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.9 | Neutral |
UFI's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (neutral).
NIO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
NIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UFI PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | UFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
UFI 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.
UFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.10 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.40 | 5.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.86 | 39% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.88 | 38% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.87 | 15% above |
UFI 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.
UFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.0 | $17.1 | -32% |
| 2021 | $17.1 | $22.8 | +33% |
| 2022 | $22.8 | $7.91 | -65% |
| 2023 | $7.91 | $6.66 | -16% |
| 2024 | $6.66 | $5.71 | -14% |
| 2025 | $5.71 | $3.38 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.38 | $6.74 | +99% |
UFI has the edge over NIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.