HOG vs CVGI vs NIU Stock Comparison

Harley-Davidson, Commercial Vehicle and Niu Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HOG Harley-Davidson, Inc.
$32.60 +20.9% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.98B
Div. yield
2.30%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
NIU Niu Technologies
$1.74 -9.4% 1M -55.4% 1Y
Market cap
$136.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$678.78M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Harley-Davidson leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Harley-Davidson 4, Commercial Vehicle 3, Niu Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOGCVGINIULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.29B $123.14M $136.11M HOG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.5x -11.8x -4.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.6% +11.0% +63.4% NIU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% -1.4% -4.4% CVGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.0% 9.5% -19.6% CVGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.30% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.2% +120.9% -55.4% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr -18.4%/yr -41.9%/yr HOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 82.4% 59.3% HOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 42/100 39/100 HOG

Percentile Scorecard

HOGCVGINIU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHOGCVGINIU
Valuation 58 #21 of 49 86 #30 of 204 46 #27 of 49
Growth 4 #47 of 49 50 #96 of 191 46 #27 of 49
Profitability 46 #26 of 47 28 #136 of 189 33 #32 of 47
Financial Health 71 #16 of 53 25 #167 of 221 31 #37 of 53
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 30 20 #128 of 159 –
Overall 55 42 39
  • HOG ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • CVGI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • NIU ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHOGCVGINIUSPY
1 month +20.9%+11.2%-9.4% -5.9%
3 months +26.9%-10.2%-29.0% -4.6%
6 months +37.9%-37.8%-44.6% +0.2%
Year to date +59.1%+127.1%-42.6% +7.5%
1 year +28.2%+120.9%-55.4% +8.2%
3 years +17.4%-44.5%-22.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.5%-17.8%-8.2% +19.0%
5 years -14.5%-63.7%-93.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.1%-18.4%-41.9% +9.4%
10 years -41.7%-28.0%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -5.2%-3.2%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHOGCVGINIUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%82.4%59.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%69.0%71.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.821.541.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.721.47-0.93 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.8%-92.7%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%-43.4%-58.5% -5.9%
52-week high $34.59$5.78$4.19 $779.14
52-week low $17.19$1.34$1.74 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHOGCVGINIU
P/E now vs peer median -25.5xmedian 20.2x -11.8xmedian 23.4x -4.7xmedian 20.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 1.7x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 5.6xmedian 13.4x —median 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 9.9x -311.0xmedian 21.9x —median 9.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 0.73 0.80median 1.02 0.17median 0.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHOGCVGINIU
Revenue $3.98B $729.59M $678.78M
Gross profit $1.26B $87.66M $123.64M
Operating income -$224.25M $22.12M -$35.73M
Net income -$138.51M -$10.40M -$30.56M
Free cash flow $311.94M -$396.00K –
R&D – – $26.77M
EPS (diluted) $-1.24 $-0.27 $-0.37
Cash & equivalents $2.08B – $163.70M
Total debt $2.34B $96.09M $65.81M
Shares (diluted) 106.59M 39.16M 79.86M
Enterprise value -$5.56B $123.14M -$554.77M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHOGCVGINIU
P/E -25.5x -11.8x -4.7x
P/FCF 10.6x -311.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 8.8x –
P/S 0.8x 0.2x 0.2x
P/B 1.1x 0.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 5.6x –
EV/EBIT -15.9x 9.9x -0.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.3x 0.0x
EV/FCF 11.4x -553.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.3x 15.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 0.80 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOGCVGINIU
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.6% 11.0% 63.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -1.5% 16.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.1% 31.9% 72.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.1% -8.3% 9.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -140.5% 636.1% -116.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -18.0% -25.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -128.1% 81.1% -43.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.0% -21.1% -47.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -130.1% 83.6% -44.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -14.8% -27.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.2% 143.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -40.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.4% 92.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% -26.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOGCVGINIU
Gross margin 31.5% 12.0% 18.2%
EBITDA margin – 5.3% –
Operating margin -5.6% 3.0% -5.3%
Pretax margin -3.7% -0.4% -4.7%
Net margin -3.3% -1.4% -4.4%
FCF margin 7.8% -0.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 1.9% –
Return on equity -4.5% -7.5% -27.2%
Return on assets -1.9% -2.2% -6.3%
Return on invested capital -4.0% 9.5% -19.6%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 7.5% -42.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.6x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x -1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOGCVGINIU
Debt / assets 32.1% 19.9% 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 7.5x -242.7x –
Liabilities / assets 58.2% 70.8% 79.4%
Equity / assets 41.8% 29.2% 20.6%
Interest coverage -0.9x 1.5x -40.4x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.01 1.98 0.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOGCVGINIU
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield 10.7% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 13.0% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHOGCVGINIU
Forward P/E 40.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.80FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $-0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -71.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +146.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.08BFY2026 $788.53MFY2026 $758.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +21.5%FY2026 +23.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +3.7% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOGCVGINIU
Held by institutions 100.0% 60.7% 7.2%
Institutions holding 441 111 50
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +55.8% -17.0%
Institutions buying 219 80 21
Institutions selling 122 20 17
Buyers to sellers 1.80 4.00 1.24

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HOGCVGINIU
HOG 1.00 0.01 0.11
CVGI 0.01 1.00 0.12
NIU 0.11 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOG, CVGI and NIU?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Harley-Davidson (HOG) $3.29B, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $123.14M, Niu Technologies (NIU) $136.11M.

Which company is growing faster?

Niu Technologies (NIU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Harley-Davidson (HOG) -14.6%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +11.0%, Niu Technologies (NIU) +63.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) has the highest net margin (Harley-Davidson (HOG) -3.3%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -1.4%, Niu Technologies (NIU) -4.4%). On return on invested capital, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) leads (Harley-Davidson (HOG) -4.0%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 9.5%, Niu Technologies (NIU) -19.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Harley-Davidson (HOG) +28.2%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +120.9%, Niu Technologies (NIU) -55.4%. Over five years, Harley-Davidson (HOG) compounded fastest (Harley-Davidson (HOG) -3.1%/yr, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -18.4%/yr, Niu Technologies (NIU) -41.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Harley-Davidson (HOG) 2.30%. Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) and Niu Technologies (NIU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Harley-Davidson (HOG) has been the steadiest (Harley-Davidson (HOG) 39.4%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.4%, Niu Technologies (NIU) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOG, CVGI and NIU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Harley-Davidson (HOG) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.