NIO vs TSLA Stock Comparison

Nio and Tesla Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NIO NIO Inc.
$3.27 -8.4% 1M -52.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$16.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$391.62 +5.2% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30T
P/E
342.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Tesla leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tesla 5, Nio 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNIOTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.38B $1.30T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.9x 342.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 244.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.1% +11.8% NIO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.8% 3.7% TSLA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.6% -9.7% TSLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.2%/yr +2.5%/yr TSLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.8% 45.7% TSLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 52/100 NIO

Percentile Scorecard

NIOTSLA

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

AxisNIOTSLA
Valuation 53 #24 of 50 16 #42 of 50
Growth 100 #1 of 48 49 #25 of 48
Profitability 42 #27 of 46 80 #10 of 46
Financial Health 51 #26 of 52 96 #3 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 21 #24 of 30
Overall 62 52
  • NIO ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNIOTSLASPY
1 month -8.4%+5.2% -0.8%
3 months -29.2%+26.6% +3.5%
6 months -47.5%+3.4% +7.0%
Year to date -35.9%-12.9% +12.2%
1 year -52.6%-9.7% +13.0%
3 years -56.0%+88.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.0%+23.6% +23.1%
5 years -91.7%+13.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -39.2%+2.5% +11.0%
10 years —+2,805.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+40.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNIOTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.8%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%47.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.182.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-0.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-20.1% -1.8%
52-week high $7.42$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $3.27$298.32 $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.

MultipleNIOTSLA
P/E now vs peer median -12.0xmedian 18.9x 333.2xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 12.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.2x 113.7xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.4x 220.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 0.9x 14.5xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.25median 1.40 -10.23median 1.40

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 monthsNIOTSLA
Revenue $16.45B $103.62B
Gross profit $2.87B $19.53B
Operating income -$475.17M $4.37B
Net income -$613.47M $3.86B
Free cash flow – $5.76B
R&D $1.21B $7.73B
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $2.57B $15.22B
Total debt $1.34B $9.34B
Shares (diluted) 2.27B 3.54B
Enterprise value -$16.33B $1.13T

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
MetricNIOTSLA
P/E -12.0x 333.2x
P/FCF – 220.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 67.8x
P/S 0.5x 12.2x
P/B – 14.5x
P/Tangible book – 14.6x
EV/EBITDA – 113.7x
EV/EBIT -6.5x 282.1x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 11.9x
EV/FCF – 214.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 66.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.25 -10.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNIOTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.1% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 188.6% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 98.0% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 84.9% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.5% -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% -35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.7% -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 83.6% -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNIOTSLA
Gross margin 17.4% 18.9%
EBITDA margin – 10.5%
Operating margin -2.9% 4.2%
Pretax margin -3.4% 5.0%
Net margin -3.8% 3.7%
FCF margin – 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.0%
Return on equity – 4.5%
Return on assets -3.2% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – 3.4%
Return on capital employed -7.6% 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNIOTSLA
Debt / assets 6.7% 6.3%
Debt / equity – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 41.1%
Equity / assets – 58.9%
Interest coverage -3.7x 13.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 13.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNIOTSLA
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1%
Shareholder yield – -0.1%
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.

ConsensusNIOTSLA
Forward P/E – 244.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $1.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +47.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.82BFY2026 $112.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.4%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% +14.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNIOTSLA
Held by institutions 12.0% 42.6%
Institutions holding 421 4,260
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +7.4%
Institutions buying 170 2,372
Institutions selling 131 1,356
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.75

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.

NIOTSLA
NIO 1.00 0.23
TSLA 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NIO and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nio (NIO) $7.38B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.30T.

Which company is growing faster?

Nio (NIO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nio (NIO) +70.1%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tesla (TSLA) has the highest net margin (Nio (NIO) -3.8%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tesla (TSLA) returned the most: Nio (NIO) -52.6%, Tesla (TSLA) -9.7%. Over five years, Tesla (TSLA) compounded fastest (Nio (NIO) -39.2%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tesla (TSLA) has been the steadiest (Nio (NIO) 49.8%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do NIO and TSLA move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.23, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, NIO and TSLA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tesla (TSLA) leads on 5. 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.