NIO vs XPEV vs STLA Stock Comparison

Nio, Xpeng and Stellantis Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NIO NIO Inc.
$3.32 -7.3% 1M -53.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$16.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
XPEV Xpeng Inc.
$9.32 -6.3% 1M -60.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.77B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
1 win
STLA Stellantis N.V.
$4.70 +1.7% 1M -58.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$187.39B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nio leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nio 5, Stellantis 2, Xpeng 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNIOXPEVSTLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.48B $8.70B $13.39B STLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.1x -19.2x -0.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 8.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.1% +28.9% +66.9% NIO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.8% -4.2% -9.6% NIO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -7.9% -14.7% XPEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.2% -60.1% -58.4% NIO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.1%/yr -27.5%/yr -25.1%/yr STLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.7% 53.0% 53.3% NIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 50/100 43/100 NIO

Percentile Scorecard

NIOXPEVSTLA

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

AxisNIOXPEVSTLA
Valuation 55 #23 of 50 22 #39 of 50 41 #30 of 50
Growth 100 #1 of 49 98 #2 of 49 19 #40 of 49
Profitability 41 #28 of 47 37 #30 of 47 26 #35 of 47
Financial Health 54 #25 of 53 42 #31 of 53 48 #28 of 53
Shareholder Returns – – 80 #7 of 31
Overall 63 50 43
  • NIO ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • XPEV ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • STLA 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

PeriodNIOXPEVSTLASPY
1 month -7.3%-6.3%+1.7% +0.9%
3 months -30.4%-28.7%-21.7% +5.9%
6 months -48.0%-41.2%-39.0% +8.5%
Year to date -34.9%-54.0%-56.8% +13.3%
1 year -53.2%-60.1%-58.4% +12.4%
3 years -55.4%-36.6%-73.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -23.6%-14.1%-36.2% +23.5%
5 years -91.6%-80.0%-76.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -39.1%-27.5%-25.1% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureNIOXPEVSTLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.7%53.0%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%51.7%57.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.401.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.07-1.13-1.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-88.3%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.3%-66.8%-61.2% -0.9%
52-week high $7.42$28.07$12.12 $779.14
52-week low $3.27$9.07$4.06 $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.

MultipleNIOXPEVSTLA
P/E now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 20.0x -19.6xmedian 20.0x -0.8xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x —median 8.7x -1.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.4x —median 9.4x -0.8xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 0.9x 2.2xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.26median 1.35 -0.57median 1.35 —median 1.35

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 monthsNIOXPEVSTLA
Revenue $16.45B $10.77B $187.39B
Gross profit $2.87B $2.23B $6.49B
Operating income -$475.17M -$549.59M -$19.12B
Net income -$613.47M -$320.39M -$17.83B
Free cash flow – – -$16.76B
R&D $1.21B $1.59B $11.52B
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $-0.48 $-6.21
Cash & equivalents $2.57B – $32.94B
Total debt $1.34B $9.66B $45.18B
Shares (diluted) 2.27B 951.99M 2.89B
Enterprise value -$16.23B $8.70B -$148.04B

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
MetricNIOXPEVSTLA
P/E -12.2x -19.6x -0.8x
P/FCF – – -0.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – -2.5x
P/S 0.5x 0.8x 0.1x
P/B – 2.2x 0.2x
P/Tangible book – 2.2x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – – -1.6x
EV/EBIT -6.7x -21.5x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.1x 0.1x
EV/FCF – – -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -3.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.26 -0.57 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNIOXPEVSTLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.1% 28.9% 66.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 52.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 188.6% 69.5% -25.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 98.0% 131.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 84.9% 26.4% -252.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.5% 28.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% 39.6% -398.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 37.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 83.6% 24.3% -444.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% 34.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 50.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -47.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNIOXPEVSTLA
Gross margin 17.4% 20.7% 3.5%
EBITDA margin – – -6.2%
Operating margin -2.9% -5.1% -10.2%
Pretax margin -3.4% -3.1% -10.7%
Net margin -3.8% -4.2% -9.6%
FCF margin – – -8.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – -3.0%
Return on equity – -7.9% -25.4%
Return on assets -3.2% -2.2% -7.3%
Return on invested capital – -7.9% -14.7%
Return on capital employed -7.6% -8.3% -13.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNIOXPEVSTLA
Debt / assets 6.7% 19.5% 18.6%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – -2.7x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 73.4% 71.2%
Equity / assets – 26.6% 28.8%
Interest coverage -3.7x -8.2x –
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNIOXPEVSTLA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 5.0%
Shareholder yield – – 5.0%
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.

ConsensusNIOXPEVSTLA
Forward P/E – – 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.08FY2026 $-0.43FY2026 $0.54FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +96.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.80BFY2026 $13.81BFY2026 $183.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.9% +14.1% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNIOXPEVSTLA
Held by institutions 12.0% 13.4% 32.9%
Institutions holding 421 223 401
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +6.7% -6.0%
Institutions buying 170 126 201
Institutions selling 131 57 126
Buyers to sellers 1.30 2.21 1.60

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.

NIOXPEVSTLA
NIO 1.00 0.54 0.10
XPEV 0.54 1.00 0.15
STLA 0.10 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NIO, XPEV and STLA?

Stellantis (STLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nio (NIO) $7.48B, Xpeng (XPEV) $8.70B, Stellantis (STLA) $13.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nio (NIO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nio (NIO) +70.1%, Xpeng (XPEV) +28.9%, Stellantis (STLA) +66.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nio (NIO) has the highest net margin (Nio (NIO) -3.8%, Xpeng (XPEV) -4.2%, Stellantis (STLA) -9.6%). On return on invested capital, Xpeng (XPEV) leads (Xpeng (XPEV) -7.9%, Stellantis (STLA) -14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nio (NIO) returned the most: Nio (NIO) -53.2%, Xpeng (XPEV) -60.1%, Stellantis (STLA) -58.4%. Over five years, Stellantis (STLA) compounded fastest (Nio (NIO) -39.1%/yr, Xpeng (XPEV) -27.5%/yr, Stellantis (STLA) -25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nio (NIO) has been the steadiest (Nio (NIO) 49.7%, Xpeng (XPEV) 53.0%, Stellantis (STLA) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NIO, XPEV and STLA?

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