STLA vs VFS vs NIO Stock Comparison

Stellantis, VinFast Auto and Nio Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STLA Stellantis N.V.
$4.09 -11.3% 1M -62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$176.38B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
VFS VinFast Auto Ltd.
$3.05 -4.1% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3,514.06T
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
NIO NIO Inc.
$3.27 -8.4% 1M -52.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$16.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionSTLAVFSNIOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.94B $7.09B $7.37B STLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.9x 0.0x -11.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +78.3% +4,424.0% +70.1% VFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.0% -69.2% -3.8% STLA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.5x — VFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.4% -5.3% -52.6% VFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.4%/yr -20.8%/yr -39.2%/yr VFS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 41.4% 49.8% VFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 7/100 62/100 NIO

Percentile Scorecard

STLAVFSNIO

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

AxisSTLAVFSNIO
Valuation 63 #19 of 50 10 #45 of 50 53 #24 of 50
Growth 23 #37 of 48 4 #46 of 48 100 #1 of 48
Profitability 36 #30 of 46 11 #41 of 46 42 #27 of 46
Financial Health 61 #21 of 52 4 #50 of 52 51 #26 of 52
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 30 – –
Overall 57 7 62
  • STLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • VFS ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • NIO 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

PeriodSTLAVFSNIOSPY
1 month -11.3%-4.1%-8.4% -0.8%
3 months -28.0%+3.4%-29.2% +3.5%
6 months -48.8%-27.6%-47.5% +7.0%
Year to date -62.4%-8.7%-35.9% +12.2%
1 year -62.4%-5.3%-52.6% +13.0%
3 years -77.3%-42.7%-56.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -39.0%-16.9%-24.0% +23.1%
5 years -79.8%-68.8%-91.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.4%-20.8%-39.2% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureSTLAVFSNIOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%41.4%49.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.6%39.6%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.791.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.20-0.13-1.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.2%-97.1%-92.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.3%-35.9%-55.9% -1.8%
52-week high $12.12$4.76$7.42 $779.14
52-week low $4.06$2.81$3.27 $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.

MultipleSTLAVFSNIO
P/E now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 18.9x 0.0xmedian 18.9x -12.0xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 8.2x -0.5xmedian 8.2x —median 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 9.4x 0.0xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.9x 0.0xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.40 —median 1.40 -0.25median 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 monthsSTLAVFSNIO
Revenue $176.38B $3,514.06T $16.45B
Gross profit $17.23B -$1,799.20T $2.87B
Operating income -$1.42B -$3,021.72T -$475.17M
Net income -$1.74B -$3,525.77T -$613.47M
Free cash flow -$2.63B -$1,569.01T –
R&D $6.91B $376.86T $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $-0.60 $-1,039,497.78 $-0.27
Cash & equivalents $38.49B $281.02T $2.57B
Total debt $41.39B $7,424.18T $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 2.89B 2.34B 2.27B
Enterprise value -$152.71B -$1,239.61T -$16.34B

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
MetricSTLAVFSNIO
P/E -6.8x 0.0x -12.0x
P/FCF -4.5x 0.0x –
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x 0.0x –
P/S 0.1x 0.0x 0.5x
P/B 0.2x 0.0x –
P/Tangible book 0.2x 0.0x –
EV/EBITDA 1.7x -0.5x –
EV/EBIT -7.3x -0.1x -6.5x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
EV/FCF -3.9x -0.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow -1.0x -0.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTLAVFSNIO
Revenue growth (1Y) 78.3% 4,424% 70.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 33.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.4% -6,447% 188.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 98.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -140.0% -4,777% 84.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 46.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -155.6% -3,441% 81.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 40.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -212.5% -2,344% 83.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -272.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTLAVFSNIO
Gross margin 9.8% -51.2% 17.4%
EBITDA margin 3.5% -24.7% –
Operating margin -0.8% -86.0% -2.9%
Pretax margin -1.1% -102.7% -3.4%
Net margin -1.0% -69.2% -3.8%
FCF margin -1.5% -44.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -6.1% -50.4% –
Return on equity -2.5% – –
Return on assets -0.7% -47.1% -3.2%
Return on invested capital -1.1% – –
Return on capital employed -1.0% -208.1% -7.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTLAVFSNIO
Debt / assets 17.0% 29.1% 6.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x -0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF -15.8x -0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 256.0% 89.5%
Equity / assets 28.9% -156.0% –
Interest coverage – -5.7x -3.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – -10.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTLAVFSNIO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.5% – –
Shareholder yield 9.5% – –
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.

ConsensusSTLAVFSNIO
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.55FY2026 $-2.09FY2026 $-0.07FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +89.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $184.61BFY2026 $5.02BFY2026 $19.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026 +58.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% +21.7% +20.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTLAVFSNIO
Held by institutions 32.8% 0.2% 12.0%
Institutions holding 400 32 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.0% -8.3% -2.1%
Institutions buying 201 20 170
Institutions selling 126 8 131
Buyers to sellers 1.60 2.50 1.30

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.

STLAVFSNIO
STLA 1.00 0.13 0.10
VFS 0.13 1.00 0.10
NIO 0.10 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STLA, VFS and NIO?

Stellantis (STLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stellantis (STLA) $11.94B, VinFast Auto (VFS) $7.09B, Nio (NIO) $7.37B.

Which company is growing faster?

VinFast Auto (VFS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stellantis (STLA) +78.3%, VinFast Auto (VFS) +4,424.0%, Nio (NIO) +70.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stellantis (STLA) has the highest net margin (Stellantis (STLA) -1.0%, VinFast Auto (VFS) -69.2%, Nio (NIO) -3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VinFast Auto (VFS) returned the most: Stellantis (STLA) -62.4%, VinFast Auto (VFS) -5.3%, Nio (NIO) -52.6%. Over five years, VinFast Auto (VFS) compounded fastest (Stellantis (STLA) -27.4%/yr, VinFast Auto (VFS) -20.8%/yr, Nio (NIO) -39.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, VinFast Auto (VFS) has been the steadiest (Stellantis (STLA) 52.0%, VinFast Auto (VFS) 41.4%, Nio (NIO) 49.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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