Nio (NIO) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

Nio's (NIO) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$749.2 million in Q1 2026, up 25.91% YoY from -$595.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.52% on a QoQ basis from -$753.1 million in Q4 2025.

Nio (NIO) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nio (NIO) has 10 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at -$749.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 25.91% year-over-year to -$749.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$3.4 billion (up 18.46% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.7 billion, down 4.49% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved to -$749.2 million in Q1 2026, from -$753.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of -$573.5 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$1.1 billion in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$881.1 million and a median of -$872.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses plunged 103.02% — and 2025, when it soared 34.1%.
  • Tracing NIO's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at -$1.1 billion in 2022, then retreated by 4.36% to -$1.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 2.65% to -$1.1 billion in 2024, then surged by 34.1% to -$753.1 million in 2025, then grew by 0.52% to -$749.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$749.2 million (Q1 2026), -$753.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$919.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,062.42 Bn 1,018.89 Bn 4.75 Bn 4.35 Bn
2 Toyota Motor 248.02 Bn 113.80 Bn 12.27 Bn 78.18 Bn
3 Honda Motor 127.13 Bn 92.93 Bn -34.06 Bn 239.73 Bn
4 Ford Motor 81.51 Bn 50.18 Bn 6.08 Bn 47.66 Bn
5 General Motors 78.38 Bn 53.66 Bn 7.33 Bn 46.57 Bn
6 Li Auto 26.25 Bn 12.80 Bn 262.11 Mn -696.85 Mn
7 Xpeng 23.13 Bn 20.59 Bn 388.90 Mn -660.64 Mn
8 Rivian Automotive 21.08 Bn 15.77 Bn 179.00 Mn 1.02 Bn
9 Stellantis 16.04 Bn -25.41 Bn 5.55 Bn 4.85 Bn
10 Nio 11.72 Bn 7.14 Bn 704.43 Mn -749.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -749.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -753.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -919.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -950.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -949.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -814.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -872.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -849.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -767.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -787.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -624.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -573.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -650.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -463.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -361.99 Mn