COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
ALV vs NIO
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ALV scored 65.4, NIO scored 26.3 — ALV leads.
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Different reporting periods. ALV's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but NIO's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
ALV
Autoliv, Inc.
65.4
$125.37 · $9.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
39.1
ALV leads
NIO
NIO Inc.
26.3
$4.36 · $10.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthNIO+33.1%
- Strongest balance sheetALV0.88
- Highest qualityALV80 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueALV-18%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ALV
stronger →← stronger
NIO
80
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
16
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
70
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
40
ALV is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ALV
NIO
$757mC+
FCF
—
+5.9%C+
Rev
+33.1%A
0.88B
D/E
1.83C+
14.8xA-
P/E
—
0.85B+
PEG
—
—
P/S
0.7xB+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
ALV
NIO
18% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~5%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
—
+5%
1-yr DCF upside
—
+22%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+51%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
ALV
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
- Durable high returns
- Cyclical growth
NIO
Why this score
- Diluting shareholders
- Cyclical growth
- Foreign reporter (CNY)
The companies
ALVAutoliv, Inc.
Why now
Auto Parts · market cap $9.2b. 5% off the 52-week high of $132.17. PEG 0.85 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $134.71 (implying +7% upside).
Moat
ROE 26% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 118% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
NIONIO Inc.
Why now
Auto Manufacturers · market cap $10.9b. Down 46% from 52-week high of $8.02 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +33% — in hypergrowth territory. 24 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $7.38 (implying +69% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Currently unprofitable (margin -17.1%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 46% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. ROE -359% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where ALV and NIO diverge
On the headline score the gap is 39.1 points in favor of ALV. The widest single difference is Quality, where ALV leads by 63.4 points.
- QualityALV 79.8 · NIO 16.4ALV +63.4
- ValueALV 70.1 · NIO 40.0ALV +30.1
- GrowthALV 50.0 · NIO 50.0level
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.