Nio shares slide after revenue misses estimates despite narrower loss

Industry & Services Transport Written by: Angela Harmantas 11:37 Tue 01 Sep 2026 --> Disclaimer No investment advice About this content Editorial Standards & Policies Share article About this content × About Angela Harmantas Angela Harmantas is an Editor at Proactive. She has over 15 years of experience covering the equity markets in North America, with a particular focus on junior resource stocks. Angela has reported from numerous countries around the world, including Canada, the US, Australia, Brazil, Ghana, and South Africa for leading trade publications. Previously, she worked in investor relations and led the foreign direct investment program in Canada for the Swedish government. She earned a Bachelor of... Read more About the publisher Proactive financial news and online broadcast teams provide fast, accessible, informative and actionable business and finance news content to a global investment audience. All our content is produced independently by our experienced and qualified teams of news journalists. Proactive news team spans the world’s key finance and investing hubs with bureaus and studios in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Sydney and Perth. We are experts in medium and small-cap markets, we also keep our community up to date with blue-chip companies, commodities and broader investment stories. This is content that excites and engages motivated private investors. The team delivers news and unique insights across the market including but not confined to: biotech and pharma, mining and natural resources, battery metals, oil and gas, crypto and emerging digital and EV technologies. Use of technology Proactive has always been a forward looking and enthusiastic technology adopter. Our human content creators are equipped with many decades of valuable expertise and experience. The team also has access to and use technologies to assist and enhance workflows. Proactive will on occasion use automation and software tools, including generative AI. Nevertheless, all content published by Proactive is edited and authored by humans, in line with best practice in regard to content production and search engine optimisation. NIO Inc ( NYSE:NIO ) View Price & Profile Nio shares slide after revenue misses estimates despite narrower loss Published: 11:37 01 Sep 2026 EDT NIO Inc (NYSE:NIO) shares fell after the Chinese electric vehicle maker posted second-quarter revenue that missed Wall Street expectations, even as the company narrowed its losses and pointed to improving margins. Revenue rose 69.1% year-over-year to RMB32.14 billion ($4.74 billion), falling short of the roughly $4.95 billion analysts had expected. The company's GAAP net loss narrowed sharply to RMB528 million from RMB4.99 billion a year earlier, and Nio reported an adjusted profit for the quarter. Vehicle margin improved to 18.5% from 10.3% a year prior, while overall gross margin expanded to 18.4%. Vehicle deliveries climbed 49.4% year-over-year to 107,658 units. For the third quarter, Nio said it expects deliveries of between 108,000 and 111,000 vehicles, a 24% to 27.5% increase from a year earlier. The company projected revenue of RMB33.29 billion to RMB34.05 billion ($4.9 billion to $5 billion), up 52.7% to 56.2% year-over-year but slightly below initial Wall Street projections. Management flagged rising component costs, including for batteries and memory chips, that are expected to add RMB2,000 to RMB3,000 per vehicle in the second half of the year. Shares of Nio were down 2% in New York trading. Continue reading