Stock Market Today, March 10: Nio Surges After Posting First Quarterly Net Profit

By Howard Smith – Mar 10, 2026 at 4:49PM ESTExpandNYSE: NIONioToday's Change(15.38%) $0.76Current Price$5.70Key Data PointsMarket Cap$10BDay's Range$5.08 - $5.7152wk Range$3.02 - $8.02Volume147MAvg Vol42MGross Margin11.25%Nio (NIO +15.38%), China-based designer and seller of electric vehicles, closed Tuesday at $5.7, up 15.38%. The stock moved higher after earnings showed Nio’s first-ever quarterly net profit and a strong beat on fiscal Q4 2025 (period ended Dec. 31, 2025) revenue and EPS. Investors will now be watching whether record deliveries can sustain improved margins.Trading volume reached 145.1 million shares, coming in about 233% above its three-month average of 43.6 million shares. Nio IPO'd in 2018 and has fallen 14% since going public.How the markets moved todayS&P 500 (^GSPC 0.21%) slipped 0.22% to 6,781, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +0.01%) was roughly flat, adding 0.01% to finish at 22,697. In electric vehicle manufacturing, industry peers Tesla (TSLA +0.14%) closed at $399.24 (+0.14%) and BYDDY (BYDDY 1.84%) ended at $12.28 (-1.84%), highlighting Nio’s outsized move.What this means for investorsNio reported its first quarterly net profit about a month after teasing investors that it would have a positive adjusted operating profit in Q4. The EV maker beat that forecast, but the company surprised investors again by reporting a small, unadjusted net profit, too. Additionally, Nio provided optimistic estimates for Q1 sales and vehicle deliveries. The company expects to approximately double last year’s results on both metrics. Investors see the report as a possible inflection point for the company. The potential for sustained profitability is now visible. That bodes well for Nio’s stock price in the short- and potentially long-term. Read NextMar 10, 2026 •By Howard SmithWhy Did Nio Stock Jump 10% Today?Mar 5, 2026 •By Leo Sun2 EV Stocks to Buy in MarchMar 4, 2026 •By Howard SmithStock Market Today, March 4: Nio Rises After Deliveries Surpass 1 Million VehiclesMar 2, 2026 •By Leo SunHow Buying Nio Stock Today Could 10x Your Net WorthFeb 23, 2026 •By Howard SmithStock Market Today, Feb. 23: Nio Jumps on Record Lunar New Year Battery SwapsFeb 15, 2026 •By Daniel MillerNio Touts First Adjusted Profit -- Here's What It Isn't SayingAbout the AuthorHoward Smith is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering technology and industrial stocks. Prior to The Motley Fool, Howard spent nearly 30 years supervising quality and operations in the steel industry, mostly with leading steel company Nucor. He holds a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from Lafayette College and a master’s degree in environmental engineering from Johns Hopkins University.TMFBuilt2LastStocks MentionedNioNYSE: NIO$5.68(+14.88%)+$0.74TeslaNASDAQ: TSLA$398.98(+0.07%)+$0.30*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.