Investing.com -- NIO shares jumped nearly 6% in U.S. premarket trading Tuesday after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations on both earnings and revenue, and issued an upbeat outlook for the current quarter.

The company reported fourth-quarter earnings per share of RMB0.29, well ahead of analyst estimates of a loss of RMB0.09 per share. Revenue for the quarter came in at RMB34.65 billion, up 76% year-over-year, and above the consensus estimate of RMB33.25 billion.

Vehicle deliveries reached 124,807 units in the fourth quarter of 2025, rising 71.7% from the same period a year earlier and up 43.3% from the third quarter of 2025.

Profitability also improved during the quarter. Vehicle margin was 18.1%, compared with 13.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Gross margin rose to 17.5% from 11.7% a year earlier.

Looking ahead, the company expects first-quarter 2026 revenue to range between RMB24.48 billion and RMB25.18 billion, ahead of the consensus estimate of RMB23.3 billion.

Nio said it expects vehicle deliveries in the first quarter to reach between 80,000 and 83,000 units, representing year-over-year growth of roughly 90.1% to 97.2%.