BBW
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
BBW has a slight edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BBW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
BBW's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
RIVN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
RIVN's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
BBW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.4x | $25.92 | -8.8% |
| Current | 7.1x | $28.41 | — |
| Forward | 7.7x | $28.41 | — |
| Fair | 8.2x | $33.17 | +17% |
| Expensive | 12x | $49.33 | +74% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BBW's PE is in its cheap range at 7.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 7.7x, in its fair range.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BBW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect BBW's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
RIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RIVN has the edge over BBW on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
BBW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.70 | -8.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.03 | -9.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.27 | +2.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.99 | +5% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.34 | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.45 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.15 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.80 | +4.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.76 | +9% |
BBW has the edge over RIVN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RIVN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.25 | +$0.83 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.58 | +$0.62 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.92 | +$0.77 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.07 | +$1.62 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.08 | +$2.52 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.20 | +$2.76 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.69 | +$2.08 |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.69 | +$1.05 |
RIVN is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.25 per share over the past year, against $7.40 at its worst in late 2022.
BBW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $115.3M | -7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $125.3M | -2.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $154.5M | +2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $122.7M | +2.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $124.2M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $128.4M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $150.4M | +0.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $119.4M | +11% |
BBW's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $115M last quarter, down 7.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | -2.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.8% | -2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +1.3 points |
BBW has the edge over RIVN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RIVN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2B | +38% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +78% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | +32% |
RIVN has the edge over BBW on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | +22 points |
| Q2 2026 | -50% | +35 points |
| Q1 2026 | -64% | -11 points |
| Q4 2025 | -65% | -27 points |
| Q3 2025 | -63% | +71 points |
| Q2 2025 | -86% | +33 points |
| Q1 2025 | -53% | +70 points |
| Q4 2024 | -38% | +82 points |
RIVN's operating margin was −41% last quarter, up 22 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
BBW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.6M | -528% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.4M | -42% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.1M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7M | -85% |
| Q3 2025 | $849K | +$2.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $24.9M | +214% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.8M | -60% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.3M | +$15.4M |
BBW has the edge over RIVN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RIVN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.1B | -$703M |
| Q2 2026 | -$849M | -$451M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -$549M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1B | -234% |
| Q3 2025 | -$421M | +$732M |
| Q2 2025 | -$398M | +$639M |
| Q1 2025 | -$526M | +$997M |
| Q4 2024 | $856M | +$2.3B |
RIVN has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$4.2B over the past year, against −$489M the year before.
BBW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -207K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -708K shares |
| 3 years | -14% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -23% | -3.7M shares |
| Available history | -16% | -2.3M shares |
BBW has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $11.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $10.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $10.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.8M |
BBW spent $38M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 86% from the year before.
RIVN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9.1% | +121M shares |
| 1 year | +19% | +226M shares |
| 3 years | +52% | +494M shares |
RIVN has 1.4B diluted shares, up 19% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $6M |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
BBW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
BBW has more cash than debt.
RIVN Net Leverage
RIVN's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
BBW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.7 | Neutral |
BBW's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
RIVN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.6 | Neutral |
RIVN's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
BBW PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BBW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.1x | 18x | 61% below |
| PE % | 26 | 47 | 21 pts below |
BBW is trading at 7.0x earnings, a 61% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
RIVN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BBW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.4 | 7.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $30.2 | 6% below |
| 50 week MA | $39.6 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $44.0 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $35.3 | 19% below |
BBW has the edge over RIVN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RIVN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.3 | 3.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.1 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.9 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.7 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.1 | 15% below |
RIVN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 15% below its 200-week average.
BBW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.22 | $3.96 | +23% |
| 2021 | $3.96 | $17.3 | +337% |
| 2022 | $17.3 | $23.2 | +34% |
| 2023 | $23.2 | $23.0 | -1% |
| 2024 | $23.0 | $46.7 | +103% |
| 2025 | $46.7 | $62.3 | +34% |
| 2026 YTD | $62.3 | $28.4 | -54% |
BBW is down 54% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.
RIVN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $130.0 | $96.8 | -25% |
| 2022 | $96.8 | $19.1 | -80% |
| 2023 | $19.1 | $23.5 | +23% |
| 2024 | $23.5 | $13.7 | -42% |
| 2025 | $13.7 | $20.9 | +53% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.9 | $12.8 | -39% |
RIVN has the edge over BBW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.