BBY
Best Buy Co., Inc.
BBY has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BBY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
BBY's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is 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.
BBY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $66.80 | -35% |
| Fair | 14x | $83.80 | -19% |
| Forward | 15x | $103 | — |
| Expensive | 17x | $104 | +0.3% |
| Current | 17x | $103 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BBY's PE is in its expensive range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BBY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect BBY's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
RIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RIVN has the edge over BBY on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
BBY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.12 | +18% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.01 | +66% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.40 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.04 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.03 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.63 | -37% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.10 | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.28 | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.84 | +0.7% |
BBY 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.
BBY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.8B | +3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.9B | +1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.8B | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7B | +2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.4B | +1.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.8B | -0.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.9B | -4.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.4B | -3.2% |
BBY's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $9.8B last quarter, up 3.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.2% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2% | -1.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | +0.1 points |
BBY 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 BBY 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.
BBY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $737M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $215M | +$347M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -19% |
| Q4 2025 | -$287M | +$162M |
| Q3 2025 | $574M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | -$132M | -3400% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | -$449M | -$341M |
BBY 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.
BBY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +1.4M shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +700K shares |
| 3 years | -2.9% | -6.3M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -40.1M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -52.5M shares |
BBY has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $73M |
| Q4 2025 | $35M |
| Q3 2025 | $65M |
| Q2 2025 | $100M |
| Q1 2025 | $215M |
| Q4 2024 | $137M |
BBY spent $144M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 72% 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 | — |
BBY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
BBY 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.
BBY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.5 | Overbought |
BBY's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
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).
BBY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BBY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 18x | 4.5% below |
| PE % | 82 | 47 | 35 pts above |
BBY is trading at 17x earnings, in line with 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.
BBY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $94.6 | 9.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $89.3 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $76.1 | 36% above |
| 100 week MA | $75.6 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $77.9 | 33% above |
BBY 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.
BBY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $87.0 | $102.6 | +18% |
| 2021 | $102.6 | $98.1 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | $98.1 | $81.4 | -17% |
| 2023 | $81.4 | $78.3 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | $78.3 | $88.0 | +12% |
| 2025 | $88.0 | $69.6 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $69.6 | $103.4 | +49% |
BBY has the edge over RIVN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 39% so far in 2026.