BNED
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
BNED has a slight edge over RIVN overall on the model score.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
BNED Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
BNED's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability 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.
BNED PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 18x | $11.71 | -7.8% |
| Current | 19x | $12.70 | — |
| Fair | 20x | $13.51 | +6.4% |
| Expensive | 26x | $16.96 | +34% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BNED's PE is 19x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BNED Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BNED to show an outlook.
RIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect RIVN's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BNED Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.66 | -25% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.49 | +$6.43 |
| Q1 2024 | -$156.00 | -$31.00 |
| Q4 2023 | -$186.00 | -$38.00 |
| Q3 2023 | -$190.00 | -$41.00 |
| Q2 2023 | -$195.00 | -$61.00 |
| Q1 2023 | -$125.00 | +$79.00 |
| Q4 2022 | -$148.00 | +$81.00 |
BNED 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.
BNED Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $290.6M | +0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $267.1M | -5.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $515.1M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $644.4M | +7% |
| Q3 2025 | $288.2M | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $281.8M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $466.3M | +2.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $602.1M | -1.4% |
BNED's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $291M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.9% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6% | +5.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.3% | -3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8% | +27 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.9% | +4.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.3% | +3.5 points |
BNED 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 BNED 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.
BNED Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$56.4M | +$14.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $76.4M | +54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$33.1M | +$11.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $61.9M | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | -$71.3M | +$76.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $49.5M | -37% |
| Q1 2025 | -$44.7M | -$5.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $44.4M | -35% |
BNED 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.
BNED Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -82.4K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +478K shares |
| 3 years | +6464% | +34M shares |
| 5 years | +6852% | +34M shares |
| Available history | +6982% | +34M shares |
BNED has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $1,000 |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $4,000 |
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 | — |
BNED Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 6.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 13.4x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 10.0x | High |
BNED's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.1 years a year ago.
RIVN Net Leverage
RIVN's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
BNED Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 62.1 | Neutral |
BNED's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (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).
BNED PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BNED | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 18x | 6.8% above |
BNED is trading at 19x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x, though its earnings don't support one.
RIVN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BNED Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.5 | 1.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.3 | 3.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 20% above |
| 100 week MA | $10.2 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $50.4 | 75% below |
BNED 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.
BNED Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $417.0 | $508.0 | +22% |
| 2021 | $508.0 | $669.0 | +32% |
| 2022 | $669.0 | $159.0 | -76% |
| 2023 | $159.0 | $149.0 | -6.3% |
| 2024 | $149.0 | $10.3 | -93% |
| 2025 | $10.3 | $9.65 | -6.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.65 | $12.7 | +32% |
BNED 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.