CCL
Carnival Corporation & plc
CCL has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CCL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
CCL's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
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.
CCL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $24.05 | -18% |
| Forward | 12x | $29.34 | — |
| Current | 13x | $29.34 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $32.52 | +11% |
| Expensive | 21x | $48.32 | +65% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CCL's PE is in its fair range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CCL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CCL's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RIVN has the edge over CCL on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
CCL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.39 | +3.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.31 | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.24 | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.27 | +46% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.02 | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.97 | +67% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.90 | +168% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.55 | +384% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.44 | +$1.50 |
CCL 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.
CCL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.4B | +3.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.7B | +5.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2B | +6.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B | +6.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.2B | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3B | +9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.8B | +7.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.9B | +10% |
CCL's revenue has grown year over year for 21 quarters in a row: $8.4B last quarter, up 3.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 26% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.8% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +5.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.3% | +4.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.4% | +2.3 points |
CCL 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's revenue is growing: $2.2B last quarter, up 38% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
CCL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $712M | -3.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $697M | +119% |
| Q4 2025 | $12M | -96% |
| Q3 2025 | $736M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +114% |
| Q1 2025 | $318M | +$688M |
| Q4 2024 | $319M | +29% |
CCL 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.
CCL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.4% | -20M shares |
| 1 year | -2.4% | -34M shares |
| 3 years | -2% | -28M shares |
| 5 years | +21% | +236M shares |
| Available history | +100% | +684M shares |
CCL has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $548M |
| Q4 2021 | $94M |
| Q3 2021 | $94M |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
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 | — |
CCL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.3x | High |
CCL's net debt is about 3.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.5 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.
CCL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.8 | Overbought |
CCL's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 81 (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).
CCL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CCL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 18x | 30% below |
| PE % | 39 | 47 | 8 pts below |
CCL is trading at 13x earnings, a 30% 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.
CCL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.8 | 9.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $26.3 | 12% above |
| 50 week MA | $27.5 | 6.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.6 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.1 | 39% above |
CCL 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.
CCL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $51.3 | $20.8 | -59% |
| 2021 | $20.8 | $21.2 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | $21.2 | $7.81 | -63% |
| 2023 | $7.81 | $18.5 | +137% |
| 2024 | $18.5 | $25.1 | +35% |
| 2025 | $25.1 | $30.7 | +22% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.7 | $29.3 | -4.4% |
CCL 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.