CHH
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
CHH trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN has the edge over CHH overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
CHH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
CHH's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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.
CHH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $73.78 | -38% |
| Forward | 16x | $118 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $95.93 | -19% |
| Current | 26x | $118 | — |
| Expensive | 35x | $155 | +31% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CHH's PE is in its fair range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CHH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CHH, but weaker profitability.
RIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RIVN has the edge over CHH on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CHH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.52 | +68% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.48 | -45% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.06 | +9.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.40 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.90 | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.11 | +55% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.47 | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.52 | +40% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.20 | +22% |
CHH 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.
CHH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $458.3M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $440.8M | +3.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $340.6M | +2.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $390.2M | +0.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $447.3M | +4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $426.4M | -2% |
| Q1 2025 | $332.9M | +0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $389.8M | +8.8% |
CHH's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $458M last quarter, up 2.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -5.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | -6.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | -4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +20 points |
CHH 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 CHH on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
CHH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44.3M | -9.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $80.1M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | -$40M | -$25M |
| Q4 2025 | $64.1M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.1M | -70% |
| Q2 2025 | $65.4M | -8% |
| Q1 2025 | -$15M | +$16M |
| Q4 2024 | $57.4M | +296% |
CHH 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.
CHH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -317K shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -1.4M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -5.4M shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -10.8M shares |
| Available history | -19% | -10.6M shares |
CHH has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $58.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $51M |
| Q1 2026 | $56.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $25.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $202,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $48.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $64.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $31.8M |
CHH spent $192M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 32% 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 | — |
CHH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
CHH's net debt is about 4.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.6 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.
CHH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 83.8 | Overbought |
CHH's weekly RSI is 62 (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).
CHH PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CHH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 47% above |
| PE % | 65 | 47 | 18 pts above |
CHH is trading at 26x earnings, a 47% premium 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.
CHH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $109.4 | 8.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $107.8 | 9.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $106.2 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $115.5 | 2.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $119.2 | 0.8% below |
CHH 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.
CHH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $104.9 | $104.1 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | $104.1 | $152.7 | +47% |
| 2022 | $152.7 | $112.2 | -27% |
| 2023 | $112.2 | $113.3 | +1% |
| 2024 | $113.3 | $140.8 | +24% |
| 2025 | $140.8 | $96.0 | -32% |
| 2026 YTD | $96.0 | $118.3 | +23% |
CHH 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.