CRI
Carter's, Inc.
CRI has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
CRI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CRI'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.
CRI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 5.6x | $33.87 | — |
| Cheap | 8.6x | $51.89 | +53% |
| Forward | 10x | $33.87 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $74.79 | +121% |
| Expensive | 18x | $107 | +215% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRI's PE is in its cheap range at 5.6x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 10x.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect CRI'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 CRI on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
CRI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.24 | -46% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.03 | +145% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.35 | +42% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.49 | -45% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.53 | -51% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.46 | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.76 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.51 | -29% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.12 | -18% |
CRI 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.
CRI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $752.5M | -0.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $615.5M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $681.1M | +8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $925.5M | +7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $757.8M | -0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $585.3M | +3.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $629.8M | -4.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $859.7M | +0.2% |
CRI's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $752M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.4% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 23% | +22 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.2% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | -6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7% | -6.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1% | -4.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.7% | -6.2 points |
CRI 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 CRI 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.
CRI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$117.4M | +$26.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $190M | +688% |
| Q1 2026 | -$543K | +$58.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $247.6M | -8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | -$144.1M | -$48.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $24.1M | -77% |
| Q1 2025 | -$59M | -$21.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $270.9M | -11% |
CRI 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.
CRI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +36.1K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +192K shares |
| 3 years | -2.2% | -806K shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -7.8M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -9.1M shares |
CRI has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $16.7M |
| Q2 2024 | $24.8M |
| Q1 2024 | $9M |
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 | — |
CRI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
CRI's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.6 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.
CRI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.2 | Neutral |
CRI's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (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).
CRI PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CRI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 5.6x | 18x | 69% below |
| PE % | 1 | 47 | 46 pts below |
CRI is trading at 5.6x earnings, a 69% 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.
CRI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.1 | 5.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $34.7 | 2.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $35.7 | 5% below |
| 100 week MA | $36.0 | 6% below |
| 200 week MA | $52.7 | 36% below |
CRI 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.
CRI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $110.1 | $95.0 | -14% |
| 2021 | $95.0 | $98.7 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | $98.7 | $73.4 | -26% |
| 2023 | $73.4 | $74.9 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | $74.9 | $54.4 | -27% |
| 2025 | $54.4 | $31.7 | -42% |
| 2026 YTD | $31.7 | $33.9 | +6.9% |
CRI 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.