DRI
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
DRI 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.
DRI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
DRI's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow 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.
DRI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $179 | -22% |
| Fair | 20x | $205 | -10% |
| Forward | 20x | $228 | — |
| Current | 22x | $228 | — |
| Expensive | 23x | $232 | +1.7% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DRI's PE is in its expensive range at 22x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x 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.
DRI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect DRI'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 DRI on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
DRI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.48 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.23 | +9.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.38 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.43 | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.52 | +9.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.31 | +7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.86 | +4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.86 | +4% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.72 | +5.6% |
DRI 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.
DRI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.2B | +5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.7B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3B | +5.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1B | +7.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $3B | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2B | +6.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9B | +6% |
DRI's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $3.2B last quarter, up 5.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | -0.1 points |
DRI 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.
DRI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $103.7M | -38% |
| Q2 2026 | $379M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $451.9M | +5.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $119.8M | -45% |
| Q3 2025 | $168.4M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $285M | -0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $430.1M | -1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $219.3M | +22% |
DRI 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.
DRI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -1.9M shares |
| 1 year | -2.7% | -3.2M shares |
| 3 years | -6.2% | -7.6M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -17.3M shares |
| Available history | -7.5% | -9.3M shares |
DRI has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $220.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $137.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $127.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $224.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $182.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $51M |
| Q1 2025 | $53M |
| Q4 2024 | $141.8M |
DRI spent $710M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 66% 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 | — |
DRI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
DRI's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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.
DRI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.3 | Overbought |
DRI's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (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).
DRI PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | DRI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 18x | 24% above |
| PE % | 79 | 47 | 32 pts above |
DRI is trading at 22x earnings, a 24% 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.
DRI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $212.6 | 7.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $211.0 | 8% above |
| 50 week MA | $205.0 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $201.2 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $178.7 | 28% above |
DRI 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.
DRI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $108.0 | $117.9 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | $117.9 | $148.8 | +26% |
| 2022 | $148.8 | $138.8 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | $138.8 | $164.3 | +18% |
| 2024 | $164.3 | $187.6 | +14% |
| 2025 | $187.6 | $188.4 | +0.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.4 | $227.9 | +21% |
DRI 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.