ESCA
Escalade, Incorporated
ESCA has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
ESCA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ESCA's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, 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.
ESCA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.9x | $15.66 | -25% |
| Current | 12x | $20.99 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $24.67 | +18% |
| Expensive | 18x | $30.70 | +46% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ESCA's PE is in its fair range at 12x.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ESCA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ESCA 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.
ESCA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.75 | +90% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.67 | +82% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.12 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.99 | +6.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.92 | -2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.92 | +8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.99 | +8.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.93 | +31% |
ESCA 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.
ESCA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $65.6M | -3.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.7M | +6.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $55.8M | +0.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $62.6M | -2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $67.8M | +0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $54.3M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $55.5M | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $63.9M | -2.4% |
ESCA's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $66M last quarter, down 3.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.2% | +1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.6% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.1% | -0.5 points |
ESCA 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 ESCA 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.
ESCA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14M | +$15.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $8.2M | -36% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.3M | -112% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9M | +3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2M | +$3.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $11.7M | -42% |
ESCA 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.
ESCA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +31K shares |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +15K shares |
| 5 years | +0.7% | +94K shares |
| Available history | -3.7% | -537K shares |
ESCA has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $1M |
| Q1 2026 | $281,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $927,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $790,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4M |
| Q4 2021 | $1.3M |
ESCA spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 | — |
ESCA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
ESCA has more cash than debt.
RIVN Net Leverage
RIVN's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ESCA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.4 | Neutral |
ESCA's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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).
ESCA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | ESCA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 18x | 33% below |
| PE % | 36 | 47 | 11 pts below |
ESCA is trading at 12x earnings, a 33% 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.
ESCA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.5 | 7.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.7 | 6.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $17.6 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $15.7 | 33% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.3 | 38% above |
ESCA 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.
ESCA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.79 | $21.7 | +122% |
| 2021 | $21.7 | $15.7 | -28% |
| 2022 | $15.7 | $9.81 | -37% |
| 2023 | $9.81 | $20.1 | +105% |
| 2024 | $20.1 | $14.4 | -29% |
| 2025 | $14.4 | $13.4 | -6.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.4 | $21.0 | +57% |
ESCA 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.