FLXS
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
FLXS has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
FLXS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
FLXS'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.
FLXS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.7x | $57.95 | -23% |
| Fair | 13x | $78.63 | +4.7% |
| Current | 13x | $75.13 | — |
| Forward | 14x | $75.13 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $130 | +72% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FLXS's PE is in its fair range at 13x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 14x.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FLXS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FLXS, with profitability improving.
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.
FLXS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.54 | -7.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.00 | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.07 | +71% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.52 | +117% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.67 | +2.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.11 | +62% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.54 | +83% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.54 | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.58 | +23% |
FLXS 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.
FLXS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $114M | +3.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $115.4M | +0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $115.1M | +1% |
| Q4 2025 | $118.2M | +9% |
| Q3 2025 | $110.4M | +6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $114.6M | +3.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $114M | +6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $108.5M | +8.4% |
FLXS's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $114M last quarter, up 3.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.1% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.6% | -3.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.1% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.4% | -7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +6.2 points |
FLXS 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.
FLXS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.4M | -188% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.9M | +59% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.6M | +98% |
| Q4 2025 | -$735K | -113% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8M | +40% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.1M | +112% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.9M | +85% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.8M | -66% |
FLXS 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.
FLXS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -23% | -1.3M shares |
| 1 year | -23% | -1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -19% | -1M shares |
| 5 years | -42% | -3.1M shares |
| Available history | -45% | -3.6M shares |
FLXS has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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 | — |
FLXS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
FLXS 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.
FLXS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.8 | Neutral |
FLXS's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (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).
FLXS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | FLXS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 18x | 31% below |
| PE % | 43 | 47 | 4 pts below |
FLXS is trading at 13x earnings, a 31% 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.
FLXS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $81.5 | 7.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $78.7 | 4.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $61.4 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $50.9 | 48% above |
| 200 week MA | $40.1 | 87% above |
FLXS 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.
FLXS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.5 | $34.8 | +70% |
| 2021 | $34.8 | $25.7 | -26% |
| 2022 | $25.7 | $15.8 | -38% |
| 2023 | $15.8 | $18.9 | +19% |
| 2024 | $18.9 | $55.4 | +194% |
| 2025 | $55.4 | $40.8 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.8 | $75.1 | +84% |
FLXS 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.