GIL
Gildan Activewear Inc.
GIL offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN has the edge over GIL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
GIL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
GIL's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, 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.
GIL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.2x | $34.83 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $5.67 | -84% |
| Fair | 17x | $9.22 | -74% |
| Expensive | 24x | $12.73 | -63% |
| Current | 65x | $34.83 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GIL's PE is in its expensive range at 65x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.2x, in its cheap range.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GIL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect GIL's earnings to decline, 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 GIL on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
GIL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.78 | +599% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.13 | +24% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.52 | -3.8% |
| Q2 2024 | $2.43 | -11% |
| Q1 2024 | $2.96 | +10% |
| Q4 2023 | $3.04 | +4.1% |
| Q3 2023 | $2.62 | -22% |
| Q2 2023 | $2.73 | -21% |
| Q1 2023 | $2.69 | -20% |
GIL has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 79% for GIL versus RIVN down 173%.
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.
GIL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +68% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +64% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +33% |
| Q3 2025 | $910.6M | +2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $918.5M | +6.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $711.7M | +2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $821.5M | +5% |
| Q3 2024 | $891.1M | +2.4% |
GIL's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $1.5B last quarter, up 68% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 17% | -4.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.1% | -13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | -4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +6.7 points |
| Q3 2024 | 22% | +3.8 points |
GIL 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.
GIL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $316.5M | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | -$309.9M | -$145.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $280.6M | +65% |
| Q3 2025 | $203.1M | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $163.7M | +58% |
| Q1 2025 | -$164.5M | -$93.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $169.9M | -16% |
| Q3 2024 | $150.5M | -43% |
GIL 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.
GIL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +18K shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +34.4M shares |
| 3 years | +4.1% | +7.3M shares |
| 5 years | -7% | -13.9M shares |
| Available history | -8.9% | -18M shares |
GIL has 185M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago, despite $109M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $71.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $29.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $77.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $87.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $220.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $381.2M |
GIL spent $109M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 86% 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 the edge over GIL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $6M |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
GIL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2024 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2023 | 1.4x | Healthy |
GIL's net debt is about 6.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.1 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.
GIL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.2 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 9.3 | Oversold |
GIL's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
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).
GIL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GIL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 65x | 18x | 258% above |
| PE % | 96 | 47 | 49 pts above |
GIL is trading at 65x earnings, a 258% 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.
GIL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $39.3 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $47.5 | 27% below |
| 50 week MA | $55.7 | 37% below |
| 100 week MA | $53.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $44.5 | 22% below |
GIL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 22% below its 200-week average.
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.
GIL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29.6 | $28.2 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | $28.2 | $40.8 | +44% |
| 2022 | $40.8 | $27.1 | -34% |
| 2023 | $27.1 | $33.1 | +22% |
| 2024 | $33.1 | $46.9 | +42% |
| 2025 | $46.9 | $63.6 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $63.6 | $34.8 | -45% |
GIL is down 45% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.
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 the edge over GIL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.