HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
HMC has a slight edge over RIVN overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
HMC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
HMC's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
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.
HMC PE Valuation
HMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect HMC to return to profit, with revenue growing.
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.
HMC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.81 | -131% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.11 | -164% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.25 | -45% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.75 | -28% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.63 | -40% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.29 | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.08 | +14% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.83 | +9.4% |
HMC has swung to a loss: it lost $0.81 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 has the edge over HMC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HMC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $38B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.5B | +8.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $33.5B | -3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.2B | -1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $33.5B | -1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.6B | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.7B | +2.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $33.8B | +8.2% |
HMC's revenue is growing: $38B last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 8.8% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -17% | -19 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9% | -4.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7% | -15 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.6% | -4.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.2% | +0.1 points |
| Q3 2024 | 19% | +13 points |
HMC 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 HMC 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.
HMC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.2B | -$1.4B |
| Q1 2026 | $870.1M | +$1.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $612.2M | +$1.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $726.9M | +$772.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$719.2M | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | -$942.2M | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | -$683.5M | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | -$45.5M | $0 |
HMC 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.
HMC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.7% | +62.8M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -42.7K shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -257M shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -326M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -359M shares |
HMC has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $576,658 |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $423.3M |
| Q3 2024 | $1.3B |
HMC spent $1.9B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 71% 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 | — |
HMC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 8.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
HMC 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.
HMC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.9 | Neutral |
HMC's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 72 (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).
HMC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | HMC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
HMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RIVN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HMC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $33.6 | 0.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $31.9 | 5.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.4 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $29.7 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $30.3 | 11% above |
HMC 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.
HMC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.6 | $28.6 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | $28.6 | $28.1 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | $28.1 | $23.1 | -18% |
| 2023 | $23.1 | $30.9 | +34% |
| 2024 | $30.9 | $28.8 | -7% |
| 2025 | $28.8 | $29.8 | +3.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.8 | $33.5 | +13% |
HMC 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.