JACK
Jack in the Box Inc.
JACK has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
JACK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
JACK's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue and balance sheet are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
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.
JACK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.6x | $14.07 | — |
| Current | 8x | $14.07 | — |
| Cheap | 9.7x | $17.01 | +21% |
| Fair | 13x | $23.58 | +68% |
| Expensive | 23x | $40.08 | +185% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JACK's PE is in its cheap range at 8.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 4.6x.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
JACK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect JACK's profitability to improve, with its earnings and revenue holding steady.
RIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RIVN has the edge over JACK on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
JACK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.04 | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.76 | +$5.13 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.88 | +$12.66 |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.12 | -$4.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.24 | -$2.37 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.37 | -$1.38 |
| Q1 2025 | -$10.78 | -290% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.05 | -136% |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.87 | -130% |
JACK 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.
JACK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $257.7M | -23% |
| Q1 2026 | $254.3M | -24% |
| Q1 2026 | $349.5M | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $326.2M | -6.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $333M | -9.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $336.7M | -7.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $469.4M | -3.7% |
| Q3 2024 | $349.3M | -6.2% |
JACK's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $258M last quarter, down 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +8.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +61 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | -7.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +40 points |
| Q1 2025 | -47% | -62 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | 15% | +0.5 points |
JACK 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 JACK 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.
JACK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $29.9M | -20% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.3M | -90% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.8M | +$16M |
| Q2 2025 | $37.2M | +81% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.6M | +$132.1M |
| Q3 2024 | -$153K | -101% |
| Q1 2024 | -$5.6M | -130% |
| Q1 2024 | -$61.5M | -260% |
RIVN has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 2.1% versus its history, compared with JACK at down 15%.
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.
JACK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2% | +385K shares |
| 1 year | +1.6% | +307K shares |
| 3 years | -5.8% | -1.2M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -2.9M shares |
| Available history | -25% | -6.6M shares |
JACK has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3,000 |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $5M |
| Q3 2024 | $15M |
| Q2 2024 | $15M |
| Q1 2024 | $15M |
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 | — |
JACK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 189.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 41.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 25.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 12.0x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 12.0x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 11.9x | High |
JACK's net debt is about 6.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 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.
JACK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.1 | Neutral |
JACK's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (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).
JACK PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | JACK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8x | 18x | 56% below |
| PE % | 6 | 47 | 41 pts below |
JACK is trading at 8.0x earnings, a 56% 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.
JACK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.9 | 9.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $14.7 | 4% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.3 | 8% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.3 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $45.0 | 69% below |
JACK 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.
JACK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77.0 | $95.2 | +24% |
| 2021 | $95.2 | $84.9 | -11% |
| 2022 | $84.9 | $67.8 | -20% |
| 2023 | $67.8 | $81.6 | +20% |
| 2024 | $81.6 | $42.4 | -48% |
| 2025 | $42.4 | $20.6 | -51% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.6 | $14.1 | -32% |
JACK 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.