KRT
Karat Packaging Inc.
KRT has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
KRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
KRT'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.
KRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $32.05 | -9.3% |
| Current | 15x | $35.32 | — |
| Fair | 17x | $40.04 | +13% |
| Forward | 20x | $35.32 | — |
| Expensive | 21x | $49.58 | +40% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KRT's PE is in its cheap range at 15x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 20x, in its expensive range.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KRT, 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.
KRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.80 | -24% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.36 | +57% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.50 | +57% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.58 | +5.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.56 | +4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.50 | +6.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.59 | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.50 | +0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.49 | -8.6% |
KRT 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.
KRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $134.7M | +8.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $136.3M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $116.9M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $115.6M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $124.5M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $124M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.6M | +8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $101.6M | +6.3% |
KRT's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $135M last quarter, up 8.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.6% | -3.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.2% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.9% | -3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.2% | +2.3 points |
KRT 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.
KRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.6M | +1207% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.1M | +245% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.6M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.1M | +88% |
| Q3 2025 | $736K | -96% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.6M | -29% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.6M | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $8M | -22% |
KRT 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.
KRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +91.8K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -2.4K shares |
| 3 years | +1% | +204K shares |
| 5 years | +1.6% | +318K shares |
| Available history | +5.7% | +1.1M shares |
KRT has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11,000 |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | $141,000 |
| Q2 2020 | $107,000 |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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 | — |
KRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
KRT 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.
KRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
KRT's weekly RSI is 40 (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).
KRT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | KRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 18x | 17% below |
| PE % | 31 | 53 | 22 pts below |
KRT is trading at 15x earnings, a 17% 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.
KRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $48.9 | 28% below |
| 20 week MA | $45.8 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $34.1 | 3.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $30.7 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $26.9 | 32% above |
KRT 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.
KRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $18.1 | $19.7 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | $19.7 | $13.8 | -30% |
| 2023 | $13.8 | $24.9 | +81% |
| 2024 | $24.9 | $30.0 | +21% |
| 2025 | $30.0 | $22.8 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.8 | $35.3 | +55% |
KRT 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.