LEA
Lear Corporation
LEA has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
LEA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
LEA's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are 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.
LEA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6.8x | $109 | — |
| Current | 9.5x | $109 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $121 | +12% |
| Fair | 14x | $164 | +51% |
| Expensive | 38x | $434 | +300% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LEA's PE is in its cheap range at 9.5x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.8x next year's earnings.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LEA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect LEA's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
RIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RIVN has the edge over LEA on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
LEA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $15.95 | +39% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.45 | +39% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.73 | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.00 | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.15 | -9.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.21 | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.60 | -8% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.56 | -6.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.97 | -7.3% |
LEA 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.
LEA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.8B | +1.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.2B | +3% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.8B | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $6B | +4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7B | +1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $6B | +0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.6B | -7.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | -2.2% |
LEA's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $5.8B last quarter, up 1.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.4% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.3% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.4% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6% | -1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.4% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3% | 0 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | -0.1 points |
LEA 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 LEA 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.
LEA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $158.4M | -48% |
| Q2 2026 | $287.8M | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | -$26.5M | +$205.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $281.1M | -42% |
| Q3 2025 | $307M | +508% |
| Q2 2025 | $170.8M | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | -$231.7M | -$83.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $488.7M | +30% |
LEA 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.
LEA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.9% | -968K shares |
| 1 year | -7.1% | -3.8M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -9.2M shares |
| 5 years | -17% | -10.1M shares |
| Available history | -19% | -12.1M shares |
LEA has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $175M |
| Q2 2026 | $100M |
| Q1 2026 | $75M |
| Q4 2025 | $175.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $102.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $22.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $25M |
| Q4 2024 | $105.9M |
LEA spent $525M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 105% 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 | — |
LEA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
LEA's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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.
LEA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.0 | Oversold |
LEA's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (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).
LEA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | LEA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.5x | 18x | 47% below |
| PE % | 5 | 47 | 42 pts below |
LEA is trading at 9.5x earnings, a 47% 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.
LEA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $117.0 | 7.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $125.3 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $126.4 | 14% below |
| 100 week MA | $111.6 | 2.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $120.2 | 9.7% below |
LEA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9.7% 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.
LEA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $138.5 | $159.9 | +15% |
| 2021 | $159.9 | $180.0 | +13% |
| 2022 | $180.0 | $121.9 | -32% |
| 2023 | $121.9 | $141.2 | +16% |
| 2024 | $141.2 | $95.4 | -32% |
| 2025 | $95.4 | $116.9 | +23% |
| 2026 YTD | $116.9 | $108.6 | -7.1% |
LEA 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.