RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SGC
Superior Group of Companies, Inc.
SGC has a slight edge over RIVN overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
SGC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
SGC's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SGC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $5.39 | -62% |
| Fair | 17x | $8.93 | -38% |
| Forward | 17x | $14.29 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $14.05 | -1.7% |
| Current | 26x | $14.29 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SGC's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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.
SGC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SGC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
SGC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.85 | +57% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.54 | +54% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.55 | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.57 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.46 | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.35 | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.44 | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.73 | +35% |
SGC has the edge over RIVN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 SGC 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.
SGC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $146M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $147.8M | +2.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $140.9M | +2.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $146.6M | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $138.5M | -7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $144M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $137.1M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $145.4M | -1.2% |
SGC's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $146M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.2% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.8% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7% | -4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7% | -1.1 points |
SGC has the edge over RIVN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
SGC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.2M | +$14.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1M | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.8M | +$11.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $17.9M | +142% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.4M | -133% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3M | -40% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.1M | -136% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.4M | -60% |
SGC has the edge over RIVN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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 | — |
SGC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.3% | +340K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +129K shares |
| 3 years | -5.6% | -907K shares |
| 5 years | -5.3% | -852K shares |
| Available history | 0% | -878 shares |
SGC has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $702,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $85,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $678,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $2,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1M |
SGC spent $4M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 59% from the year before.
RIVN Net Leverage
RIVN's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
SGC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
SGC's net debt is about 2.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.4 years a year ago.
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).
SGC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.4 | Neutral |
SGC's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
RIVN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SGC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | SGC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 47% above |
| PE % | 85 | 47 | 38 pts above |
SGC is trading at 26x earnings, a 47% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
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.
SGC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.2 | 8.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.9 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $11.7 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $11.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $12.3 | 16% above |
SGC has the edge over RIVN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
SGC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.4 | $24.3 | +81% |
| 2021 | $24.3 | $21.7 | -11% |
| 2022 | $21.7 | $9.39 | -57% |
| 2023 | $9.39 | $13.5 | +44% |
| 2024 | $13.5 | $16.0 | +18% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $10.2 | -36% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.2 | $14.3 | +41% |
SGC has the edge over RIVN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.