RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SLGN
Silgan Holdings Inc.
SLGN has a slight edge over RIVN overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
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.
SLGN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
SLGN's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SLGN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $40.71 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $34.15 | -16% |
| Fair | 16x | $38.73 | -4.9% |
| Current | 16x | $40.71 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $44.51 | +9.3% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SLGN's PE is in its fair range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RIVN has the edge over SLGN on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
SLGN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect SLGN's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
SLGN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.03 | +62% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.49 | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.56 | -8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.67 | -0.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.70 | +4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.94 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.81 | -1.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.69 | -5.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.58 | -13% |
SLGN 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'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.
SLGN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | +1.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +6.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | +5.3% |
SLGN's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $2B last quarter, up 1.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.1% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.3% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.7% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5% | -2.8 points |
SLGN 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.
SLGN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $264.7M | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | -$258.5M | +$35.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$882M | -$115.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $260.8M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | -$294.2M | -$258.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$766.3M | -$143.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $865M | -16% |
SLGN 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 | — |
SLGN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +151K shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -860K shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -2.8M shares |
| 5 years | -4.7% | -5.3M shares |
| Available history | -5% | -5.6M shares |
SLGN has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $7.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $8.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $59.3M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $6.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6M |
SLGN spent $17M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 76% 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.
SLGN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.3x | High |
SLGN's net debt is about 5.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.3 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).
SLGN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.4 | Neutral |
SLGN's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (neutral).
RIVN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SLGN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | SLGN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 18x | 9.3% below |
| PE % | 62 | 47 | 15 pts above |
SLGN is trading at 16x earnings, in line with 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.
SLGN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.2 | 6.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.8 | 0.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $41.3 | 1.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $45.4 | 10% below |
| 200 week MA | $46.5 | 12% below |
SLGN 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.
SLGN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.1 | $36.9 | +19% |
| 2021 | $36.9 | $41.1 | +12% |
| 2022 | $41.1 | $52.8 | +28% |
| 2023 | $52.8 | $45.3 | -14% |
| 2024 | $45.3 | $52.6 | +16% |
| 2025 | $52.6 | $40.9 | -22% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.9 | $40.7 | -0.4% |
SLGN has the edge over RIVN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.