RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SN
SharkNinja, Inc.
SN has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and 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.
SN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
SN's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 26x | $155 | -29% |
| Forward | 30x | $220 | — |
| Fair | 36x | $214 | -2.8% |
| Current | 37x | $220 | — |
| Expensive | 55x | $329 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SN's PE is in its fair range at 37x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 30x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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.
SN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SN, 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.
SN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.26 | +22% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.96 | +47% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.90 | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.96 | +57% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.94 | +59% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.05 | +59% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.66 | +110% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.16 | +134% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.11 | +159% |
SN 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.
SN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | +30% |
SN's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2023: $2B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +3.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -2.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +4.2 points |
SN 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.
SN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$209.7M | -343% |
| Q2 2026 | $382.6M | +$419.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$190.2M | -$98.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $523.3M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $86.2M | +$151.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$36.5M | +$57.5M |
| Q1 2025 | -$91.7M | -639% |
| Q4 2024 | $441.4M | +237% |
SN 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 | — |
SN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +14.5K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -598K shares |
| 3 years | +1.5% | +2.1M shares |
SN has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $100.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $18.5M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $788,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $48.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $11.4M |
SN spent $170M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 175% 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.
SN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
SN's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
SN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 74.4 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 91.2 | Overbought |
SN's weekly RSI is 74 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 91 (overbought).
RIVN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | SN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 37x | 18x | 105% above |
| PE % | 52 | 33 | 19 pts above |
SN is trading at 37x earnings, a 105% 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 |
SN has stronger trend alignment. RIVN is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus SN above 4 of 4.
SN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $197.4 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $179.5 | 23% above |
| 50 week MA | $142.3 | 55% above |
| 100 week MA | $120.7 | 82% above |
SN is in an uptrend: it's above all four of its weekly moving averages, and 82% above its 100-week average.
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.
SN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $26.9 | $51.2 | +90% |
| 2024 | $51.2 | $97.3 | +90% |
| 2025 | $97.3 | $114.0 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $114.0 | $220.1 | +93% |
SN has the edge over RIVN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.