RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
TSCO has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger valuation 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.
TSCO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
TSCO's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSCO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 11x | $36.63 | — |
| Forward | 18x | $36.63 | — |
| Cheap | 20x | $70.96 | +94% |
| Fair | 24x | $85.13 | +132% |
| Expensive | 27x | $94.49 | +158% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TSCO's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 18x.
RIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RIVN has the edge over TSCO on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
TSCO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect TSCO's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly 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.
TSCO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.02 | -42% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.49 | +68% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.55 | +74% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.67 | +83% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.70 | +81% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.08 | +1% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.04 | -1.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.01 | -2% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.04 | +1% |
TSCO 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.
TSCO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.9B | +5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +2.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.6B | +3.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.9B | +3.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.7B | +7.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.4B | +4.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.5B | +2.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.8B | +3.1% |
TSCO's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $3.9B last quarter, up 5.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.9% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.6% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.2% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.2% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.4% | -0.7 points |
TSCO 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.
TSCO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.6M | -55% |
| Q2 2026 | $328.9M | -43% |
| Q1 2026 | -$111.5M | -248% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.3M | -78% |
| Q3 2025 | $30.3M | +$132.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $575.4M | +57% |
| Q1 2025 | $75.5M | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $271.2M | +61% |
TSCO 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 | — |
TSCO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -3.1M shares |
| 1 year | -2% | -10.6M shares |
| 3 years | -4.6% | -25.2M shares |
| 5 years | -9.5% | -54.5M shares |
| Available history | -14% | -82.2M shares |
TSCO has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $89.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $135.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $118M |
| Q4 2025 | $117.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $74M |
| Q2 2025 | $72.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $95.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $154M |
TSCO spent $460M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 16% 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.
TSCO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
TSCO's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
TSCO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 76.3 | Neutral |
TSCO's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 76 (neutral).
RIVN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSCO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | TSCO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 18x | 42% below |
| PE % | 8 | 47 | 39 pts below |
TSCO is trading at 11x earnings, a 42% discount 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.
TSCO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $33.8 | 8.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.3 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $39.8 | 7.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $47.3 | 23% below |
| 200 week MA | $47.9 | 23% below |
TSCO 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.
TSCO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.5 | $29.4 | +59% |
| 2021 | $29.4 | $45.7 | +55% |
| 2022 | $45.7 | $43.4 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | $43.4 | $43.0 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | $43.0 | $54.6 | +27% |
| 2025 | $54.6 | $51.4 | -5.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.4 | $36.6 | -29% |
TSCO has the edge over RIVN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.