RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VFC
V.F. Corporation
VFC has the edge over RIVN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
VFC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
VFC's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VFC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $20.03 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $15.91 | -21% |
| Current | 22x | $20.03 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $24.83 | +24% |
| Expensive | 63x | $58.30 | +191% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VFC's PE is in its cheap range at 22x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings.
RIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RIVN has the edge over VFC on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
VFC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VFC's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. 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.
VFC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.22 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.93 | +288% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.69 | +$0.80 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.64 | +$1.12 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.57 | +$1.75 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.24 | +$1.96 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.11 | +$2.90 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.48 | +$2.01 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.18 | +$0.79 |
VFC 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 VFC 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.
VFC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.7B | -3.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -5.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2B | +1% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +1.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8B | +1.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8B | -7.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1B | -9.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.8B | -4.3% |
VFC's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $2.7B last quarter, down 3.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8% | +6.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | +2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.9% | +7.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.4% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8% | +9.1 points |
VFC 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.
VFC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$190.7M | +$62.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$102.1M | +$71.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5.9M | +$198.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $977.9M | +8.7% |
| Q3 2025 | -$253.5M | +$68.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$173.7M | -$168.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$193M | -$75.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $899.7M | -18% |
VFC 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 | — |
VFC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.9% | +7.6M shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +5.7M shares |
| 3 years | +2.9% | +11.3M shares |
| 5 years | +1.4% | +5.7M shares |
| Available history | -0.2% | -642K shares |
VFC has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q1 2022 | $50M |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $500M |
| Q4 2019 | $500M |
RIVN Net Leverage
RIVN's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
VFC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 6.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 18.4x | High |
VFC's net debt is about 3.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.5 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).
VFC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 90.4 | Overbought |
VFC's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 90 (overbought).
RIVN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VFC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | VFC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 18x | 20% above |
| PE % | 31 | 47 | 16 pts below |
VFC is trading at 22x earnings, a 20% 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.
VFC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.0 | 18% above |
| 20 week MA | $15.8 | 27% above |
| 50 week MA | $17.4 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $16.7 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $17.5 | 14% above |
VFC 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.
VFC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $100.0 | $83.9 | -16% |
| 2021 | $83.9 | $69.5 | -17% |
| 2022 | $69.5 | $26.1 | -62% |
| 2023 | $26.1 | $18.8 | -28% |
| 2024 | $18.8 | $21.8 | +16% |
| 2025 | $21.8 | $18.5 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.5 | $20.0 | +8.3% |
VFC has the edge over RIVN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.