RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
WSM
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
WSM 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.
WSM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
WSM's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WSM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9x | $87.36 | -65% |
| Fair | 17x | $164 | -34% |
| Expensive | 22x | $212 | -15% |
| Forward | 25x | $250 | — |
| Current | 26x | $250 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WSM's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings.
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.
WSM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WSM, with profitability improving.
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.
WSM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.16 | +4.1% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.76 | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.92 | +3.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.84 | +0.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.87 | +5% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.87 | +6.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.61 | +5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.79 | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.45 | +18% |
WSM 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 WSM 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.
WSM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | +6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | -4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | +4.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | +2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5B | +8% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | -2.9% |
WSM's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $2B last quarter, up 6.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | -0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | 0 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +0.8 points |
WSM 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.
WSM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $480.8M | +108% |
| Q2 2026 | $98.6M | +63% |
| Q1 2026 | $516M | -8.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $248.1M | +46% |
| Q3 2025 | $230.7M | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $60.7M | -68% |
| Q1 2025 | $566.3M | -8.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $170.1M | -32% |
WSM 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 | — |
WSM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -3.8% | -4.7M shares |
| 3 years | -7.9% | -10.2M shares |
| 5 years | -22% | -34.3M shares |
| Available history | -25% | -39.5M shares |
WSM has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $287.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $298.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $266.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $199.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $90M |
| Q1 2025 | $100M |
| Q4 2024 | $533.9M |
WSM spent $853M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 7.6% 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.
WSM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
WSM has more cash than debt.
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).
WSM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.6 | Neutral |
WSM's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 67 (neutral).
RIVN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WSM PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | WSM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 42% above |
| PE % | 98 | 47 | 51 pts above |
WSM is trading at 26x earnings, a 42% 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.
WSM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $245.7 | 1.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $237.1 | 5.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $213.1 | 18% above |
| 100 week MA | $197.3 | 27% above |
| 200 week MA | $151.3 | 65% above |
WSM 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.
WSM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.5 | $53.8 | +47% |
| 2021 | $53.8 | $84.5 | +57% |
| 2022 | $84.5 | $60.1 | -29% |
| 2023 | $60.1 | $100.9 | +68% |
| 2024 | $100.9 | $186.1 | +84% |
| 2025 | $186.1 | $188.6 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.6 | $250.4 | +33% |
WSM has the edge over RIVN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.