RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
RIVN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
XPEL
XPEL, Inc.
XPEL 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.
XPEL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
XPEL's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
RIVN PE Valuation
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
XPEL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $37.62 | — |
| Current | 18x | $37.62 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $46.19 | +23% |
| Fair | 33x | $68.12 | +81% |
| Expensive | 58x | $121 | +222% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
XPEL's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. 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 |
Analysts expect RIVN's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
XPEL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for XPEL, 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.
XPEL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.33 | +11% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.97 | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.91 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.85 | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.70 | -3.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.77 | +3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | -1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.65 | -14% |
XPEL 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.
XPEL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $137.8M | +9.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $143.1M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $117.4M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $122.3M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $125.4M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $124.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.8M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $107.5M | +1.9% |
XPEL's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $138M last quarter, up 9.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | -2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2 points |
XPEL 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.
XPEL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.2M | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | -$34.3M | -227% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.3M | -205% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6M | -66% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.2M | +76% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.9M | +7.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2M | +$9.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | +$7.4M |
XPEL's free cash flow was −$16M over the past year, against $66M the year before.
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 | — |
XPEL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -5K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -63K shares |
| 3 years | 0% | -6K shares |
| 5 years | +0.1% | +24.9K shares |
| Available history | +0.1% | +25.4K shares |
XPEL has the edge over RIVN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2.9M |
RIVN Net Leverage
RIVN's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
XPEL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
XPEL 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).
XPEL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.9 | Oversold |
XPEL's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
RIVN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
RIVN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
XPEL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | XPEL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.1% below |
| PE % | 1 | 47 | 46 pts below |
XPEL is trading at 18x 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.
XPEL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $42.7 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $45.5 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $46.5 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $41.2 | 8.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $49.2 | 24% below |
XPEL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% below its 200-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.
XPEL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.6 | $51.5 | +252% |
| 2021 | $51.5 | $68.5 | +33% |
| 2022 | $68.5 | $59.1 | -14% |
| 2023 | $59.1 | $53.9 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | $53.9 | $39.7 | -26% |
| 2025 | $39.7 | $52.1 | +31% |
| 2026 YTD | $52.1 | $37.6 | -28% |
XPEL has the edge over RIVN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.