Rivian Automotive, Inc.

NasdaqGS:RIVN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$14.1b

Rivian Automotive Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Rivian Automotive's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -27.5%, while the Auto industry saw earnings growing at 20% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 73.8% per year.

Key information

-27.5%

Earnings growth rate

19.8%

EPS growth rate

Auto Industry Growth23.9%
Revenue growth rate73.8%
Return on equity-93.6%
Net Margin-121.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Rivian: Cost Cuts Could Deliver Good Results In 2025

Dec 18

Putting Rivian Automotive's Latest Surge In Perspective

Dec 10

Rivian Automotive, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RIVN) 34% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors

Dec 07
Rivian Automotive, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RIVN) 34% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors

Rivian: EV Subsidies Are Ending (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 29

Tax Credit Cut, A Spontaneous Tesla Boycott, And Why The Rivian Selloff Is Unjustified

Nov 19

Rivian: It May Get Worse Before It Gets Better

Nov 12

Rivian Q3 Preview: Big Quarter With Big Implications (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 05

Rivian: I Was Early And Wrong (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 24

Rivian Readies For Profitability With R1 Gen 2

Oct 13

Bad News For Rivian (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 07

The Price Is Right For Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) Even After Diving 26%

Oct 02
The Price Is Right For Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) Even After Diving 26%

Is Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) Using Debt Sensibly?

Sep 17
Is Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) Using Debt Sensibly?

Rivian Automotive: Selling Hope

Sep 09

Rivian: 2025 May Be A Painful Transition Year

Aug 24

Rivian Automotive, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RIVN) 26% Cheaper Price Remains In Tune With Revenues

Aug 13
Rivian Automotive, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RIVN) 26% Cheaper Price Remains In Tune With Revenues

Rivian: Thank You, Volkswagen!

Aug 12

Rivian Q2 Preview: Dark Horse Software Play With Volkswagen

Aug 04

Rivian: Worth Navigating Risks For High Rewards (Rating Upgrade)

Jul 18

Rivian: A Limited Road Ahead

Jul 01

Rivian Automotive, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RIVN) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 41% Share Price Bounce

Jun 27
Rivian Automotive, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RIVN) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 41% Share Price Bounce

Rivian: Upside Potential Worth The Risks

Jun 24

Is Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 13
Is Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) Using Too Much Debt?

Rivian's Equivalent Of A Model 3 Moment Is Around The Corner

Jun 04

Rivian: Turning The Corner

May 19

Rivian Is A Key Part Of Amazon's Future

May 13

Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) After Its First-Quarter Results

May 09
Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) After Its First-Quarter Results

Rivian: Earnings Preview And The Financial Metric I'll Be Watching

May 06

Rivian Shows Silver Linings Before Earnings

Apr 29

Rivian: Accelerating Into The Big Leagues

Apr 12

Rivian: Why I'm Not Impressed

Apr 05

Rivian: After A Crash From $179 To $10, I'm Buying

Mar 28

Why Long Tesla And Short Rivian Makes Sense

Mar 20

Rivian: Sell The R2 Hype (Downgrade)

Mar 11

Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

Mar 01
Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

The Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Sales Forecasts

Feb 27
The Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Sales Forecasts

Rivian Automotive Q4: Guidance Is A Shocker

Feb 22

Rivian Automotive, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RIVN) Shares Not Telling The Full Story

Feb 12
Rivian Automotive, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RIVN) Shares Not Telling The Full Story

Rivian: Rightfully Discounted For Opportunistic Dollar Cost Averaging

Feb 10

Rivian: Too Early To Buy The Stock

Jan 19

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Rivian Automotive makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:RIVN Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 244,551-5,5241,8681,765
30 Jun 245,014-5,7911,8751,944
31 Mar 244,977-5,5291,8081,960
31 Dec 234,434-5,4321,7141,995
30 Sep 233,782-5,6341,6581,871
30 Jun 232,981-5,9911,6291,794
31 Mar 232,224-6,5081,6611,893
31 Dec 221,658-6,7521,7891,944
30 Sep 221,049-7,4902,0782,268
30 Jun 22514-6,9991,9262,257
31 Mar 22150-5,8671,6512,108
31 Dec 2155-4,6881,2421,850
30 Sep 211-2,5816581,379
30 Jun 210-1,6364731,157
31 Mar 210-1,244332909
31 Dec 200-1,019255766

Quality Earnings: RIVN is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: RIVN is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RIVN is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 27.5% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare RIVN's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: RIVN is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Auto industry (-2.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: RIVN has a negative Return on Equity (-93.64%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Rivian Automotive, Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 25 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
George GianarikasBaird
Benjamin KalloBaird
Dan LevyBarclays