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Rivian Automotive, Inc.

$RIVN·$18B·Auto - Manufacturers·Consumer Cyclical
$15.22-9.6%YTD-14.9%1Y+18.3%
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RIRIVN
$RIVNRivian Automotive, Inc.
$15.22-9.57%1.3k posts+55%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $RIVN, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-01

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

EV maker just printed a monster Q2 beat and raised guide — the tape sold it anyway, on cost anxiety and fresh dilution.

Rivian designs and builds premium electric SUVs (R1S/R1T), the Amazon EDV commercial vans, and is preparing the lower-priced R2 for volume launch. It sits in the middle of the 'is EV growth real or stalled' debate, and Q2 landed on the strong side — revenue beat, deliveries accelerated, R2 pre-launch reception exceeded internal assumptions — yet the stock dropped ~10% on the day.

Where the setup stands:

  • The Q2 print itself was clean: revenue came in above consensus at $1.66B, gross profit crushed expectations, and the loss narrowed to negative $0.47 EPS versus a negative $0.66 estimate — a 29% beat.
  • The forward guide was actually raised: full-year delivery guidance stepped up, capex expectations came down, and H2 deliveries were guided to exceed 2x H1 driven by R2 — a rare 'better on both volume and cost' combination for an EV company.
  • But the July equity raise is what the tape is punishing: on July 8-9 Rivian priced 75M shares at $15.50 (plus 11.25M overallotment) — roughly $1.34B fresh capital, and 86M-share dilution on an already-large float is a real overhang.
  • The Amazon relationship is the durable strategic asset: EDV commitment is described as 'accelerating' — meaningful contracted volume regardless of the retail R1/R2 reception, and it's what separates RIVN from any other EV name at this cap.

The November 3 print is the pivot: R2 delivery pacing at or above the H2 guide plus continued gross-margin expansion turns Q2's beat into a sustained re-rating; another dilutive raise or an R2 launch stumble and the tape stays cooling despite operational progress.

Agrees with X sentimentX captures the substance — the beat-and-raise, R2 reception exceeding assumptions, Amazon commitment accelerating, and RIVN outperforming Tesla YTD — and the honest 'still overvalued at $24B' note lands right; the piece the crowd is quieter on is the fresh 86M-share dilution from the July offering that took the pop right back.

What to watch: The November 3 Q3 print — R2 deliveries pacing at or above the raised H2 guide plus continued gross-margin expansion is what re-rates the tape upward; another dilutive raise or R2 launch stumble and it stays cooling.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment95 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-01

Sentiment on Rivian is bullish post-Q2 (revenue $1.658B +27% YoY, GAAP loss $0.63 vs $0.78 est, gross profit $130M, R2 deliveries beginning). Bulls cite Piper Sandler upgrading to Overweight with a $20 PT, the point-to-point autonomy rollout by year-end, positive test-drive experiences on R2, and Amazon van orders as continuing tailwinds. Bears note automotive gross margin is still -14% ex-regulatory-credits and $108M of the beat was from credit sales. Rivian as the-new-Tesla framing is loud in the community.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Manufactures electric pickup trucks (R1T) and SUVs (R1S) for consumers, plus electric delivery vans for Amazon under a strategic partnership.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Auto - Manufacturers sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $RIVN.

Auto - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — ICE truck and SUV margins remain the profitability floor for legacy OEMs, funding EV transition losses that still drag Ford and Stellantis earnings.

What this means for $RIVN

Partial — Manufactures electric pickup trucks (R1T) and SUVs (R1S) for consumers, plus electric delivery vans for Amazon under a strategic partnership; partial earnings exposure to auto - manufacturers demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Industry benchmark

14-name peer basket
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-21.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-5.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-30.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-68.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-12.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-70.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
-1.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.5Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 30, 2026$-0.47$-0.66+29.1%
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$-0.55$-0.63+13.0%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$-0.54$-0.71+23.8%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$-0.70$-0.74+5.3%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $-0.65

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.4B+11.4%8.6%-63.8%$-0.33$-526.0M
Q4 FY25$1.3B-25.8%3.2%-64.8%$-0.66$-1.1B
Q3 FY25$1.6B+78.3%-3.1%-63.1%$-0.96$-421.0M
Q2 FY25$1.3B+12.5%-15.8%-85.5%$-0.97$-398.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 18 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$7.3B$6.5B – $7.7B-$2.36-$3.07 – -$2.1114
FY27$11.7B$10.1B – $12.9B-$1.90-$2.81 – -$1.4318
FY28$16.2B$13.0B – $23.6B-$1.25-$1.93 – $0.0217
FY29$26.9B$22.8B – $35.1B-$0.53-$0.73 – -$0.4214
FY30$34.4B$29.2B – $44.9B$0.17$0.13 – $0.238

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.33%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-7.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-5.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 836.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today6.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.605-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 6Karen BooneDirector20.0K sh$400KSellJun 3Claire McdonoughCFO8.0K sh$144KSellMay 29Claire McdonoughCFO8.0K sh$128KSellMay 28Robert J ScaringeCEO34.8K sh$522KSellMay 21Claire McdonoughCFO7.6K sh$106KSellMay 18Claire McdonoughCFO5.5K sh$74KBuyMay 15Aidan N. GomezDirector18.0K sh$251KBuyApr 30Ag Volkswagen10% owner62.9M sh$999.9MSellApr 22Claire McdonoughCFO10.2K sh$184KSellApr 14Robert J ScaringeCEO21.4K sh$347K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jul 8424B5
AI summary

Rivian Automotive filed a final prospectus supplement (424B5) for the public offering of 75 million shares of Class A common stock at $15.50 per share, with a full overallotment option for 11.25 million additional shares, bringing maximum total offering to 86.25 million shares and gross proceeds to approximately $1.337 billion. The offering is made pursuant to Rivian's effective shelf registration statement. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley led the offering as joint book-running managers. Proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes including potential repayment of DOE loan obligations and funding ongoing manufacturing scale-up.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jul 6424B5
AI summary

Rivian Automotive, Inc. filed a preliminary 424B5 prospectus supplement on July 6, 2026 for the sale of 75,000,000 shares of Class A common stock (plus a 30-day 11.25M-share overallotment option), priced at market from a last reported sale of $18.63 on July 2, 2026 — implying gross proceeds of approximately $1.40 billion at that price. The offering is off Rivian's existing shelf (No. 333-295470). This is a large, immediately dilutive equity raise; the 75M share base represents meaningful dilution to existing shareholders and is likely intended to fund ongoing vehicle production ramp and capital investment.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 28-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Rivian announced Q2 2026 total vehicle production and deliveries via press release (Exhibit 99.1). Actual figures are in the exhibit. Key quarterly production and delivery data disclosure.

8-KShareholder voteJun 268-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Rivian Automotive, Inc. held its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 22, 2026, with approximately 78.39% of combined voting power represented (976,546,842 Class A and 3,912,500 Class B shares). Class II directors Karen Boone (618,888,357 votes for) and Aidan Gomez (702,024,906 votes for) were elected to serve until 2029; KPMG LLP was ratified as independent auditor with 999,469,299 votes for; say-on-pay received 508,489,685 votes for. Routine annual meeting results — board continuity confirmed with no contested director elections or meaningful opposition.

8-KUnregistered equity saleMay 48-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
AI summary

RIVN filed an 8-K (Item 3.02) dated 2026-05-04. – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities In April 2026, Rivian Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) achieved Milestone #1 as defined in the Subscription Agreement dated March 18, 2026 (the “Subscription Agreement”) that the Company entered into with SMB Holding Corporation (“SMB”) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”), which was.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationApr 30S-3ASR
AI summary

RIVN filed a S-3ASR (automatic shelf) shelf registration statement dated 2026-04-30. The shelf provides capacity to issue equity or debt as market conditions allow. No immediate capital raise is triggered; watch for prospectus supplements disclosing actual transactions.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 308-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

RIVN entered into a amendment (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-04-30). Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

8-KUnregistered equity saleApr 308-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
AI summary

RIVN reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 . The full text of financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Stock Market Today, July 31: Rivian Beats Q2 Revenue Estimate as Concerns of Rising Costs Weigh on Stockfool.com·3d agoIs This EV Stock The Next Tesla?fool.com·3d agoRivian Automotive (RIVN) Q2 Performance: Progress Amid Profitability Concernsgurufocus.com·3d agoRivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·3d agoRivian Sinks 8% Despite Q2 Beat and Raised Guidance; Lucid Falls 6%247wallst.com·3d ago

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