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Rivian Automotive Inc

RIVNNASDAQ

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryAuto Manufacturers

Beta (adjusted)1.40

Intrinsic Value

Insufficient data for a value estimateNot enough reliable inputs to publish a fair value for this company yet.

Market Price $14.76Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Data confidenceNot applicable

Market Cap $21.4B

Enterprise Value $22.2B

Shares Outstanding 1.3B diluted

Moat Rating None

Next Earnings Date3 Nov 2026

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Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Rivian entered a pivotal execution phase in 2026: external R2 deliveries began, Q2 deliveries exceeded the company's prior quarterly outlook, FY2026 delivery guidance increased to 65,000-70,000 vehicles, and consolidated gross profit improved materially. The counterweight is that the automotive segment remained loss-making, R2 launch costs pressured manufacturing economics, free cash flow was substantially negative, and Rivian raised additional equity in July.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets26 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$13.00

Mean target$19.23

High · most bullish analyst$25.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$13.0024%

FY2026 deliveries fall below guidance, R2 launch costs or demand weakness prevent improvement in automotive gross profit, and continued negative free cash flow necessitates additional capital. Delays or higher costs in the Georgia expansion would further reduce confidence in Rivian's path to scale.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$19.2357%

Matches the consensus mean

Deliveries remain within the 65,000-70,000 FY2026 range, R2 scales without a major disruption, and automotive losses narrow but do not disappear immediately. Software-and-services earnings and available liquidity provide transition support, while continuing investment requirements and dilution limit valuation expansion.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$25.0019%

R2 adoption and manufacturing scale exceed expectations, FY2026 deliveries reach the upper end of guidance, automotive gross profit improves rapidly from the Q2 loss, and software-and-services contributions continue to support consolidated economics. Successful execution would strengthen confidence in the broader R2, R3 and Georgia capacity roadmap.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Rivian began external R2 deliveries in June 2026, extending the brand into a broader mid-size SUV market with additional lower-priced configurations scheduled through 2027.
Q2 2026 deliveries reached 12,194 vehicles, exceeded Rivian's prior quarterly outlook, and supported an increase in FY2026 delivery guidance to 65,000-70,000 vehicles.
Q2 consolidated gross profit reached $179 million, while software-and-services gross profit was $215 million and benefited from development services associated with the Volkswagen Group joint venture.

Key Investment Risks

The automotive segment still recorded a $36 million Q2 gross loss, including approximately $100 million of incremental cost of revenue associated with the R2 production ramp.
Q2 free cash flow was negative $849 million, and Rivian subsequently issued 86.25 million shares for approximately $1.317 billion of net proceeds, underscoring cash consumption and dilution risk.
The Georgia facility remains a long-duration execution project, with production targeted for late 2028 and planned financing subject to conditions.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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