Rivian Automotive (RIVN) reported $1.29 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 25.8%. EPS of -$0.54 for the same period compares to -$0.52 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26 billion, representing a surprise of +2.11%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +21.51%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.69.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Rivian Automotive performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Delivery volume: 9,745 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 9,821.
- Revenue- Software and services: $447 million compared to the $397.28 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Revenue- Automotive: $839 million versus $861.1 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Gross Profit- Software and services: $179 million versus $149.21 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Gross Profit- Automotive: $-59 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-145.74 million.
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Shares of Rivian Automotive have returned -15.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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