Rivian shares rose 6% in a broad market rally with no company news, while Lucid gained 12%, NIO 6%, and Tesla fell 2%. Third-quarter revenue rose 38% to $2.16 billion, and the stock has climbed 16% since Rivian's earnings report through Tuesday's close, helped by two analyst upgrades on early R2 demand. But the car business lost $80 million at the gross level, with about $120 million of R2 ramp costs, and free cash flow was negative $1.12 billion. Management plans to exit the fourth quarter at an automotive gross profit, which Rivian needs to draw on a Department of Energy loan of up to about $4.5 billion, and the article warns a miss would make another stock sale more likely. Rivian traded at 1.8x forward sales, below its three-year average of 2.7x.
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| Close on 11/03/2026 | 754.41 |
| Change that session | +0.31% |
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| Market cap | $1.6T |
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