TSLA vs NXT vs RIVN Stock Comparison

Tesla, Nextpower and Rivian Automotive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$407.46 +9.5% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32T
P/E
346.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$79.44 -1.7% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.05B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.63B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tesla leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tesla 5, Nextpower 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSLANXTRIVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.32T $12.05B $16.10B TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 346.7x 20.2x -4.8x NXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 253.1x 18.2x — NXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +17.0% +14.2% NXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 16.4% -55.0% NXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% — -38.3% TSLA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x — 0.3x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.9% -19.4% -11.9% TSLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 65.9% 69.2% TSLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 79/100 38/100 NXT

Percentile Scorecard

TSLANXTRIVN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTSLANXTRIVN
Valuation 16 #42 of 50 87 #9 of 61 8 #46 of 50
Growth 49 #25 of 48 79 #13 of 58 85 #8 of 48
Profitability 80 #10 of 46 98 #2 of 55 20 #37 of 46
Financial Health 96 #3 of 52 77 #17 of 71 65 #19 of 52
Shareholder Returns 21 #24 of 30 55 #14 of 30 10 #27 of 30
Overall 52 79 38
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • NXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • RIVN ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTSLANXTRIVNSPY
1 month +9.5%-1.7%-23.6% -0.2%
3 months +32.5%-16.7%-29.2% +3.9%
6 months +8.4%-31.8%-26.8% +8.2%
Year to date -9.4%-8.8%-40.0% +12.9%
1 year -9.9%-19.4%-11.9% +12.3%
3 years +96.6%+129.4%-26.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.3%+31.9%-9.6% +23.3%
5 years +13.5%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.6%—— +10.9%
10 years +2,896.0%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +40.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTSLANXTRIVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%65.9%69.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%66.6%61.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.272.732.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.29-0.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-51.1%-95.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.8%-49.2%-47.3% -1.2%
52-week high $489.88$156.40$22.45 $779.14
52-week low $298.32$76.48$11.43 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTSLANXTRIVN
P/E now vs peer median 346.7xmedian 19.4x 20.2xmedian 27.2x -4.8xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 0.5x 3.3xmedian 2.4x 2.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 118.4xmedian 8.3x 14.7xmedian 18.4x -5.6xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 228.9xmedian 9.4x 22.0xmedian 28.6x -4.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 0.9x 4.7xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -10.64median 1.40 0.10median 0.79 -0.18median 1.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTSLANXTRIVN
Revenue $103.62B $3.63B $5.88B
Gross profit $19.53B $1.21B $442.00M
Operating income $4.37B $701.94M -$3.53B
Net income $3.86B $594.06M -$3.22B
Free cash flow $5.76B $548.73M -$3.49B
R&D $7.73B $143.86M $1.80B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $3.83 $-2.44
Cash & equivalents $15.22B $1.21B $3.59B
Total debt $9.34B – $4.44B
Shares (diluted) 3.54B 155.14M 1.33B
Enterprise value $1.15T $7.94B -$7.19B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTSLANXTRIVN
P/E 346.7x 20.2x -4.8x
P/FCF 228.9x 22.0x -4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 70.6x 20.0x -8.7x
P/S 12.7x 3.3x 2.7x
P/B 15.1x 4.7x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 4.9x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 118.4x 14.7x -5.6x
EV/EBIT 293.9x 15.4x -4.3x
EV/Revenue 12.4x 3.0x 2.6x
EV/FCF 223.0x 19.7x -4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 68.8x 18.0x -8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.64 0.10 -0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSLANXTRIVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 17.0% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 22.4% 25.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.5% 15.3% 299.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 51.3% 29.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.2% 5.5% 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% 48.9% 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.0% 8.1% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 54.6% 18.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% 6.1% 19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 196.5% 27.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% -2.2% -1,108%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 22.2% 31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% -4.4% -185.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 18.8% 20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSLANXTRIVN
Gross margin 18.9% 33.4% 7.5%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 20.3% -46.1%
Operating margin 4.2% 19.3% -60.1%
Pretax margin 5.0% 19.9% -54.8%
Net margin 3.7% 16.4% -55.0%
FCF margin 5.6% 15.1% -59.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 16.6% -31.4%
Return on equity 4.5% 24.3% -67.5%
Return on assets 2.6% 14.3% -21.9%
Return on invested capital 3.4% – -38.3%
Return on capital employed 3.9% 23.1% -31.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 1.0x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% – 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSLANXTRIVN
Debt / assets 6.3% – 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.6x – -1.3x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 40.0% 66.1%
Equity / assets 58.9% 60.0% 33.9%
Interest coverage 13.1x – -13.3x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 14.41 5.58 -1.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSLANXTRIVN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.2% -8.5%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -0.2% -8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTSLANXTRIVN
Forward P/E 253.1xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $4.36FY2026 $-2.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +32.3% +37.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $112.97BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +29.5% +45.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSLANXTRIVN
Held by institutions 42.6% 100.0% 54.6%
Institutions holding 4,262 723 817
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +9.7% +12.2%
Institutions buying 2,373 368 405
Institutions selling 1,357 249 220
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.48 1.84

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TSLANXTRIVN
TSLA 1.00 0.36 0.39
NXT 0.36 1.00 0.31
RIVN 0.39 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSLA, NXT and RIVN?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tesla (TSLA) $1.32T, Nextpower (NXT) $12.05B, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) $16.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSLA, NXT and RIVN?

Nextpower (NXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tesla (TSLA) 346.7x, Nextpower (NXT) 20.2x, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -4.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nextpower (NXT) is cheapest (Tesla (TSLA) 253.1x, Nextpower (NXT) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nextpower (NXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%, Nextpower (NXT) +17.0%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextpower (NXT) has the highest net margin (Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%, Nextpower (NXT) 16.4%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -55.0%). On return on invested capital, Tesla (TSLA) leads (Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -38.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tesla (TSLA) returned the most: Tesla (TSLA) -9.9%, Nextpower (NXT) -19.4%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -11.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tesla (TSLA) has been the steadiest (Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%, Nextpower (NXT) 65.9%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) 69.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSLA, NXT and RIVN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tesla (TSLA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.