XPEV vs RIVN Stock Comparison

Xpeng and Rivian Automotive Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XPEV Xpeng Inc.
$9.32 -6.3% 1M -60.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.77B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Xpeng leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Xpeng 5, Rivian Automotive 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXPEVRIVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.75B $15.56B RIVN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.3x -4.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.9% +14.2% XPEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.2% -55.0% XPEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -7.9% -38.3% XPEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.1% -13.6% RIVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.5%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.0% 69.2% XPEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 37/100 XPEV

Percentile Scorecard

XPEVRIVN

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

AxisXPEVRIVN
Valuation 22 #39 of 50 8 #46 of 50
Growth 98 #2 of 49 83 #9 of 49
Profitability 37 #30 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Financial Health 42 #31 of 53 64 #20 of 53
Shareholder Returns – 10 #28 of 31
Overall 50 37
  • XPEV ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • 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

PeriodXPEVRIVNSPY
1 month -6.3%-21.1% +0.9%
3 months -28.7%-28.5% +5.9%
6 months -41.2%-27.3% +8.5%
Year to date -54.0%-40.8% +13.3%
1 year -60.1%-13.6% +12.4%
3 years -36.6%-27.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -14.1%-10.0% +23.5%
5 years -80.0%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -27.5%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureXPEVRIVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.0%69.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%61.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.402.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.13-0.20 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.3%-95.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.8%-48.0% -0.9%
52-week high $28.07$22.45 $779.14
52-week low $9.07$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.

MultipleXPEVRIVN
P/E now vs peer median -19.6xmedian 20.0x -4.8xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 2.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x -5.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.4x -4.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.9x 3.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.57median 1.35 -0.17median 1.35

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 monthsXPEVRIVN
Revenue $10.77B $5.88B
Gross profit $2.23B $442.00M
Operating income -$549.59M -$3.53B
Net income -$320.39M -$3.22B
Free cash flow – -$3.49B
R&D $1.59B $1.80B
EPS (diluted) $-0.48 $-2.44
Cash & equivalents – $3.59B
Total debt $9.66B $4.44B
Shares (diluted) 951.99M 1.33B
Enterprise value $8.75B -$7.75B

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
MetricXPEVRIVN
P/E -19.6x -4.8x
P/FCF – -4.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -8.6x
P/S 0.8x 2.7x
P/B 2.2x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA – -5.5x
EV/EBIT -21.5x -4.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.6x
EV/FCF – -4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – -8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.57 -0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXPEVRIVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.9% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 52.5% 25.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 69.5% 299.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 131.7% 29.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.4% 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.6% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 18.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% 19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 27.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1,108%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -185.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXPEVRIVN
Gross margin 20.7% 7.5%
EBITDA margin – -46.1%
Operating margin -5.1% -60.1%
Pretax margin -3.1% -54.8%
Net margin -4.2% -55.0%
FCF margin – -59.3%
Operating cash flow margin – -31.4%
Return on equity -7.9% -67.5%
Return on assets -2.2% -21.9%
Return on invested capital -7.9% -38.3%
Return on capital employed -8.3% -31.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXPEVRIVN
Debt / assets 19.5% 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x
Debt / FCF – -1.3x
Liabilities / assets 73.4% 66.1%
Equity / assets 26.6% 33.9%
Interest coverage -8.2x -13.3x
Current ratio – 2.1x
Quick ratio – 1.6x
Cash ratio – 1.5x
Altman Z-score – -1.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXPEVRIVN
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – -8.6%
Shareholder yield – -8.6%
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.

ConsensusXPEVRIVN
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $-2.35FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.81BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.1% +45.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXPEVRIVN
Held by institutions 13.4% 54.6%
Institutions holding 223 817
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.7% +12.2%
Institutions buying 126 405
Institutions selling 57 220
Buyers to sellers 2.21 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.

XPEVRIVN
XPEV 1.00 0.29
RIVN 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XPEV and RIVN?

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xpeng (XPEV) $8.75B, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) $15.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

Xpeng (XPEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Xpeng (XPEV) +28.9%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xpeng (XPEV) has the highest net margin (Xpeng (XPEV) -4.2%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -55.0%). On return on invested capital, Xpeng (XPEV) leads (Xpeng (XPEV) -7.9%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -38.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rivian Automotive (RIVN) returned the most: Xpeng (XPEV) -60.1%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -13.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xpeng (XPEV) has been the steadiest (Xpeng (XPEV) 53.0%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) 69.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do XPEV and RIVN move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.29, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, XPEV 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, Xpeng (XPEV) 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.