Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Rivian Automotive's (RIVN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 34.04% in Q1 2026, down 357.0% year-on-year from 13.25% in Q1 2025, and down 7.75% quarter-over-quarter from 31.59% in Q4 2025.

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rivian Automotive has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 34.04% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 34.04%, down 357.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 34.04% (down 357.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 31.33%, up 255.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 34.04% for Q1 2026 at Rivian Automotive, down from 31.59% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 26.58% in Q1 2022 to a low of 43.69% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 40.62% (2023), against an average of 37.17%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 1598 bps in 2023 and surged 1515 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Rivian Automotive's Return on Capital Employed stood at 42.78% in 2022, then climbed by 5 bps to 40.62% in 2023, then climbed by 8 bps to 37.26% in 2024, then gained by 15 bps to 31.59% in 2025, then declined by 8 bps to 34.04% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 34.04% (Q1 2026), 31.59% (Q4 2025), and 28.48% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,297.09 Bn 1,252.41 Bn 4.72 Bn 4.59%
2 Toyota Motor 440.56 Bn 289.71 Bn 39.87 Bn 5.53%
3 Ferrari 75.26 Bn 73.46 Bn 1.09 Bn -
4 General Motors 72.40 Bn 50.02 Bn 4.32 Bn 1.33%
5 Ford Motor 56.05 Bn 25.60 Bn 7.94 Bn -4.00%
6 Rivian Automotive 20.65 Bn 15.84 Bn 119.00 Mn -34.04%
7 China Yuchai International 14.25 Bn 13.19 Bn 317.01 Mn 11.02%
8 VinFast Auto 7.11 Bn 10.11 Bn -15,731.99 Bn -78.19%
9 Digital Currency X Technology 4.89 Bn 4.89 Bn - -
10 Xpeng 4.49 Bn 1.59 Bn 388.90 Mn -7.49%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -34.04%
Dec 31, 2025 -31.59%
Sep 30, 2025 -28.48%
Jun 30, 2025 -28.55%
Mar 31, 2025 -30.47%
Dec 31, 2024 -37.26%
Sep 30, 2024 -43.57%
Jun 30, 2024 -43.69%
Mar 31, 2024 -41.79%
Dec 31, 2023 -40.62%
Sep 30, 2023 -41.87%
Jun 30, 2023 -40.73%
Mar 31, 2023 -42.56%
Dec 31, 2022 -42.78%
Sep 30, 2022 -42.97%
Jun 30, 2022 -34.33%
Mar 31, 2022 -26.58%
Dec 31, 2021 -29.98%