Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Rivian Automotive (RIVN) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -29.34% for Q3 2026, down 0.86 percentage points from -28.48% a year earlier but up 2.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Rivian Automotive's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -31.33%, up 2.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive years, with a four-year change of +3.45 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Rivian Automotive's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -33.87% in FY2024 (+4.80 pp), -38.67% in FY2023 (+0.15 pp), -38.82% in FY2022 (-4.04 pp) and -34.78% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -43.69% in Q2 2024 to a high of -26.58% in Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 15.15 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 15.98 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -31.93% (Q2 2026), -34.04% (Q1 2026) and -31.59% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,160.73 Bn | 982.96 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 3.08% |
| 2 | General Motors | 75.19 Bn | -29.42 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 2.41% |
| 3 | Ferrari | 74.17 Bn | 66.47 Bn | 1.14 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ford Motor | 49.64 Bn | -84.78 Bn | 7.38 Bn | -4.03% |
| 5 | Honda Motor | 47.63 Bn | -102.18 Bn | 8.46 Bn | -0.52% |
| 6 | Toyota Motor | 28.28 Bn | -349.28 Bn | 19.83 Bn | 5.90% |
| 7 | Rivian Automotive | 19.71 Bn | -2.02 Bn | 176.00 Mn | -29.34% |
| 8 | Magna International | 17.43 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
| 9 | Stellantis | 12.80 Bn | -148.64 Bn | 3.94 Bn | -13.04% |
| 10 | Li Auto | 12.62 Bn | -36.34 Bn | 417.98 Mn | -7.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -29.34% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -31.93% |
| 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% |
API Access
Rivian Automotive Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RIVN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "RIVN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RIVN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();