PACCAR Inc vs Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE, two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
What is priced in: PACCAR at 25.7 times earnings, a profitable heavy-truck maker priced for steady returns, Rivian at no clean multiple, an EV startup priced on its potential to reach viability. PACCAR nets 8.91% of revenue and earns 12.5% on equity; Rivian posts a negative 72.8% net margin and negative 90.8% return on equity, the structural burn of building an EV maker. PACCAR runs debt-free (ex-finance), Rivian at 1 turn with a negative 15.6% free-cash figure. PACCAR yields 5.89% in free cash and pays a 2.25% dividend; Rivian burns cash. The pair prices a disciplined truck specialist against an unprofitable EV challenger; PACCAR earns real double-digit returns now, Rivian's valuation rests entirely on a future it is still funding toward.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | PCAR | RIVN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $120.75 | $15.64 |
| Market cap | $63.7B | $19.5B |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +23.3% | — |
| P/E | 25.7 | — |
| P/B | 3.22 | 4.41 |
| P/S | 2.29 | 3.53 |
| EV/EBITDA | 77.4 | — |
| Revenue growth | -14.0% | +19.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 8.6% |
| Operating margin | — | -63.8% |
| Net margin | 8.9% | -72.8% |
| Return on equity | 12.5% | -90.8% |
| Return on assets | 5.7% | -28.3% |
| Return on invested capital | — | -33.9% |
| FCF yield | 5.9% | -15.6% |
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Current ratio | — | 2.10 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.25 | -1.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 1 / 9 |
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