General Motors vs Rivian Automotive
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The short version
- General Motors is the larger business, with $185.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $5.4B for Rivian Automotive, about 34 times as much.
- Rivian Automotive grew revenue faster (8.4%, against β1.3%).
- General Motors kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (1.6% operating margin, against β66.6%).
- General Motors turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.5% FCF margin, against β46.2%).
- General Motors earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (1.5%, against β88.0%).
| Latest fiscal year | GM Β· FY25 | RIVN Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $67.3B | $15.7B |
| Revenue | $185.0B | $5.4B |
| Free cash flow | $17.6B | β$2.5B |
| Net income | $2.7B | β$3.6B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | β1.3% | 8.4% |
| 5-year growth | 8.6% | β |
| Share count change | β13.8% | 17.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | 2.7% |
| Operating margin | 1.6% | β66.6% |
| Net margin | 1.5% | β67.7% |
| FCF margin | 9.5% | β46.2% |
| Return on capital | 1.5% | β88.0% |
| Return on equity | 4.3% | β65.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $103.9B | β$1.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.0x | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $6.7B | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.5x | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 4 |
Revenue
FY16
GM $149.2B
RIVN β
FY17
GM $145.6B
RIVN β
FY18
GM $147.0B
RIVN β
FY19
GM $137.2B
RIVN $0.0M
FY20
GM $122.5B
RIVN $0.0M
FY21
GM $127.0B
RIVN $55.0M
FY22
GM $156.7B
RIVN $1.7B
FY23
GM $171.8B
RIVN $4.4B
FY24
GM $187.4B
RIVN $5.0B
FY25
GM $185.0B
RIVN $5.4B
GM
RIVN
Operating margin
FY16
GM 5.8%
RIVN β
FY17
GM 6.0%
RIVN β
FY18
GM 3.0%
RIVN β
FY19
GM 4.0%
RIVN β
FY20
GM 5.4%
RIVN β
FY21
GM 7.3%
RIVN β7,672.7%
FY22
GM 6.6%
RIVN β413.5%
FY23
GM 5.4%
RIVN β129.4%
FY24
GM 6.8%
RIVN β94.4%
FY25
GM 1.6%
RIVN β66.6%
GM
RIVN
Free cash flow
FY16
GM $8.2B
RIVN β
FY17
GM $8.9B
RIVN β
FY18
GM $6.5B
RIVN β
FY19
GM $7.4B
RIVN β$552M
FY20
GM $11.4B
RIVN β$1.8B
FY21
GM $7.7B
RIVN β$4.4B
FY22
GM $6.8B
RIVN β$6.4B
FY23
GM $10.0B
RIVN β$5.9B
FY24
GM $9.3B
RIVN β$2.9B
FY25
GM $17.6B
RIVN β$2.5B
GM
RIVN
Return on capital
FY16
GM 7.2%
RIVN β
FY17
GM 4.1%
RIVN β
FY18
GM 3.7%
RIVN β
FY19
GM 4.0%
RIVN β
FY20
GM 4.0%
RIVN β
FY21
GM 5.3%
RIVN β
FY22
GM 5.7%
RIVN β178.5%
FY23
GM 5.5%
RIVN β117.1%
FY24
GM 5.3%
RIVN β96.6%
FY25
GM 1.5%
RIVN β88.0%
GM
RIVN
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.