RBC Capital Reiterates $14 Price Target on Rivian

RBC Capital analyst Tom Narayan reiterated on November 12, 2025, a ‘Sector Perform’ rating and $14 price target on Rivian.

“Liquidity concerns remain.

RIVN currently has $7.1B in cash and STI on its balance sheet, and expects an additional $2.5B in funding from their joint venture with Volkswagen, $1B of which depends on the completion of certain technological milestones (specifically the winter- testing of prototypes using E/E architecture).

Mgmt also appears confident in securing a $6.6B project-based finance loan from the DOE, contingent on the vertical construction of their Georgia site, anticipated to commence in ’26.

However, Visible Alpha consensus shows cumulative FCF of – $10.7B from H2/25 through ’30.

If there are obstacles to receiving DOE reimbursement and the company fails to reach the technological milestones to attain the $1B from VW in ’26, then the company might need to raise additional financing as early as ’27.

Further, the company will need to generate enough cash to pay down debt maturities of $1.5B in ’29, $1.725B in ’30, and $1.25B in ’31.

Investor focus will remain on GP improvements.”

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