Overview
- In July the company sold roughly 75 million new shares at $15.50 each, raising about $1.2 billion with underwriters holding an option to buy an additional 11.25 million shares.
- Rivian’s stock dropped about 12.3% in July, a decline market data links to the share sale and investor worries about ongoing cash burn and dilution.
- Management reaffirmed 2026 delivery guidance of 65,000 to 70,000 vehicles while trimming the full-year spending midpoint by $250 million and setting 2026 capital spending at $1.7 billion to $1.8 billion.
- The company reported a consolidated second-quarter gross profit of $179 million but provided limited R2-specific volume detail and faces early R2 quality and supplier issues that could slow margin gains.
- Rivian says the proceeds will cover general corporate purposes and an equity contribution for a Department of Energy loan, and the outcome of the R2 ramp will determine whether partner funding and this capital are enough to reach sustainable automotive margins.