6 Green Days In A Row: Rubrik Stock Is Up 19%
Rubrik (RBRK) stock is on a 6-day winning streak, up 18.7% since the run began. That added about $4.3 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $27.5 billion. The stock closed at $133.40 on Monday, October 26, its highest close of the past year.
How The Streak Stacks Up Against The S&P 500
Returns for RBRK and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Monday, October 26 and including dividends:
| Return Period | RBRK | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 3.6% | 0.7% |
| 6 Days (Current Streak) | 18.7% | 0.2% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 86.7% | 3.6% |
| Year To Date | 74.4% | 13.2% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | 73.6% | 15.3% |
A Stock-Specific Run, Or A Market Move?
Over the same 6 trading days, the S&P 500 returned +0.2% including dividends, so the run is mostly Rubrik’s own story rather than the market’s. Over the past three months the stock is up 86.7%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 57 sessions of that window it was up 57.3%.
What The Numbers Say About The Rally
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 42.4% over the last twelve months, against a median of 17.9% for S&P 500 Information Technology stocks; and its operating margin is -18.3%, versus a median of 21.6%. Rubrik does not have positive trailing earnings, so there is no meaningful price-to-earnings multiple to compare. The read is mixed: revenue growth above the median on one side, an operating loss on the other.
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