Companies · Puzzle #25 · Saturday, October 24
Companies: the board
Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Companies.
The categories
- California HQ: 10 pts if based in California
- Profit: 1.5 pts per doubling over $150M, last year
- Heritage: 1 pt per 15 years old
- Profit margin: 1 pt per 3% margin, last year
- Sales per employee: 2 pts per doubling over $60K a head, last year
- Assets: 1.5 pts per doubling over $3B, at year end
- Workforce: 1.5 pts per doubling over 2,500 staff, at year end
- Cash on hand: 1.5 pts per doubling over $200M, at year end
The best board
The best board is hidden while some of these items are still in play: they're on a board again within 14 days.
The lineup, figure by figure
Palantir
Data-analysis software for governments and companies
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Rivian
Electric pickup trucks and SUVs
On this board Rivian scored best in California HQ (10.0): headquartered in Irvine, CA. Profit was its weakest fit (0.0): a $3.6B loss in the year to December 2025.
- California HQ
- headquartered in Irvine, CA (10.0) Source: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE 10-K, filed 2026-02-12
- Profit
- a $3.6B loss in the year to December 2025 (0.0) Source: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE 10-K, filed 2026-02-12
- Heritage
- founded in 2009, 17 years ago (1.1) Source: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE 10-K, filed 2026-02-12
- Profit margin
- a loss of 67.7% of sales in the year to December 2025 (0.0) Source: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE 10-K, filed 2026-02-12
- Sales per employee
- $354K in sales per employee in the year to December 2025 (5.1) Source: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE 10-K, filed 2026-02-12
- Assets
- $14.9B in assets at the end of December 2025 (3.5) Source: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE 10-K, filed 2026-02-12
- Workforce
- 15,232 employees at the end of December 2025 (3.9) Source: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE 10-K, filed 2026-02-12
- Cash on hand
- $3.6B in cash at the end of December 2025 (6.2) Source: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE 10-K, filed 2026-02-12
Capital One
Credit cards and online bank
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Harley-Davidson
Motorcycles
Harley-Davidson's best fit on this board was Heritage, worth 8.2: founded in 1903, 123 years ago. Its weakest was California HQ, worth 0.0: headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.
- California HQ
- headquartered in Milwaukee, WI (0.0) Source: HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Profit
- $339M profit in the year to December 2025 (1.8) Source: HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Heritage
- founded in 1903, 123 years ago (8.2) Source: HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Profit margin
- a 7.6% profit margin in the year to December 2025 (2.5) Source: HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Sales per employee
- $813K in sales per employee in the year to December 2025 (7.5) Source: HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Assets
- $8.0B in assets at the end of December 2025 (2.1) Source: HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Workforce
- 5,500 employees at the end of December 2025 (1.7) Source: HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Cash on hand
- $3.1B in cash at the end of December 2025 (5.9) Source: HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
Disney
Theme parks, films, ESPN and Disney+
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Morgan Stanley
Investment bank and wealth manager
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Lowe's
Home improvement stores
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Vertex
Biotech drugmaker of cystic fibrosis medicines
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.