Ouster, Inc. OUST R2KAI
Ouster, Inc. engages in the production and sale of lidar sensor kits for the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers the Outer Sensor (OS) product line, including OSDome that provides a hemispheric field of view; OS0 for wide view; OS1, for mid-range view; and OS2 for long-range view. It also provides the DF series, a suite of short, mid, and long-range solid-state digital lidar sensors for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving systems; Velodyne that offers surround-view lidar sensors comprising VLP-16, VLP-16 Lite, VLP-16 Hi-Res, VLP-32, and VLS-128; Ouster Gemini, a perception platform designed for smart infrastructure deployments; and BlueCity, a Gemini-powered solution for traffic operations, planning, and safety. In addition, the company offers ZED, a high-performance camera that provides 2D and 3D color data, as well as AI Compute. Further, it is developing solid-state digital flash sensors, a suite of short, mid, and long-range solid-state digital lidar sensors that provide uniform precision imaging without motion blur across an entire field of view. Ouster, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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PROS
- Compounding revenue at 60.4% over 5 years.
- Profit CAGR of 18.8% over 5 years.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUST Ouster, Inc. R2KAI | 46.05 | - | $2.93B | - | -22.73% | -25.17% | 60.42% | 18.81% |
| 2 | NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXAI | 211.14 | 32.38 | $5.11T | 0.47% | 81.14% | 114.29% | 100.05% | 201.80% |
| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX | 312.06 | 37.73 | $4.58T | 0.35% | 68.72% | 141.47% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI | 450.24 | 26.82 | $3.34T | 0.81% | 26.37% | 34.01% | 12.42% | 11.87% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI | 418.45 | 35.86 | $2.17T | 0.91% | 32.04% | 36.21% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 971.00 | 45.87 | $1.10T | 0.06% | 14.20% | 39.82% | 6.71% | -0.57% |
| 7 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 516.10 | 172.61 | $841.55B | - | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 8 | ORCL Oracle Corporation SPXAI | 225.78 | 40.46 | $649.35B | 0.89% | 13.07% | 57.57% | 10.59% | 22.81% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,612.76 | 53.76 | $621.59B | 0.54% | 43.81% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.30M | 4.28M | 5.95M | 6.61M | 7.36M | 7.75M | 8.56M | 10.33M | 11.20M | 17.23M | 19.40M | 22.21M | 25.94M | 26.99M | - | - | 32.63M | 35.05M | 39.52M | 62.18M | 48.58M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.15M | 19.21M | 22.87M | 24.73M | 27.74M |
| Gross Profit | -1.92M | 393.00K | 1.06M | 1.74M | 1.90M | 1.88M | 2.59M | 2.78M | 3.72M | -376.00K | 186.00K | 3.09M | 7.42M | 9.10M | - | - | 13.48M | 15.84M | 16.66M | 37.45M | 20.84M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.31M | 42.66M | 40.91M | 36.55M | 40.05M |
| Operating Income | -12.28M | -10.65M | -14.72M | -16.30M | -21.39M | -27.32M | -34.19M | -33.19M | -36.05M | -177.10M | -123.03M | -35.74M | -25.82M | -25.25M | - | - | -23.83M | -26.82M | -24.25M | 904.00K | -19.21M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -20.79M | -21.11M | -18.25M | 7.71M | -15.69M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -21.82M | -24.23M | -21.66M | 4.40M | -16.91M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 195.00K | -3.62M | 72.00K | 414.00K | 552.00K |
| Net Income | -18.69M | -11.31M | -19.61M | -20.96M | -32.01M | -12.67M | -32.40M | -28.00M | -35.99M | -177.28M | -122.73M | -35.10M | -23.85M | -23.87M | - | - | -22.02M | -20.61M | -21.73M | 3.98M | -17.46M |
| Diluted EPS | -2.41 | -0.59 | -0.97 | -0.38 | -0.21 | -0.08 | -1.90 | -1.60 | -1.98 | -6.03 | -3.19 | -0.89 | -0.55 | -0.53 | - | - | -0.42 | -0.38 | -0.37 | 0.06 | -0.28 |
| R&D Expense | 4.47M | 5.68M | 8.88M | 4.71M | 6.47M | 8.39M | 15.91M | 15.89M | 17.21M | 32.46M | 26.45M | 16.68M | 13.81M | 14.43M | 15.13M | - | 14.98M | 17.15M | 17.78M | - | 16.08M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11.41M | 18.90M | 33.58M | 41.03M | 83.28M | 111.10M | 169.38M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | 30.10M | 74.97M | 70.64M | 85.95M |
| Gross Profit | -6.01M | 1.51M | 9.09M | 10.93M | 8.31M | 40.46M | 83.44M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | 156.35M | 214.83M | 144.64M | 157.44M |
| Operating Income | -48.36M | -51.76M | -99.71M | -145.42M | -206.52M | -104.18M | -74.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | -123.38M | -342.62M | -79.94M | -50.42M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | 2.69M | 9.30M | 1.82M | 0 |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | -138.25M | -373.59M | -96.51M | -63.31M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | 305.00K | 523.00K | 537.00K | -2.94M |
| Net Income | -51.66M | -106.78M | -93.98M | -138.56M | -374.11M | -97.05M | -60.38M |
| Diluted EPS | -6.99 | -5.98 | -0.70 | -7.80 | -10.10 | -2.08 | -1.07 |
| R&D Expense | 23.30M | 23.32M | 34.58M | 64.32M | 91.21M | 58.08M | 65.17M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 60.42% |
| 1 Year: | 48.90% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 18.81% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +276.53% |
| 6 Months: | +111.43% |
| 3 Months: | +143.01% |
| 1 Month: | +80.31% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 46.41M | - | 256.14M | 330.74M | 276.15M | 349.52M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | 162.50M | 263.16M | 219.85M | 278.89M |
| Cash & Equivalents | - | 16.85M | 11.36M | - | 122.93M | 50.99M | 45.54M | 67.41M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | 19.53M | 23.23M | 16.42M | 23.57M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | 11.23M | 14.58M | 17.94M | 27.75M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 83.10M | - | 84.52M | 151.07M | 95.24M | 87.78M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 20.92M | - | 29.49M | 81.69M | 78.43M | 71.03M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | 39.57M | 43.98M | - | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | 56.20M | 69.90M | 20.25M | 17.08M |
| Total Equity | -50.24M | -100.32M | -75.91M | - | 171.62M | 179.67M | 180.91M | 261.74M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | 18.66M | 43.26M | 52.56M | 60.95M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -40.19M | -42.12M | - | -110.69M | -137.89M | -33.69M | -39.96M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -7.49M | -3.51M | - | -5.15M | 50.60M | 14.65M | -36.25M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 50.51M | 39.86M | - | 55.60M | 15.66M | 15.39M | 97.61M |
| Capital Expenditure | -7.49M | -3.51M | - | -5.42M | -3.01M | -3.76M | -24.89M |
| Free Cash Flow | -47.68M | -45.63M | - | -116.11M | -140.90M | -37.45M | -64.85M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | -60.23M | -71.63M | -3.65M | 21.40M |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 45.00K | 45.00K | 0 | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | -52.7% | 8.0% | 27.1% | 26.6% | 10.0% | 36.4% | 49.3% |
| Operating Margin % | -423.8% | -273.8% | -297.0% | -354.4% | -248.0% | -93.8% | -43.7% |
| Net Margin % | -452.7% | -564.9% | -279.9% | -337.7% | -449.2% | -87.3% | -35.6% |
| ROE % | 51.5% | 140.7% | - | -80.7% | -208.2% | -53.6% | -23.1% |
| ROCE % | - | -203.0% | - | -64.2% | -82.9% | -52.7% | -26.6% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 10.63% | 5.29M | $243.62M |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.35% | 2.66M | $122.69M |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3.56% | 1.77M | $81.52M |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 3.28% | 1.63M | $75.18M |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.91% | 1.45M | $66.78M |
| 6 | Penn Capital Management Company LLC | 1.95% | 969.61K | $44.65M |
| 7 | Tao Capital Management, LP | 1.70% | 845.32K | $38.93M |
| 8 | Shaw D.E. & Co., Inc. | 1.69% | 842.09K | $38.78M |
| 9 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.66% | 826.23K | $38.05M |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley | 1.47% | 732.98K | $33.75M |
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