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Ouster, Inc.

OUST Nasdaq General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec Financials FY2019–FY2025

Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$169M
52.5% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
−43.7%
50.1 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
−$60.4M
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
−$64.8M
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
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P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
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On −$0.82 EPS (TTM)

What Ouster, Inc. does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Ouster, Inc.
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
10-K · Mar 2, 2026
Accession · CIK
0001628280-26-013313
0001816581

Revenue and margins

Ouster, Inc. had $169M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 52.5% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was −$64.8M in fiscal 2025, −38.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Ouster, Inc. returned — to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 20.9%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Ouster, Inc. can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $183M$123M$190M$172M$209M
Debt incl. finance leases $0.0M$39.6M$44.0M$0.0M—
Debt / equity 0.0x0.2x0.2x0.0x—
Interest coverage −197.8x−54.0x−40.1x−57.1x—
Current ratio 9.4x5.5x3.2x2.8x3.9x
Quick ratio 9.0x4.8x2.9x2.6x3.6x
Total assets $308M$256M$331M$276M$350M
Total liabilities $47.0M$84.5M$151M$95.2M$87.8M
Shareholders' equity $261M$172M$180M$181M$262M
Net debt (− = net cash) −$183M−$83.4M−$146M−$172M—

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Of sales under plans

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$0.0M

No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations is positive ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
Return on assets rose — — ✓ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets — — — ✕ ✓ ✓ —
Current ratio rose — — ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise — ✕ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕
Gross margin rose — ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets — — ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
F-score — / 3— / 54 / 83 / 93 / 95 / 95 / 8
Accruals ratio —−139.3%−12.9%−9.9%−80.5%−20.9%−6.5%
Altman Z'' —−23.124.38−3.90−10.78−7.96−3.47

7 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $11.4M $18.9M $33.6M $41.0M $83.3M $111M $169M
Gross profit −$6.0M $1.5M $9.1M $10.9M $8.3M $40.5M $83.4M
Research and development $23.3M $23.3M $34.6M $64.3M $91.2M $58.1M $65.2M
Operating income −$48.4M −$51.8M −$99.7M −$145M −$373M −$104M −$74.0M
Interest expense $3.6M $2.5M $0.5M $2.7M $9.3M $1.8M $0.0M
Pretax income −$51.7M −$106M −$96.8M −$138M −$374M −$96.5M −$63.3M
Income tax $0.0M $0.4M −$2.8M $0.3M $0.5M $0.5M −$2.9M
Net income −$51.7M −$107M −$94.0M −$139M −$374M −$97.0M −$60.4M
Net income to common −$51.7M −$107M −$94.0M −$139M −$374M — —
Diluted EPS −$6.99 −$5.98 −$0.70 −$7.79 −$10.10 −$2.08 −$1.07
Diluted shares 0.01B 0.02B 0.13B 0.02B 0.04B 0.05B 0.06B
Cash flow
Cash from operations −$40.2M −$42.1M −$71.1M −$111M −$138M −$33.7M −$40.0M
Capital expenditure $7.5M $3.5M $4.3M $5.4M $3.0M $3.8M $24.9M
Free cash flow −$47.7M −$45.6M −$75.3M −$116M −$141M −$37.5M −$64.8M
Depreciation and amortization $2.0M $3.7M $5.5M $9.5M $17.1M $9.8M $7.8M
Stock-based compensation $1.2M $12.1M $25.4M $33.3M $57.7M $40.5M $40.8M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.0M $10.9M $0.0M — — —
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M — —
Dividends and buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M — —
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $16.8M $11.4M $183M $123M $190M $172M $209M
Total debt — — $0.0M $39.6M $44.0M $0.0M —
Current assets — $21.2M $207M $162M $263M $220M $279M
Current liabilities — $20.9M $22.1M $29.5M $81.7M $78.4M $71.0M
Inventory — $4.8M $7.4M $19.5M $23.2M $16.4M $23.6M
Property and equipment, net — $9.7M $10.1M $9.7M $10.2M $10.2M $31.9M
Goodwill — $0.0M $51.1M $51.2M $0.0M — $0.0M
Intangible assets — $0.0M $22.7M $18.2M $24.4M $17.8M $13.3M
Total assets — $46.4M $308M $256M $331M $276M $350M
Total liabilities — $83.1M $47.0M $84.5M $151M $95.2M $87.8M
Preferred stock — $0.0M — — — — —
Shareholders' equity −$100M −$75.9M $261M $172M $180M $181M $262M
Margins
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% −448.1% −93.8% −43.7%
EBITDA margin −405.9% −254.1% −280.6% −331.4% −427.5% −84.9% −39.1%
Net margin −452.7% −564.9% −279.9% −337.7% −449.2% −87.3% −35.6%
FCF margin −417.8% −241.4% −224.4% −283.0% −169.2% −33.7% −38.3%
Returns
Return on capital — — −100.9% −130.2% −880.1% −925.9% —
Return on capital employed — −203.0% −34.9% −64.2% −149.8% −52.7% −26.6%
Return on equity — — −101.7% −64.1% −213.0% −53.8% −27.3%
Return on assets — −230.1% −53.1% −49.1% −127.5% −32.0% −19.3%
Return on tangible equity — — −50.3% −135.4% −241.0% −59.5% −24.3%
Growth
Revenue growth — 65.6% 77.6% 22.2% 103.0% 33.4% 52.5%
Share count change — 141.6% 649.9% −86.7% 108.2% 25.8% 20.9%
Financial health
Debt / equity — — 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x —
Interest coverage −13.5x −20.6x −197.8x −54.0x −40.1x −57.1x —
Current ratio — 1.0x 9.4x 5.5x 3.2x 2.8x 3.9x
Quick ratio — 0.8x 9.0x 4.8x 2.9x 2.6x 3.6x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 65.7% 18.6% 12.8% 13.2% 3.6% 3.4% 14.7%
Stock comp / revenue 10.8% 63.8% 75.5% 81.2% 69.3% 36.4% 24.1%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — — 4.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 5.0
Altman Z'' — −23.1 4.4 −3.9 −10.8 −8.0 −3.5
Accruals ratio — −139.3% −12.9% −9.9% −80.5% −20.9% −6.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001816581). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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