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Ouster, Inc. had $169M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 52.5% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +55.0% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
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6.1%Hi! I read Ouster, Inc.βs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
+52.5%
Yes. Sales grew 52.5% last year.
Does it make a profit?
β35.6%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
β38.3%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 8
Mixed. It passes 5 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
β
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
In plain words: Every quarter, companies publish how much they sold and earned. These are the days Ouster, Inc. did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
Next results
November 3, 2026
Tuesday Β· in 8 days
| Date | Results for | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Q2 '26 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| May 5, 2026 | Q1 '26 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Q4 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Q3 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Q2 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| May 8, 2025 | Q1 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Q4 '24 | Time not announced | 8-K β |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Q3 '24 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
KIRA Β· Ouster, Inc. had $169M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 52.5% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +55.0% a year on average. Its operating margin was β43.7%, up 50.1Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about β44 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· Ouster, Inc. lost $60.4M in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was β$64.8M in fiscal 2025, β38.3% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Ouster, Inc. can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $183M | $123M | $190M | $172M | $209M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | $39.6M | $44.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.0x | β |
| Interest coverage | β197.8x | β54.0x | β40.1x | β57.1x | β |
| Current ratio | 9.4x | 5.5x | 3.2x | 2.8x | 3.9x |
| Quick ratio | 9.0x | 4.8x | 2.9x | 2.6x | 3.6x |
| 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 (β = net cash) | β$183M | β$83.4M | β$146M | β$172M | β |
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· Ouster, Inc. passes 5 of 8 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 5 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 5 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β139.3% | β12.9% | β9.9% | β80.5% | β20.9% | β6.5% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β23.12 | 4.38 | β3.90 | β10.78 | β7.96 | β3.47 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | $11.4M | $18.9M | $33.6M | $41.0M | $83.3M | $111M | $169M |
| Gross profit | β$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 | β$48.4M | β$51.8M | β$99.7M | β$145M | β$373M | β$104M | β$74.0M |
| Interest expense | $3.6M | $2.5M | $0.5M | $2.7M | $9.3M | $1.8M | $0.0M |
| Pretax income | β$51.7M | β$106M | β$96.8M | β$138M | β$374M | β$96.5M | β$63.3M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.4M | β$2.8M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $0.5M | β$2.9M |
| Net income | β$51.7M | β$107M | β$94.0M | β$139M | β$374M | β$97.0M | β$60.4M |
| Net income to common | β$51.7M | β$107M | β$94.0M | β$139M | β$374M | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β$6.99 | β$5.98 | β$0.70 | β$7.79 | β$10.10 | β$2.08 | β$1.07 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.13B | 0.02B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | β$40.2M | β$42.1M | β$71.1M | β$111M | β$138M | β$33.7M | β$40.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $7.5M | $3.5M | $4.3M | $5.4M | $3.0M | $3.8M | $24.9M |
| Free cash flow | β$47.7M | β$45.6M | β$75.3M | β$116M | β$141M | β$37.5M | β$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 | β | β | β |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $16.8M | $11.4M | $183M | $123M | $190M | $172M | $209M |
| Total debt | β | β | $0.0M | $39.6M | $44.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Current assets | β | $21.2M | $207M | $162M | $263M | $220M | $279M |
| Current liabilities | β | $20.9M | $22.1M | $29.5M | $81.7M | $78.4M | $71.0M |
| Inventory | β | $4.8M | $7.4M | $19.5M | $23.2M | $16.4M | $23.6M |
| Property and equipment, net | β | $9.7M | $10.1M | $9.7M | $10.2M | $10.2M | $31.9M |
| Goodwill | β | $0.0M | $51.1M | $51.2M | $0.0M | β | $0.0M |
| Intangible assets | β | $0.0M | $22.7M | $18.2M | $24.4M | $17.8M | $13.3M |
| Total assets | β | $46.4M | $308M | $256M | $331M | $276M | $350M |
| Total liabilities | β | $83.1M | $47.0M | $84.5M | $151M | $95.2M | $87.8M |
| Preferred stock | β | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β |
| Shareholders' equity | β$100M | β$75.9M | $261M | $172M | $180M | $181M | $262M |
| Margins | |||||||
| Gross margin | β52.7% | 8.0% | 27.1% | 26.6% | 10.0% | 36.4% | 49.3% |
| Operating margin | β423.8% | β273.8% | β297.0% | β354.4% | β448.1% | β93.8% | β43.7% |
| EBITDA margin | β405.9% | β254.1% | β280.6% | β331.4% | β427.5% | β84.9% | β39.1% |
| Net margin | β452.7% | β564.9% | β279.9% | β337.7% | β449.2% | β87.3% | β35.6% |
| FCF margin | β417.8% | β241.4% | β224.4% | β283.0% | β169.2% | β33.7% | β38.3% |
| Returns | |||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β100.9% | β130.2% | β880.1% | β925.9% | β |
| Return on capital employed | β | β203.0% | β34.9% | β64.2% | β149.8% | β52.7% | β26.6% |
| Return on equity | β | β | β101.7% | β64.1% | β213.0% | β53.8% | β27.3% |
| Return on assets | β | β230.1% | β53.1% | β49.1% | β127.5% | β32.0% | β19.3% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β | β50.3% | β135.4% | β241.0% | β59.5% | β24.3% |
| Growth | |||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 65.6% | 77.6% | 22.2% | 103.0% | 33.4% | 52.5% |
| Share count change | β | 141.6% | 649.9% | β86.7% | 108.2% | 25.8% | 20.9% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Debt / equity | β | β | 0.0x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.0x | β |
| Interest coverage | β13.5x | β20.6x | β197.8x | β54.0x | β40.1x | β57.1x | β |
| Current ratio | β | 1.0x | 9.4x | 5.5x | 3.2x | 2.8x | 3.9x |
| Quick ratio | β | 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 | β | β | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | β23.1 | 4.4 | β3.9 | β10.8 | β8.0 | β3.5 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β139.3% | β12.9% | β9.9% | β80.5% | β20.9% | β6.5% |
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 β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
