# Ouster Inc. (OUST) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components. Price $36.43, market value $2.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Ouster Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 12.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 12.8×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 6.7×**. The shares trade at 6.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -3.1%** (5-yr avg -29.6%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 49.6%**. Ouster Inc. keeps 49.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -30.6%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -35.6%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -23.1%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -25.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -25.5%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -15.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces -15.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 52.5%** (3-yr 60.4%/yr, 5-yr 55.0%/yr). Revenue grew 52.5% over the last year, against 55.0% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 48.6%**. Earnings per share rose 48.6%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.3×**. It would take 1.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 3.93** (quick 3.93). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.93 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 19.51**. A Z-score of 19.51 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Ouster Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Ouster Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $59.40 (+63% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 28.5%** (YTD 68.3%, 3-mo -8.2%). The shares are up 28.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -42.9%** (122.1% above the low). Trading 43% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 4.52** (volatility 107%). Beta of 4.52 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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