Ouster, Inc. (OUST) Key Metrics
OUST valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $2.05B
- Enterprise value
- $2.60B
- P/E (TTM)
- —
- Forward P/E
- —
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 10.0 10-yr median 4.4
- Price / book
- 7.7 10-yr median 2.4
- EV / EBITDA
- —
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 3.23
OUST key metrics, 2018–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsOUST valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales+40.5%
7.2
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20182025
Price / book+48.0%
4.7
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20182025
Free cash flow yield+1.3 pts
−5.3%
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20182025
OUST returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity+26.5 pts
−27.3%
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20182025
Return on invested capital+68.2 pts
−117.7%
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20182025
Return on assets+12.7 pts
−19.3%
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20182025
Free cash flow margin−4.6 pts
−38.3%
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20182025
Asset turnover+47.9%
0.54
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20182025
OUST per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+26.1%
$3.01
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20182025
Earnings per share
−$1.07
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20182025
Free cash flow per share
−$1.15
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20182025
Book value per share+19.6%
$4.65
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20182025
Shares outstanding+20.9%
56.3M
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20182025
OUST financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity−41.7%
0.07
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20182025
Net debt−$39.7M
−$191.5M
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20182025
Current ratio+40.1%
3.93
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20182025
Debt / assets−33.4%
0.05
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20182025
OUST efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−42 days
61 days
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20182025
Days of inventory−18 days
85 days
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20182025
Days payables outstanding+30 days
56 days
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20182025
Cash conversion cycle−90 days
91 days
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20182025
Capex / revenue+11.3 pts
14.7%
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20182025
OUST valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday8-year median
OUST returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
OUST debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
OUST cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
OUST price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
OUST key metrics
2018–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.22B | $569.3M | $284.1M | $153.5M | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $1.03B | $417.5M | $163.9M | $86.8M | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 7.2 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 6.1 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −5.0% | −17.0% | −131.7% | −90.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | −5.3% | −6.6% | −49.6% | −75.6% | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | 25.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | — | — | 0.0% | 25.5% | — | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $21.64 | $12.22 | $7.67 | $8.63 | $52.00 | $135.00 | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||
| Revenue per share | $3.01 | $2.38 | $2.25 | $2.31 | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings per share | −$1.07 | −$2.08 | −$10.10 | −$7.79 | — | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$0.71 | −$0.72 | −$3.72 | −$6.22 | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow per share | −$1.15 | −$0.80 | −$3.80 | −$6.53 | — | — | — | — |
| Cash per share | $3.70 | $3.69 | $5.13 | $6.91 | — | — | — | — |
| Book value per share | $4.65 | $3.88 | $4.85 | $9.65 | — | — | — | — |
| Tangible book value per share | $4.41 | $3.50 | $4.19 | $5.75 | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | $2.20 | — | — | — | — |
| Capex per share | $0.44 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.30 | — | — | — | — |
| Debt per share | $0.30 | $0.43 | $1.89 | $3.16 | — | — | — | — |
| Shares outstanding | 56.3M | 46.6M | 37.0M | 17.8M | — | — | — | — |
| Change in shares outstanding | +20.9% | +25.8% | +108.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −27.3% | −53.8% | −213.0% | −64.1% | −83.9% | — | — | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −117.7% | −185.9% | −358.9% | −114.2% | −225.6% | — | −327.7% | −250.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −19.3% | −32.0% | −127.5% | −49.1% | −53.1% | −247.5% | −155.0% | −122.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | −18.0% | −37.6% | −122.1% | −74.2% | −40.2% | −230.1% | −129.6% | −122.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | −38.3% | −33.7% | −169.2% | −283.0% | −222.9% | −241.4% | −417.8% | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||
| Total debt | $17.1M | $20.2M | $69.9M | $56.2M | $19.3M | $21.8M | $91.1M | $33.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $208.6M | $172.0M | $190.1M | $122.9M | $183.6M | $11.6M | $16.8M | $13.4M |
| Net debt | −$191.5M | −$151.8M | −$120.3M | −$66.7M | −$164.3M | $10.2M | $74.2M | $19.6M |
| Debt / equity | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.07 | — | — | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.47 | 2.29 | 1.23 |
| Current ratio | 3.93 | 2.80 | 3.22 | 5.51 | 9.38 | 1.01 | 0.53 | 5.09 |
| Quick ratio | 3.59 | 2.59 | 2.94 | 4.85 | 9.04 | 0.78 | 0.47 | 4.57 |
| Interest coverage | — | -57.1 | -40.1 | -54.0 | -197.8 | -20.6 | -13.5 | — |
| Working capital | $207.9M | $141.4M | $181.5M | $133.0M | $185.3M | $306,000 | −$18.9M | $13.9M |
| Invested capital | $70.2M | $29.1M | $59.4M | $104.9M | $96.4M | −$26.5M | $13.9M | $9.4M |
| Tangible asset value | $248.4M | $163.1M | $155.2M | $102.3M | $187.0M | −$36.7M | −$60.3M | −$10.2M |
| Net current asset value | $191.1M | $124.6M | $112.1M | $78.0M | $160.4M | −$61.9M | −$78.7M | −$19.7M |
| Graham net-net per share | $2.81 | $2.19 | $2.18 | $3.29 | — | — | — | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | $39.1M | $265.3M | — | — | — |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | $0 | $45,000 | $45,000 | $0 | $0 | $12,000 |
| Capex / revenue | 14.7% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 13.2% | 12.8% | 18.6% | 65.7% | 482.6% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.93 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.44 | 0.78 | 0.94 | 3.69 | 6.04 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 24.1% | 36.4% | 69.3% | 81.2% | 75.5% | 63.8% | 10.8% | 39.0% |
| R&D / revenue | 38.5% | 52.3% | 109.5% | 156.8% | 103.0% | 123.3% | 204.1% | 1,509.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 54.5% | 77.9% | 148.4% | 224.3% | 221.0% | 158.5% | 166.9% | 708.6% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 61.5 | 103.2 | 117.8 | 118.3 | 90.7 | 46.2 | 23.0 | 136.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 84.9 | 102.4 | 106.0 | 163.6 | 91.4 | 76.4 | 44.6 | 184.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 55.8 | 25.4 | 30.6 | 82.8 | 87.6 | 107.0 | 45.8 | 111.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 90.6 | 180.2 | 193.2 | 199.1 | 94.5 | 15.7 | 21.8 | 210.0 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.94 | 3.54 | 3.10 | 3.08 | 4.02 | 7.90 | 15.86 | 2.68 |
| Payables turnover | 6.54 | 14.37 | 11.93 | 4.41 | 4.17 | 3.41 | 7.97 | 3.28 |
| Inventory turnover | 4.30 | 3.56 | 3.44 | 2.23 | 3.99 | 4.77 | 8.18 | 1.97 |
| Asset turnover | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.05 |
| Average receivables | $28.5M | $31.4M | $26.9M | $13.3M | $8.3M | $2.4M | $719,500 | $502,000 |
| Average payables | $13.1M | $4.9M | $6.2M | $6.8M | $5.9M | $5.1M | $2.2M | $1.1M |
| Average inventory | $20.0M | $19.8M | $21.4M | $13.5M | $6.1M | $3.6M | $2.1M | $1.8M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 3.8% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 27.1% | 24.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from OUST's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 2, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
OUST valuation and financial ratios
Ouster earned a return on equity of −27.3% and a return on invested capital of −117.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $17.1 million of debt and $208.6 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $191.5 million.
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OUST key metrics FAQ
What is Ouster's return on equity?
Ouster's return on equity (ROE) was −27.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$60.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $221.3 million.
What is Ouster's ROIC?
Ouster's return on invested capital was −117.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Ouster have?
Ouster had total debt of $17.1 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07 and more cash than debt.
What is Ouster's free cash flow yield?
Ouster generated -$64.8 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −5.3% on its market value at year-end ($1.2 billion).
What is Ouster's current ratio?
Ouster's current ratio was 3.93 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 3.93 times current liabilities.