Ouster

OUST

Semiconductors · Technology

Price

$38.42

+0.47 (+1.24%)

Market Cap

$2.77B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Strong

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Good

Valuation

Data not available

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Share count rising — dilution

+320.7% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 13.4M (2021) → 56.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Ouster, Inc. designs and manufactures high-resolution digital lidar sensors and enabling software that offers 3D vision to machinery, vehicles, robots, and fixed infrastructure assets. Its product portfolio includes OS, a scanning sensor and DF, a true solid-state flash sensor. The company is based in San Francisco, California.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+55.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+28.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$65M/ year

↑ Rising (+12% vs prior year)

38.5% of revenue

2.6x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

6.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~4 years

$261M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$261M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Ouster grew revenue 56% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

48.9%

Healthy — 48.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-36.7%

Losing money on operations — -36.7%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-16.3%

Weak — -16.3% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+62.8%

Fast-growing sales (+62.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-40.2%

Burning cash (-40.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.03

Conservative — low debt load (0.03)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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