OUST vs KN vs VSH Stock Comparison

Ouster, Knowles and Vishay Intertechnology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.71 -32.0% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
KN Knowles Corp
$32.65 -13.0% 1M +36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$666.10M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$26.64 -18.2% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
142.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Knowles leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Knowles 5, Vishay Intertechnology 3, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOUSTKNVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.16B $2.93B $4.06B VSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.6x 40.8x 142.8x KN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.8x 33.3x KN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +62.8% +16.1% +13.4% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.0% — 0.9% VSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 1.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% +36.0% +58.2% VSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +10.5%/yr +7.0%/yr KN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.2% 41.2% 69.6% KN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 54/100 50/100 KN

Percentile Scorecard

OUSTKNVSH

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisOUSTKNVSH
Valuation 11 #99 of 111 45 #62 of 111 76 #28 of 111
Growth 82 #20 of 108 70 #33 of 108 42 #63 of 108
Profitability 14 #90 of 104 49 #54 of 104 48 #55 of 104
Financial Health 88 #15 of 115 – 44 #65 of 115
Shareholder Returns 24 #62 of 81 – 43 #47 of 81
Overall 44 54 50
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodOUSTKNVSHSPY
1 month -32.0%-13.0%-18.2% -0.8%
3 months -15.5%-12.6%-28.4% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+4.7%-4.1% +7.0%
Year to date +37.3%+52.4%+83.9% +12.2%
1 year -17.0%+36.0%+58.2% +13.0%
3 years +683.9%+151.0%+17.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +98.7%+35.9%+5.6% +23.1%
5 years -54.1%+64.5%+40.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%+10.5%+7.0% +11.0%
10 years —+119.4%+91.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.2%+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOUSTKNVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.2%41.2%69.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.6%42.9%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.571.893.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.880.84 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-49.6%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-23.7%-59.0% -1.8%
52-week high $62.52$42.80$64.90 $779.14
52-week low $16.63$20.67$11.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleOUSTKNVSH
P/E now vs peer median -36.8xmedian 32.0x 39.0xmedian 32.0x 128.4xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.8x 4.2xmedian 2.8x 1.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.8xmedian 19.4x —median 19.4x 10.1xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 29.0x 195.6xmedian 29.0x -540.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.65median 1.13 1.15median 1.13 -2.14median 1.13

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsOUSTKNVSH
Revenue $204.91M $666.10M $3.32B
Gross profit $101.63M $295.50M $694.64M
Operating income -$62.60M $97.10M $109.59M
Net income -$53.33M $71.70M $28.40M
Free cash flow -$82.47M – -$6.96M
R&D $68.46M $43.90M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $0.82 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $91.76M $46.60M $1.30B
Total debt – – $972.29M
Shares (diluted) 65.99M 87.90M 147.90M
Enterprise value $1.28B $2.93B $1.31B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricOUSTKNVSH
P/E -36.8x 39.0x 128.4x
P/FCF -24.7x 195.6x -540.8x
P/Operating cash flow -37.8x 27.6x 10.9x
P/S 9.9x 4.2x 1.1x
P/B 5.5x 3.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 4.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -33.8x – 10.1x
EV/EBIT -28.3x – 31.3x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 4.2x 1.0x
EV/FCF -21.5x – -493.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -33.0x 27.6x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.65 1.15 -2.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOUSTKNVSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 62.8% 16.1% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 51.6% 25.5% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 90.8% 20.8% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 166.5% 13.2% -13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% 62.1% 310.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% -33.2% -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.0% 71.9% 132.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 33.7% -59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.1% 70.8% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% 34.0% -59.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -329.9% -15.4% 175.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 7.5% -17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -416.3% – 96.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% – -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOUSTKNVSH
Gross margin 49.6% – 20.9%
EBITDA margin -25.6% – 10.2%
Operating margin -30.6% – 3.3%
Pretax margin -25.5% – 2.2%
Net margin -26.0% – 0.9%
FCF margin -40.2% – -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin -26.3% 15.2% 10.4%
Return on equity -16.5% – 1.1%
Return on assets -12.5% – 0.6%
Return on invested capital – – 1.2%
Return on capital employed -18.1% – 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.4x 12.2x
Stock comp / revenue 18.5% 4.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOUSTKNVSH
Debt / assets – – 18.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – -139.7x
Liabilities / assets 21.8% – 43.5%
Equity / assets 78.2% 74.2% 56.5%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 4.2x 2.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 3.5x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 3.1x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 9.48 – 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOUSTKNVSH
Dividend yield – – 1.5%
Net buyback yield -6.9% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -6.9% – 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 191.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -780.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusOUSTKNVSH
Forward P/E – 22.8xFY2026 33.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +28.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +21.0% +140.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.51MFY2026 $712.60MFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.6% +12.1% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOUSTKNVSH
Held by institutions 53.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 330 340 468
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% +0.5% +14.6%
Institutions buying 233 198 308
Institutions selling 66 93 120
Buyers to sellers 3.53 2.13 2.57

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

OUSTKNVSH
OUST 1.00 0.61 0.57
KN 0.61 1.00 0.75
VSH 0.57 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OUST, KN and VSH?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ouster (OUST) $2.16B, Knowles (KN) $2.93B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $4.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, OUST, KN and VSH?

Knowles (KN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ouster (OUST) -40.6x, Knowles (KN) 40.8x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 142.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Knowles (KN) is cheapest (Knowles (KN) 22.8x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 33.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Knowles (KN) +16.1%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has the highest net margin (Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) returned the most: Ouster (OUST) -17.0%, Knowles (KN) +36.0%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +58.2%. Over five years, Knowles (KN) compounded fastest (Ouster (OUST) -14.4%/yr, Knowles (KN) +10.5%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ouster (OUST) 0.00%, Knowles (KN) 0.00%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.01%. Ouster (OUST) and Knowles (KN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knowles (KN) has been the steadiest (Ouster (OUST) 102.2%, Knowles (KN) 41.2%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 69.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OUST, KN and VSH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Knowles (KN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.