OUST vs ROK vs VHUB Stock Comparison

Ouster, Rockwell Automation and VenHub Global 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
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$429.70 -1.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.75B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rockwell Automation leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rockwell Automation 6, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOUSTROKVHUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.16B $48.75B $25.04M ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.6x 40.6x -0.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +62.8% +11.3% — OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.0% 13.4% -11,799.2% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% +20.5% — ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +6.5%/yr — ROK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.2% 31.3% 162.7% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 54/100 2/100 ROK

Percentile Scorecard

OUSTROKVHUB

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

AxisOUSTROKVHUB
Valuation 11 #99 of 111 15 #173 of 203 0 #13 of 13
Growth 82 #20 of 108 52 #91 of 187 9 #11 of 12
Profitability 14 #90 of 104 95 #11 of 185 0 #12 of 12
Financial Health 88 #15 of 115 33 #148 of 219 0 #13 of 13
Shareholder Returns 24 #62 of 81 75 #39 of 153 –
Overall 44 54 2
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOUSTROKVHUBSPY
1 month -32.0%-1.0%-40.7% -0.8%
3 months -15.5%-7.8%-60.0% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+5.6%-53.6% +7.0%
Year to date +37.3%+10.4%— +12.2%
1 year -17.0%+20.5%— +13.0%
3 years +683.9%+64.0%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +98.7%+17.9%— +23.1%
5 years -54.1%+37.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%+6.5%— +11.0%
10 years —+256.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+13.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOUSTROKVHUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.2%31.3%162.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.6%31.8%198.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.571.401.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.66— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-45.6%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-13.2%-96.0% -1.8%
52-week high $62.52$495.08$8.08 $779.14
52-week low $16.63$348.51$0.32 $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.

MultipleOUSTROKVHUB
P/E now vs peer median -36.8xmedian 32.0x 39.7xmedian 26.0x -0.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.8x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 57.2xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.8xmedian 19.4x 24.1xmedian 14.0x -0.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 29.0x 31.7xmedian 21.4x -1.7xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.9x 13.6xmedian 2.2x -547.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.65median 1.13 -9.05median 1.26 —

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 monthsOUSTROKVHUB
Revenue $204.91M $8.97B $505.29K
Gross profit $101.63M $4.41B -$111.65K
Operating income -$62.60M $1.77B -$42.78M
Net income -$53.33M $1.20B -$59.62M
Free cash flow -$82.47M $1.50B -$16.53M
R&D $68.46M $716.00M $1.05M
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $10.76 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $91.76M $479.00M $2.56M
Total debt – $13.81B –
Shares (diluted) 65.99M 111.60M 86.30M
Enterprise value $1.28B $46.93B $16.59M

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
MetricOUSTROKVHUB
P/E -36.8x 39.7x -0.5x
P/FCF -24.7x 31.7x -1.7x
P/Operating cash flow -37.8x 27.6x -1.9x
P/S 9.9x 5.3x 57.2x
P/B 5.5x 13.6x -547.1x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 17.1x -547.1x
EV/EBITDA -33.8x 24.1x -0.6x
EV/EBIT -28.3x 28.5x -0.6x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 5.6x 52.2x
EV/FCF -21.5x 33.6x -1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -33.0x 29.2x -1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.65 -9.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOUSTROKVHUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 62.8% 11.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 51.6% 1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 90.8% 1.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 166.5% 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% -7.1% -193.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% 2.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 42.0% 23.8% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.0% -5.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 52.1% 25.2% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% -4.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -329.9% 13.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -416.3% 13.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 23.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOUSTROKVHUB
Gross margin 49.6% 49.1% -22.1%
EBITDA margin -25.6% 23.3% -8,423%
Operating margin -30.6% 19.7% -8,466%
Pretax margin -25.5% 14.7% -10,867%
Net margin -26.0% 13.4% -11,799%
FCF margin -40.2% 16.8% -3,271%
Operating cash flow margin -26.3% 19.3% -3,074%
Return on equity -16.5% 30.9% -3,339%
Return on assets -12.5% 9.8% -559.7%
Return on invested capital – 21.0% –
Return on capital employed -18.1% 23.6% -1,898%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 18.5% 1.0% 6,401%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOUSTROKVHUB
Debt / assets – 29.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 21.8% 68.5% 100.7%
Equity / assets 78.2% 31.5% -0.7%
Interest coverage – 12.8x -3.5x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 3.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 9.48 5.88 -34.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOUSTROKVHUB
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield -6.9% 1.5% -65.2%
Shareholder yield -6.9% 2.8% -65.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusOUSTROKVHUB
Forward P/E – 34.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 $12.50FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +18.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +12.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.51MFY2026 $8.50BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +36.6% +19.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOUSTROKVHUB
Held by institutions 53.9% 89.2% –
Institutions holding 330 1,540 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% +3.5% –
Institutions buying 233 805 –
Institutions selling 66 437 –
Buyers to sellers 3.53 1.84 –

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.

OUSTROKVHUB
OUST 1.00 0.39 0.00
ROK 0.39 1.00 0.14
VHUB 0.00 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OUST, ROK and VHUB?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ouster (OUST) $2.16B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.75B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $25.04M.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: Ouster (OUST) -17.0%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +20.5%. Over five years, Rockwell Automation (ROK) compounded fastest (Ouster (OUST) -14.4%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Ouster (OUST) 102.2%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OUST, ROK and VHUB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads on 6. 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.