OUST vs SPRS vs COHR Stock Comparison

Ouster, Surge Components and Coherent Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OUST Ouster, Inc.
$30.52 -32.0% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$224.71M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.15 -21.3% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.11M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$169.65 -49.9% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.41B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.91B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 4, Surge Components 3, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOUSTSPRSCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.23B $18.11M $33.41B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -47.7x 16.8x 34.6x SPRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 18.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +63.7% +6.5% +30.8% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.4% 2.9% 12.2% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.0% -4.8% +26.0% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -1.9%/yr +21.4%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.3% 47.8% 91.5% SPRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 63/100 43/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

OUSTSPRSCOHR

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

AxisOUSTSPRSCOHR
Valuation 9 #102 of 112 99 #2 of 112 30 #79 of 112
Growth 83 #19 of 108 22 #85 of 108 75 #28 of 108
Profitability 15 #89 of 104 50 #53 of 104 46 #57 of 104
Financial Health 91 #11 of 116 84 #20 of 116 43 #67 of 116
Shareholder Returns 27 #61 of 83 – 24 #63 of 83
Overall 45 63 43
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SPRS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOUSTSPRSCOHRSPY
1 month -32.0%-21.3%-49.9% -5.9%
3 months -33.0%-17.8%-49.3% -4.6%
6 months +24.5%-7.4%-46.8% +0.2%
Year to date +41.0%-7.4%-8.1% +7.5%
1 year +18.0%-4.8%+26.0% +8.2%
3 years +573.7%+25.5%+416.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +89.0%+7.9%+73.0% +19.0%
5 years -55.1%-9.0%+164.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -14.8%-1.9%+21.4% +9.4%
10 years —+224.7%+528.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+12.5%+20.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureOUSTSPRSCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.3%47.8%91.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.6%62.2%98.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.36-0.023.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.18-0.100.28 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-49.4%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.2%-26.1%-60.3% -5.9%
52-week high $62.52$4.26$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $16.63$2.88$134.63 $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.

MultipleOUSTSPRSCOHR
P/E now vs peer median -47.7xmedian 25.2x 16.8xmedian 25.2x 34.6xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -39.4xmedian 16.2x 3.4xmedian 16.2x 20.8xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.9xmedian 23.4x 12.7xmedian 23.4x -18.2xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.80median 0.98 -0.84median 0.98 0.64median 0.98

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 monthsOUSTSPRSCOHR
Revenue $224.71M $37.54M $7.91B
Gross profit $110.23M $10.91M $3.02B
Operating income -$57.61M $1.08M $1.17B
Net income -$45.75M $1.08M $960.42M
Free cash flow -$97.45M $1.43M -$1.83B
R&D $69.25M – $804.67M
EPS (diluted) $-0.64 $0.18 $4.77
Cash & equivalents $88.90M $4.72M $1.55B
Total debt – – $4.00B
Shares (diluted) 71.47M 5.98M 202.03M
Enterprise value $1.17B -$39.73M $26.72B

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
MetricOUSTSPRSCOHR
P/E -47.7x 16.8x 34.6x
P/FCF -22.9x 12.7x -18.2x
P/Operating cash flow -34.4x 12.6x -565.2x
P/S 9.9x 0.5x 4.2x
P/B 4.0x 0.8x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 0.8x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA -39.4x 3.4x 20.8x
EV/EBIT -31.4x 3.6x 30.5x
EV/Revenue 8.0x 0.1x 4.5x
EV/FCF -18.6x 2.7x -19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -27.9x 2.7x -603.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.80 -0.84 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOUSTSPRSCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 63.7% 6.5% 30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 47.7% -1.9% 17.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.3% 9.7% 39.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 185.4% -0.9% 26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.7% 2.1% 121.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.6% -24.8% 143.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.1% 19.6% 287.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 50.5% -18.8% 74.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.9% 16.5% 668.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.5% -19.9% 54.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -139.2% 36.2% -111.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -14.1% -27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -207.6% 52.6% -2,585%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -13.9% -88.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOUSTSPRSCOHR
Gross margin 49.1% 29.1% 38.2%
EBITDA margin -20.4% 3.0% 21.7%
Operating margin -25.6% 2.9% 14.8%
Pretax margin -20.2% 4.0% 12.5%
Net margin -20.4% 2.9% 12.2%
FCF margin -43.4% 3.8% -23.2%
Operating cash flow margin -28.8% 3.8% -0.7%
Return on equity -9.8% 5.0% 8.2%
Return on assets -8.1% 3.8% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – – 7.4%
Return on capital employed -11.7% 4.8% 7.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.3x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 16.7% 0.4% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOUSTSPRSCOHR
Debt / assets – – 19.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.3x
Debt / FCF – – -2.2x
Liabilities / assets 14.1% 24.0% 42.4%
Equity / assets 85.9% 76.0% 57.6%
Interest coverage – – 6.6x
Current ratio 7.1x 4.4x 2.3x
Quick ratio 6.3x 3.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 5.7x 2.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 13.15 4.05 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOUSTSPRSCOHR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.6% – -6.1%
Shareholder yield -4.6% – -6.1%
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.

ConsensusOUSTSPRSCOHR
Forward P/E – – 18.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 – $8.99FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +60.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +61.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.51MFY2026 – $11.21BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 – +57.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +36.6% – +37.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOUSTSPRSCOHR
Held by institutions 53.9% – 86.7%
Institutions holding 333 – 1,314
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% – -3.1%
Institutions buying 235 – 844
Institutions selling 66 – 359
Buyers to sellers 3.56 – 2.35

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.

OUSTSPRSCOHR
OUST 1.00 0.02 0.54
SPRS 0.02 1.00 -0.05
COHR 0.54 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OUST, SPRS and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ouster (OUST) $2.23B, Surge Components (SPRS) $18.11M, Coherent (COHR) $33.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, OUST, SPRS and COHR?

Surge Components (SPRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ouster (OUST) -47.7x, Surge Components (SPRS) 16.8x, Coherent (COHR) 34.6x). 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) +63.7%, Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%, Coherent (COHR) +30.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Ouster (OUST) -20.4%, Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%, Coherent (COHR) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Ouster (OUST) +18.0%, Surge Components (SPRS) -4.8%, Coherent (COHR) +26.0%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Ouster (OUST) -14.8%/yr, Surge Components (SPRS) -1.9%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Surge Components (SPRS) has been the steadiest (Ouster (OUST) 102.3%, Surge Components (SPRS) 47.8%, Coherent (COHR) 91.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OUST, SPRS and COHR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coherent (COHR) leads on 4. 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.