OUST vs SPRS vs VSH Stock Comparison

Ouster, Surge Components and Vishay Intertechnology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$32.79 -25.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.23 -19.0% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.30M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$29.65 -8.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
143.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionOUSTSPRSVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.19B $18.30M $4.06B VSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -41.1x 17.0x 143.1x SPRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 37.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +62.8% +6.5% +13.4% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.0% 2.9% 0.9% SPRS
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 -11.6% +14.1% +71.0% VSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr -2.1%/yr +9.0%/yr VSH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.5% 49.4% 70.3% SPRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 64/100 52/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

OUSTSPRSVSH

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

AxisOUSTSPRSVSH
Valuation 9 #102 of 112 98 #3 of 112 73 #31 of 112
Growth 82 #21 of 109 26 #81 of 109 44 #62 of 109
Profitability 14 #90 of 104 50 #53 of 104 48 #55 of 104
Financial Health 88 #15 of 116 84 #19 of 116 44 #66 of 116
Shareholder Returns 25 #61 of 81 – 53 #39 of 81
Overall 43 64 52
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SPRS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOUSTSPRSVSHSPY
1 month -25.0%-19.0%-8.9% -0.2%
3 months -3.3%-16.1%-9.4% +3.9%
6 months +25.5%-5.8%+10.9% +8.2%
Year to date +51.5%-5.0%+104.6% +12.9%
1 year -11.6%+14.1%+71.0% +12.3%
3 years +765.2%+17.9%+31.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +105.4%+5.6%+9.5% +23.3%
5 years -48.6%-10.3%+53.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%-2.1%+9.0% +10.9%
10 years —+210.6%+112.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+12.0%+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOUSTSPRSVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.5%49.4%70.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.6%62.1%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.60-0.163.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.291.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-49.4%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.6%-24.2%-54.3% -1.2%
52-week high $62.52$4.26$64.90 $779.14
52-week low $16.63$2.83$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.

MultipleOUSTSPRSVSH
P/E now vs peer median -40.6xmedian 33.2x 17.2xmedian 33.2x 142.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -37.8xmedian 20.0x 3.8xmedian 20.0x 11.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.2xmedian 29.8x 13.0xmedian 29.8x -602.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.0x 0.8xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.72median 1.17 -0.87median 1.17 -2.38median 1.17

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 monthsOUSTSPRSVSH
Revenue $204.91M $37.54M $3.32B
Gross profit $101.63M $10.91M $694.64M
Operating income -$62.60M $1.08M $109.59M
Net income -$53.33M $1.08M $28.40M
Free cash flow -$82.47M $1.43M -$6.96M
R&D $68.46M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $0.18 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $91.76M $4.72M $1.30B
Total debt – – $972.29M
Shares (diluted) 65.99M 5.98M 147.90M
Enterprise value $1.31B -$39.54M $1.32B

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
MetricOUSTSPRSVSH
P/E -40.6x 17.2x 142.9x
P/FCF -27.2x 13.0x -602.0x
P/Operating cash flow -41.7x 12.9x 12.1x
P/S 11.0x 0.5x 1.3x
P/B 6.0x 0.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 0.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -37.8x 3.8x 11.4x
EV/EBIT -31.7x 4.0x 35.2x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 0.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF -24.1x 3.0x -554.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -36.9x 3.0x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.72 -0.87 -2.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOUSTSPRSVSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 62.8% 6.5% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 51.6% -1.9% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 90.8% 9.7% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 166.5% -0.9% -13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% 2.1% 310.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% -24.8% -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.0% 19.6% 132.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.0% -18.8% -59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.1% 16.5% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% -19.9% -59.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -329.9% 36.2% 175.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -14.1% -17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -416.3% 52.6% 96.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% -13.9% -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOUSTSPRSVSH
Gross margin 49.6% 29.1% 20.9%
EBITDA margin -25.6% 3.0% 10.2%
Operating margin -30.6% 2.9% 3.3%
Pretax margin -25.5% 4.0% 2.2%
Net margin -26.0% 2.9% 0.9%
FCF margin -40.2% 3.8% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin -26.3% 3.8% 10.4%
Return on equity -16.5% 5.0% 1.1%
Return on assets -12.5% 3.8% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – – 1.2%
Return on capital employed -18.1% 4.8% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x 12.2x
Stock comp / revenue 18.5% 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOUSTSPRSVSH
Debt / assets – – 18.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – -139.7x
Liabilities / assets 21.8% 24.0% 43.5%
Equity / assets 78.2% 76.0% 56.5%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 4.2x 4.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 3.5x 3.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 3.1x 2.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 10.70 4.09 2.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOUSTSPRSVSH
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield -6.2% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -6.2% – 1.3%
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.

ConsensusOUSTSPRSVSH
Forward P/E – – 37.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 – $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +140.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.51MFY2026 – $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 – +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.6% – +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOUSTSPRSVSH
Held by institutions 53.9% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 330 – 468
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% – +14.6%
Institutions buying 233 – 308
Institutions selling 66 – 120
Buyers to sellers 3.53 – 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.

OUSTSPRSVSH
OUST 1.00 0.00 0.58
SPRS 0.00 1.00 -0.01
VSH 0.58 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OUST, SPRS and VSH?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ouster (OUST) $2.19B, Surge Components (SPRS) $18.30M, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $4.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, OUST, SPRS and VSH?

Surge Components (SPRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ouster (OUST) -41.1x, Surge Components (SPRS) 17.0x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 143.1x). 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%, Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Surge Components (SPRS) has the highest net margin (Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) returned the most: Ouster (OUST) -11.6%, Surge Components (SPRS) +14.1%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +71.0%. Over five years, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) compounded fastest (Ouster (OUST) -12.5%/yr, Surge Components (SPRS) -2.1%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Surge Components (SPRS) has been the steadiest (Ouster (OUST) 102.5%, Surge Components (SPRS) 49.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 70.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OUST, SPRS 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, Surge Components (SPRS) 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.