OUST vs VHUB vs LITE Stock Comparison

Ouster, VenHub Global and Lumentum Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$32.79 -25.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$866.18 -8.0% 1M +346.9% 1Y
Market cap
$76.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionOUSTVHUBLITELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.25B $26.21M $76.74B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.6x -0.4x -9.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 40.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +62.8% — +83.2% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.0% -11,799.2% -230.2% OUST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.6% — +346.9% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr — +60.2%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.5% 162.6% 98.7% LITE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 2/100 46/100 LITE

Percentile Scorecard

OUSTVHUBLITE

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

AxisOUSTVHUBLITE
Valuation 9 #102 of 112 0 #13 of 13 10 #101 of 112
Growth 82 #21 of 109 9 #11 of 12 81 #22 of 109
Profitability 14 #90 of 104 0 #12 of 12 40 #63 of 104
Financial Health 88 #15 of 116 0 #13 of 13 55 #53 of 116
Shareholder Returns 25 #61 of 81 – 46 #44 of 81
Overall 43 2 46
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOUSTVHUBLITESPY
1 month -25.0%-46.3%-8.0% -0.2%
3 months -3.3%-60.8%+32.9% +3.9%
6 months +25.5%-56.1%+9.5% +8.2%
Year to date +51.5%—+135.0% +12.9%
1 year -11.6%—+346.9% +12.3%
3 years +765.2%—+2,301.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +105.4%—+188.7% +23.3%
5 years -48.6%—+955.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%—+60.2% +10.9%
10 years ——+2,126.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+36.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOUSTVHUBLITESPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.5%162.6%98.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.6%198.1%100.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.601.613.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11—3.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-96.4%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.6%-96.4%-23.6% -1.2%
52-week high $62.52$8.08$1,133.40 $779.14
52-week low $16.63$0.29$188.36 $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.

MultipleOUSTVHUBLITE
P/E now vs peer median -40.6xmedian 33.2x -0.4x -9.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.8x 51.9xmedian 18.7x 25.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -37.8xmedian 20.0x -0.6x 95.1xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.2xmedian 29.8x -1.6xmedian 14.5x 255.7xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.0x -495.8xmedian 1.1x 16.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.72median 1.17 — 0.04median 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 monthsOUSTVHUBLITE
Revenue $204.91M $505.29K $3.01B
Gross profit $101.63M -$111.65K $1.26B
Operating income -$62.60M -$42.78M $524.80M
Net income -$53.33M -$59.62M -$6.94B
Free cash flow -$82.47M -$16.53M $300.10M
R&D $68.46M $1.05M $356.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $-0.69 $-92.99
Cash & equivalents $91.76M $2.56M $2.04B
Total debt – – $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 65.99M 86.30M 74.60M
Enterprise value $1.36B $17.76M $68.56B

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
MetricOUSTVHUBLITE
P/E -40.6x -0.4x -9.3x
P/FCF -27.2x -1.6x 255.7x
P/Operating cash flow -41.7x -1.7x 102.1x
P/S 11.0x 51.9x 25.5x
P/B 6.0x -495.8x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 6.6x -495.8x 17.8x
EV/EBITDA -37.8x -0.6x 95.1x
EV/EBIT -31.7x -0.6x 144.1x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 46.8x 25.1x
EV/FCF -24.1x -1.4x 252.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -36.9x -1.5x 100.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.72 – 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOUSTVHUBLITE
Revenue growth (1Y) 62.8% – 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 51.6% – 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 90.8% – 173.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 166.5% – 30.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% -193.6% 391.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% – 87.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.0% -76.7% -26,876%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.0% – -274.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.1% 42.3% -25,088%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% – -264.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -329.9% – 494.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -416.3% – 386.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% – 80.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOUSTVHUBLITE
Gross margin 49.6% -22.1% 41.7%
EBITDA margin -25.6% -8,423% 26.4%
Operating margin -30.6% -8,466% 17.4%
Pretax margin -25.5% -10,867% -238.0%
Net margin -26.0% -11,799% -230.2%
FCF margin -40.2% -3,271% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin -26.3% -3,074% 24.9%
Return on equity -16.5% -3,339% -182.1%
Return on assets -12.5% -559.7% -96.8%
Return on invested capital – – 8.1%
Return on capital employed -18.1% -1,898% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.3x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 18.5% 6,401% 5.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOUSTVHUBLITE
Debt / assets – – 22.4%
Debt / equity – – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.4x
Debt / FCF – – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 21.8% 100.7% 36.5%
Equity / assets 78.2% -0.7% 63.5%
Interest coverage – -3.5x 24.1x
Current ratio 4.2x 0.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio 3.5x 0.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.3x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 10.70 -34.51 16.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOUSTVHUBLITE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -6.2% -72.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -6.2% -72.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusOUSTVHUBLITE
Forward P/E – – 40.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 – $21.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +145.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +61.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.51MFY2026 – $6.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 – +116.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +36.6% – +62.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOUSTVHUBLITE
Held by institutions 53.9% – 92.8%
Institutions holding 330 – 1,316
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% – +6.6%
Institutions buying 233 – 903
Institutions selling 66 – 318
Buyers to sellers 3.53 – 2.84

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.

OUSTVHUBLITE
OUST 1.00 0.00 0.41
VHUB 0.00 1.00 -0.02
LITE 0.41 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OUST, VHUB and LITE?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ouster (OUST) $2.25B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $26.21M, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $76.74B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ouster (OUST) has the highest net margin (Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Ouster (OUST) -11.6%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +346.9%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Ouster (OUST) -12.5%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +60.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) has been the steadiest (Ouster (OUST) 102.5%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.6%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 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.