UEIC vs ECX vs OUST Stock Comparison

Universal Electronics, ECARX Holdings and Ouster Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.80 -26.6% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$281.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.71 -32.0% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ouster leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Ouster 3, Universal Electronics 3, ECARX Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUEICECXOUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.47M $281.39M $2.11B OUST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x -8.1x -39.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.9% +11.4% +62.8% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% -3.9% -26.0% ECX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% -4.6% — UEIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% -64.9% -17.0% UEIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.7%/yr -39.4%/yr -14.4%/yr OUST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 82.8% 102.2% UEIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 77/100 44/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

UEICECXOUST

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

AxisUEICECXOUST
Valuation 91 #11 of 111 100 #1 of 13 11 #99 of 111
Growth 26 #80 of 108 100 #1 of 12 82 #20 of 108
Profitability 35 #68 of 104 100 #1 of 12 14 #90 of 104
Financial Health 46 #63 of 115 8 #12 of 13 88 #15 of 115
Shareholder Returns 94 #6 of 81 – 24 #62 of 81
Overall 58 77 44
  • UEIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUEICECXOUSTSPY
1 month +2.7%-26.6%-32.0% -0.8%
3 months +15.4%-25.9%-15.5% +3.5%
6 months +24.6%-30.4%+10.4% +7.0%
Year to date +45.7%-53.5%+37.3% +12.2%
1 year +20.4%-64.9%-17.0% +13.0%
3 years -30.2%-80.0%+683.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.3%-41.5%+98.7% +23.1%
5 years -87.1%-91.8%-54.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -33.7%-39.4%-14.4% +11.0%
10 years -92.2%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -22.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureUEICECXOUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%82.8%102.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%91.2%100.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.404.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.37-0.78-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.6%-92.6%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-69.7%-52.5% -1.8%
52-week high $5.88$2.64$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $2.76$0.80$16.63 $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.

MultipleUEICECXOUST
P/E now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 32.0x -7.8x -36.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 17.8x 9.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 19.4x — -33.8xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 29.0x —median 14.0x -24.7xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x -0.9xmedian 1.0x 5.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 1.13 -0.16 -0.65median 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 monthsUEICECXOUST
Revenue $330.57M $881.30M $204.91M
Gross profit $97.69M $184.00M $101.63M
Operating income -$2.77M -$8.80M -$62.60M
Net income -$15.10M -$35.90M -$53.33M
Free cash flow $8.24M – -$82.47M
R&D $21.87M $107.60M $68.46M
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $-0.10 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $32.40M $156.16M $91.76M
Total debt $86.37M $556.66M –
Shares (diluted) 13.43M 338.66M 65.99M
Enterprise value -$59.57M -$11.22M $1.22B

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
MetricUEICECXOUST
P/E -4.4x -7.8x -36.8x
P/FCF 8.2x – -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x – -37.8x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 9.9x
P/B 0.5x -0.9x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 0.6x -0.8x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x – -33.8x
EV/EBIT -20.3x -73.7x -28.3x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.7x 8.7x
EV/FCF 6.8x – -21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x – -33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 -0.16 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUEICECXOUST
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.9% 11.4% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 15.7% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% 29.9% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 6.1% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 92.7% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.9% 63.2% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.8% 74.6% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 41.5% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% 74.4% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 47.8% 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% – -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% – 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% – -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% – 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUEICECXOUST
Gross margin 29.6% 20.9% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 3.0% – -25.6%
Operating margin -0.8% -1.0% -30.6%
Pretax margin -2.4% -2.2% -25.5%
Net margin -4.6% -3.9% -26.0%
FCF margin 2.5% – -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% – -26.3%
Return on equity -10.7% – -16.5%
Return on assets -5.8% -4.2% -12.5%
Return on invested capital -1.7% -4.6% –
Return on capital employed -1.9% – -18.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUEICECXOUST
Debt / assets 7.8% 56.5% –
Debt / equity 0.1x -2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 2.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 127.0% 21.8%
Equity / assets 53.5% -27.0% 78.2%
Interest coverage – -0.3x –
Current ratio 1.8x 0.7x 4.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 2.89 -1.07 9.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUEICECXOUST
Dividend yield 4.6% – –
Net buyback yield 3.4% – -6.9%
Shareholder yield 8.0% – -6.9%
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.

ConsensusUEICECXOUST
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $288.89MFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +25.0% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUEICECXOUST
Held by institutions 53.5% 5.2% 53.9%
Institutions holding 46 39 330
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +3.3% +19.0%
Institutions buying 18 23 233
Institutions selling 16 8 66
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.88 3.53

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.

UEICECXOUST
UEIC 1.00 0.03 0.17
ECX 0.03 1.00 0.09
OUST 0.17 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEIC, ECX and OUST?

Ouster (OUST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Universal Electronics (UEIC) $66.47M, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $281.39M, Ouster (OUST) $2.11B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

ECARX Holdings (ECX) has the highest net margin (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%). On return on invested capital, Universal Electronics (UEIC) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Universal Electronics (UEIC) returned the most: Universal Electronics (UEIC) +20.4%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -64.9%, Ouster (OUST) -17.0%. Over five years, Ouster (OUST) compounded fastest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.7%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.4%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Electronics (UEIC) has been the steadiest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.7%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.8%, Ouster (OUST) 102.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UEIC, ECX and OUST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ouster (OUST) leads on 3. 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.