ZBRA vs OUST vs LPL Stock Comparison

Zebra Technologies, Ouster and LG Display Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$332.44 -11.5% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.25B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.14B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
7 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$33.54 -24.0% 1M +21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$224.71M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.65 -14.8% 1M -46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 7, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZBRAOUSTLPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.25B $2.03B $2.47B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x -44.5x -5.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.9% +63.7% -6.9% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% -20.4% -2.7% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% — 3.3% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.7% +21.2% -46.4% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.4%/yr -13.2%/yr -21.0%/yr ZBRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.3% 102.1% 61.5% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 46/100 53/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

ZBRAOUSTLPL

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

AxisZBRAOUSTLPL
Valuation 70 #34 of 112 9 #102 of 112 94 #8 of 112
Growth 70 #33 of 108 84 #18 of 108 75 #28 of 108
Profitability 84 #18 of 104 15 #89 of 104 35 #68 of 104
Financial Health 18 #95 of 116 91 #11 of 116 8 #107 of 116
Shareholder Returns 96 #4 of 85 30 #60 of 85 –
Overall 68 46 53
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZBRAOUSTLPLSPY
1 month -11.5%-24.0%-14.8% -1.0%
3 months -9.9%-25.7%-19.0% -0.4%
6 months +44.7%+14.1%-41.6% +4.5%
Year to date +36.9%+55.0%-37.1% +12.4%
1 year +27.7%+21.2%-46.4% +13.6%
3 years +55.1%+626.0%-46.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +15.8%+93.7%-18.7% +20.8%
5 years -45.3%-50.7%-69.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -11.4%-13.2%-21.0% +10.4%
10 years +427.9%—-77.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +18.1%—-13.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureZBRAOUSTLPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.3%102.1%61.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%98.1%68.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.654.632.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.600.21-0.75 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-95.8%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-46.4%-54.0% -1.6%
52-week high $391.00$62.52$5.76 $779.14
52-week low $199.30$16.63$2.59 $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.

MultipleZBRAOUSTLPL
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 28.1x -52.4xmedian 28.1x -5.7xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.6x 10.9xmedian 2.6x 0.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 18.4x -44.2xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 26.6x -25.1xmedian 26.6x 1.9xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.8x 4.4xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.25median 1.11 -0.88median 1.11 -0.12median 1.11

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 monthsZBRAOUSTLPL
Revenue $6.14B $224.71M $17.53B
Gross profit $3.00B $110.23M $2.54B
Operating income $912.00M -$57.61M $456.43M
Net income $602.00M -$45.75M -$915.07M
Free cash flow $988.00M -$97.45M $1.37B
R&D $634.00M $69.25M $957.27M
EPS (diluted) $12.59 $-0.64 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $182.00M $88.90M $941.29M
Total debt $2.57B – $8.73B
Shares (diluted) 47.81M 71.47M 797.61M
Enterprise value $14.67B $971.46M -$2.01B

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
MetricZBRAOUSTLPL
P/E 26.1x -52.4x -5.7x
P/FCF 15.8x -25.1x 1.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x -37.8x 1.2x
P/S 2.5x 10.9x 0.2x
P/B 4.4x 4.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 4.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x -44.2x –
EV/EBIT 19.8x -35.2x 22.6x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 9.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 18.3x -20.8x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x -31.3x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.25 -0.88 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZBRAOUSTLPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.9% 63.7% -6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 47.7% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.1% 86.3% 18.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 185.4% 101.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.0% 42.7% 865.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 46.6% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.6% 48.1% -141.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 50.5% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.8% 57.9% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 59.5% 49.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% -139.2% 28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 106.1% 22.8% -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.7% -207.6% 585.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 170.4% 12.8% 33.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZBRAOUSTLPL
Gross margin 48.9% 49.1% 14.5%
EBITDA margin 18.6% -20.4% –
Operating margin 14.9% -25.6% 2.6%
Pretax margin 12.2% -20.2% -5.1%
Net margin 9.8% -20.4% -2.7%
FCF margin 16.1% -43.4% 7.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.4% -28.8% 12.2%
Return on equity 17.2% -9.8% -18.1%
Return on assets 6.9% -8.1% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 11.9% – 3.3%
Return on capital employed 19.3% -11.7% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 16.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZBRAOUSTLPL
Debt / assets 29.1% – 48.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x – 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.5% 14.1% 72.2%
Equity / assets 40.5% 85.9% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 0.6x 7.1x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x 6.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 5.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.51 14.58 0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZBRAOUSTLPL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.0% -4.2% –
Shareholder yield 6.0% -4.2% 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.

ConsensusZBRAOUSTLPL
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $22.59FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.6%FY2026 – -200.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.35BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026 $19.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +36.6% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZBRAOUSTLPL
Held by institutions 100.0% 53.9% 7.8%
Institutions holding 646 333 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +19.0% +76.8%
Institutions buying 309 235 153
Institutions selling 242 66 22
Buyers to sellers 1.28 3.56 6.95

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.

ZBRAOUSTLPL
ZBRA 1.00 0.33 0.20
OUST 0.33 1.00 0.42
LPL 0.20 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZBRA, OUST and LPL?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $15.25B, Ouster (OUST) $2.03B, LG Display (LPL) $2.47B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +16.9%, Ouster (OUST) +63.7%, LG Display (LPL) -6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.8%, Ouster (OUST) -20.4%, LG Display (LPL) -2.7%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 11.9%, LG Display (LPL) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +27.7%, Ouster (OUST) +21.2%, LG Display (LPL) -46.4%. Over five years, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) compounded fastest (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -11.4%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -13.2%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -21.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 46.3%, Ouster (OUST) 102.1%, LG Display (LPL) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZBRA, OUST and LPL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads on 7. 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.