Ouster (OUST) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)
Ouster (OUST) posted FCF Margin of -28.20% for Q2 2026, down 21.93 percentage points from -6.27% a year earlier and down 7.94 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ouster (OUST) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Ouster was -40.25%, down 27.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -38.29%, down 4.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +203.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ouster's FCF Margin was -33.71% in FY2024 (+135.48 pp), -169.19% in FY2023 (+113.81 pp), -283.00% in FY2022 (-58.61 pp) and -224.39% in FY2021 (+16.97 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -333.30% in Q2 2022 to a high of -6.27% in Q2 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +22.00 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 286.13 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 213.11 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was -20.26% (Q1 2026), -59.79% (Q4 2025) and -50.71% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,099.23 Bn | 4,846.72 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 29.17% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 419.26 Bn | 355.18 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 28.96% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 296.86 Bn | 252.62 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 2.10% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 220.82 Bn | 174.27 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 34.70% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 189.16 Bn | 177.68 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 79.01% |
| 6 | Sony | 155.47 Bn | 92.73 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 11.82% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 142.58 Bn | 137.57 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 30.81% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 121.84 Bn | 109.96 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 34.19% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 76.34 Bn | 54.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 7.34% |
| 10 | Ouster | 1.89 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 26.69 Mn | -28.20% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -28.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -20.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -59.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -50.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -16.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -15.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -81.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -27.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -100.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -125.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -177.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -313.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -278.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -258.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -333.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -259.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -240.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -230.50% |
Ouster FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=OUST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "OUST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=OUST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();