Ouster (OUST) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)
Ouster's (OUST) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$15.4 million in Q2 2026, down 600.91% year-over-year from $3.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 56.53% quarter-over-quarter from -$9.8 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Ouster (OUST) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ouster (OUST) has reported Free Cash Flow for 7 consecutive years, with -$15.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 600.91% year-over-year to -$15.4 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$82.5 million, a 416.33% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$64.8 million, down 73.16% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was -$15.4 million for Q2 2026 at Ouster, down from -$9.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at -$2.2 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$54.0 million in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of -$21.4 million and a median of -$22.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 90.01% in 2025, down 827.08% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$30.5 million in 2022, then grew by 19.39% to -$24.6 million in 2023, then soared by 83.67% to -$4.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 827.08% to -$37.2 million in 2025, then soared by 58.56% to -$15.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$15.4 million (Q2 2026), -$9.8 million (Q1 2026), and -$37.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lumentum Holdings | 78.08 Bn | 75.34 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 196.20 Mn |
| 2 | Coherent | 55.21 Bn | 53.56 Bn | 787.08 Mn | -486.23 Mn |
| 3 | Zebra Technologies | 17.16 Bn | 17.00 Bn | 825.00 Mn | 198.00 Mn |
| 4 | Littelfuse | 10.64 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 306.06 Mn | 127.29 Mn |
| 5 | Vishay Intertechnology | 4.49 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 207.38 Mn | 10.16 Mn |
| 6 | LG Display | 3.31 Bn | 3.14 Bn | 509.35 Mn | 1.21 Bn |
| 7 | Knowles | 3.03 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 74.60 Mn | 21.70 Mn |
| 8 | Hesai | 2.95 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 50.88 Mn | - |
| 9 | Ouster | 2.50 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 26.69 Mn | -15.41 Mn |
| 10 | Bel Fuse | 2.49 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 83.97 Mn | 15.69 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -15.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -37.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -20.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -24.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -27.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -34.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -54.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -30.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -28.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -34.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -22.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -28.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -17.88 Mn |