Ouster (OUST) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Ouster's (OUST) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $46.7 million in Q2 2026, up 9.53% year-over-year from $42.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 16.68% quarter-over-quarter from $40.0 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Ouster (OUST) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ouster (OUST) has reported Operating Expenses for 7 consecutive years, with $46.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 9.53% year-over-year to $46.7 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $164.2 million, a 4.6% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $157.4 million, up 8.85% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $46.7 million for Q2 2026 at Ouster, up from $40.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $176.7 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $33.2 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $51.5 million and a median of $39.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 380.51% in 2023 and tumbled 81.19% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $43.8 million in 2022, then dropped by 2.55% to $42.7 million in 2023, then declined by 9.23% to $38.8 million in 2024, then dropped by 5.76% to $36.5 million in 2025, then grew by 27.86% to $46.7 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $46.7 million (Q2 2026), $40.0 million (Q1 2026), and $36.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lumentum Holdings | 73.85 Bn | 71.11 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 198.00 Mn |
| 2 | Coherent | 53.87 Bn | 51.88 Bn | 787.08 Mn | 1.77 Bn |
| 3 | Zebra Technologies | 16.44 Bn | 16.28 Bn | 825.00 Mn | 504.00 Mn |
| 4 | Littelfuse | 10.68 Bn | 10.05 Bn | 306.06 Mn | 186.34 Mn |
| 5 | Vishay Intertechnology | 4.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 207.38 Mn | 153.86 Mn |
| 6 | LG Display | 3.21 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 509.35 Mn | -500.55 Mn |
| 7 | Knowles | 3.07 Bn | 3.02 Bn | 74.60 Mn | 49.90 Mn |
| 8 | Bel Fuse | 2.78 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 83.97 Mn | 45.32 Mn |
| 9 | Hesai | 2.56 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 50.88 Mn | 50.56 Mn |
| 10 | Ouster | 2.39 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 26.69 Mn | 46.73 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 46.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 40.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 40.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 38.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 123.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 176.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 43.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 39.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 36.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.20 Mn |