Ouster (OUST) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Ouster (OUST) reported Operating Expenses of $40.0 million for Q1 2026, up 7.34% year-over-year from $37.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 9.58% quarter-over-quarter from $36.5 million in Q4 2025.
Ouster (OUST) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ouster (OUST) has 7 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $40.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $40.0 million, up 7.34% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $160.2 million (up 7.71% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $157.4 million, up 8.85% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $40.0 million in Q1 2026 per OUST's latest filing, from $36.5 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 $51.8 million and a median of $38.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses jumped 380.51% in 2023, then slumped 81.19% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $43.8 million in 2022, then declined by 2.55% to $42.7 million in 2023, then fell by 9.23% to $38.8 million in 2024, then declined by 5.76% to $36.5 million in 2025, then rose by 9.58% to $40.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows OUST's Operating Expenses at $40.0 million in Q1 2026, $36.5 million in Q4 2025, and $40.9 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amphenol | 201.92 Bn | 196.89 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 3.15 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 167.41 Bn | 166.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 866.00 Mn |
| 3 | TE Connectivity | 63.90 Bn | 62.94 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 18.00 Mn |
| 4 | Flex | 54.73 Bn | 53.09 Bn | 702.00 Mn | 337.00 Mn |
| 5 | Celestica | 42.91 Bn | 42.53 Bn | 437.20 Mn | 158.60 Mn |
| 6 | Jabil | 39.52 Bn | 37.70 Bn | 746.00 Mn | 341.00 Mn |
| 7 | Ttm Technologies | 22.37 Bn | 21.95 Bn | 181.18 Mn | 108.73 Mn |
| 8 | Fabrinet | 20.58 Bn | 19.64 Bn | 144.34 Mn | 24.30 Mn |
| 9 | Vicor | 15.04 Bn | 14.64 Bn | 62.37 Mn | 45.48 Mn |
| 10 | Ouster | 2.88 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 20.84 Mn | 40.05 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 23.29 Mn |