Ouster OUST
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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