Ouster (OUST) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Ouster (OUST) posted quarterly 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 reported Operating Expenses for 7 consecutive years, with $40.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 7.34% year-over-year to $40.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $160.2 million (up 7.71% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $157.4 million, up 8.85% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses climbed to $40.0 million in Q1 2026 per OUST's latest filing, from $36.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $176.7 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $33.2 million in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $51.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $38.8 million in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses jumped 380.51% — and 2024, when it slumped 81.19%.
- Ouster's Operating Expenses stood at $43.8 million in 2022, then fell by 2.55% to $42.7 million in 2023, then retreated by 9.23% to $38.8 million in 2024, then fell by 5.76% to $36.5 million in 2025, then gained 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amphenol | 376.80 Bn | 370.69 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 963.40 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 130.52 Bn | 128.01 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 907.00 Mn |
| 3 | TE Connectivity | 58.24 Bn | 57.00 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 92.00 Mn |
| 4 | Flex | 40.39 Bn | 37.55 Bn | 747.00 Mn | 332.00 Mn |
| 5 | Celestica | 34.83 Bn | 34.29 Bn | 577.50 Mn | 104.40 Mn |
| 6 | Jabil | 33.37 Bn | 32.01 Bn | 828.00 Mn | 356.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fabrinet | 15.92 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 158.05 Mn | 23.80 Mn |
| 8 | Ttm Technologies | 11.93 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 211.86 Mn | 102.80 Mn |
| 9 | Littelfuse | 10.43 Bn | 9.81 Bn | 306.06 Mn | 186.34 Mn |
| 10 | Ouster | 2.50 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 26.69 Mn | 46.73 Mn |
Historic Data
Download 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 |