Ouster (OUST) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Ouster (OUST) reported Research & Development of $16.1 million for Q1 2026, up 7.32% year-over-year from $15.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.38% quarter-over-quarter from $15.3 million in Q4 2025.

Ouster (OUST) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ouster (OUST) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $16.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $16.1 million, up 7.32% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $66.3 million (up 11.82% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $65.2 million, up 12.2% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development improved to $16.1 million in Q1 2026 per OUST's latest filing, from $15.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $32.5 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $13.8 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $17.3 million and a median of $15.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development jumped 237.56% in 2022, then plunged 57.47% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $15.3 million in 2022, then gained by 2.09% to $15.6 million in 2023, then declined by 5.8% to $14.7 million in 2024, then increased by 3.68% to $15.3 million in 2025, then climbed by 5.38% to $16.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows OUST's Research & Development at $16.1 million in Q1 2026, $15.3 million in Q4 2025, and $17.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn -
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 278.00 Mn
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 237.00 Mn
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn -
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 41.20 Mn
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 7.00 Mn
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn -
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn 7.81 Mn
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 7.99 Mn
10 Ouster 2.45 Bn 2.37 Bn 20.84 Mn 16.08 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 15.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 17.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 14.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 15.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 16.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 26.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 32.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 15.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 17.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 15.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 15.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 8.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 6.47 Mn