Growth Metrics

Ouster (OUST) Research & Development (2020 - 2025)

Ouster (OUST) has disclosed Research & Development for 6 consecutive years, with $15.3 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 3.68% to $15.3 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $65.2 million, a 12.2% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $65.2 million, up 12.2% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development was $15.3 million for Q4 2025 at Ouster, down from $17.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $32.5 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $4.7 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $15.7 million and a median of $15.3 million in 2022 define the central range for Research & Development.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: surged 249.8% in 2021, then plummeted 57.47% in 2024.
  • Ouster's Research & Development stood at $15.0 million in 2021, then rose by 2.02% to $15.3 million in 2022, then increased by 2.09% to $15.6 million in 2023, then fell by 5.8% to $14.7 million in 2024, then rose by 3.68% to $15.3 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for OUST's Research & Development are $15.3 million (Q4 2025), $17.8 million (Q3 2025), and $17.1 million (Q2 2025).