Growth Metrics

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

Ouster has reported Research & Development over the past 6 years, most recently at $15.3 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 3.68% to $15.3 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $65.2 million through Dec 2025, up 12.2% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $65.2 million for FY2025, 12.2% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $15.3 million for Q4 2025 at Ouster, down from $17.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $32.5 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $4.7 million in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $15.3 million (2022), against an average of $15.7 million.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development surged 249.8% in 2021 and then plummeted 57.47% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $15.0 million in 2021, then increased by 2.02% to $15.3 million in 2022, then grew by 2.09% to $15.6 million in 2023, then decreased by 5.8% to $14.7 million in 2024, then increased 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).