Ouster (OUST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2020 - 2026)
Ouster (OUST) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -12.47% for Q2 2026, up 18.68 percentage points from -31.15% a year earlier and up 2.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ouster (OUST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ouster posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -19.30%, up 12.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a four-year change of +33.78 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -31.98% in FY2024 (+95.51 pp), -127.49% in FY2023 (-78.34 pp), -49.15% in FY2022 (+3.93 pp) and -53.08% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +32.78 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 78.13 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 66.89 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -15.29% (Q1 2026), -17.17% (Q4 2025) and -26.08% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,095.71 Bn | 4,843.20 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 34.18% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 420.76 Bn | 356.69 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 10.40% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 294.70 Bn | 250.46 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 9.39% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 216.89 Bn | 170.35 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 17.83% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 181.88 Bn | 170.41 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 57.77% |
| 6 | Sony | 156.03 Bn | 93.29 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -5.08% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 138.41 Bn | 133.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 33.76% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 119.10 Bn | 107.23 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 65.20% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 75.83 Bn | 53.71 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Ouster | 1.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 26.69 Mn | -12.47% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.47% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -15.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -26.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -31.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -34.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -36.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -39.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -38.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -68.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -114.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -111.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -92.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -78.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -53.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -44.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -35.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -35.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -33.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -45.73% |
Ouster Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=OUST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "OUST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=OUST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();