Ouster (OUST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
Ouster's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -18.14% for Q2 2026, up 31.48 percentage points from -49.61% a year earlier and up 6.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ouster (OUST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ouster's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -30.60%, up 15.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a four-year change of +33.74 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -46.30% in FY2024 (+129.95 pp), -176.24% in FY2023 (-118.63 pp), -57.61% in FY2022 (+6.74 pp) and -64.35% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2020.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +40.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 96.94 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 89.82 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows OUST's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -24.67% (Q1 2026), -26.37% (Q4 2025) and -41.19% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,099.23 Bn | 4,846.72 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 67.97% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 419.26 Bn | 355.18 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 296.86 Bn | 252.62 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 220.82 Bn | 174.27 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.65% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 189.16 Bn | 177.68 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.19% |
| 6 | Sony | 155.47 Bn | 92.73 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 15.08% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 142.58 Bn | 137.57 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.93% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 121.84 Bn | 109.96 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 43.60% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 76.34 Bn | 54.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
| 10 | Ouster | 1.89 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 26.69 Mn | -18.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -18.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -24.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -26.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -41.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -49.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -54.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -55.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -53.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -51.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -92.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -152.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -136.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -110.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -100.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -62.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -54.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -49.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -43.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -38.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -31.71% |
API Access
Ouster Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OUST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=OUST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();