Ouster (OUST) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
Ouster (OUST) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -16.50% for Q2 2026, up 30.78 percentage points from -47.28% a year earlier and up 4.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ouster (OUST) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ouster posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -27.28%, up 26.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a four-year change of +74.44 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -53.83% in FY2024 (+159.16 pp), -212.99% in FY2023 (-148.89 pp), -64.10% in FY2022 (+37.61 pp) and -101.71% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q1 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +60.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 145.17 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 126.69 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -20.80% (Q1 2026), -23.72% (Q4 2025) and -37.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,087.13 Bn | 4,834.62 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 120.49% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 413.90 Bn | 349.82 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 26.76% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 289.90 Bn | 245.66 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 215.69 Bn | 169.14 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.60% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 184.10 Bn | 172.62 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 77.48% |
| 6 | Sony | 161.13 Bn | 100.89 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -9.54% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 145.63 Bn | 140.62 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 195.22% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 127.86 Bn | 115.99 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 101.64% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 73.67 Bn | 51.55 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 10.75% |
| 10 | Ouster | 1.92 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 26.69 Mn | -16.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.50% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -20.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -23.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -37.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -47.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -54.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -55.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -65.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -72.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -127.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -200.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -183.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -140.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -114.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -73.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -57.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -43.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -42.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -39.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -54.99% |
API Access
Ouster Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=OUST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=OUST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();