What is Ouster's earnings yield?

Ouster (OUST) reported earnings yield of -5.2% in Q1 2026.

How has Ouster's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Ouster's earnings yield increased by 73.7% year-over-year, from -19.7% to -5.2%.

What is the long-term trend for Ouster's earnings yield?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ouster's earnings yield has grown at a -17.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -10.5% to -5%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Ouster OUST Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$48.6M+48.9%

Gross profit$20.8M+54.6%

Operating income-$19.2M+19.4%

Net income-$17.5M+20.7%

EPS (diluted)-$0.28+33.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$18.3M-27.3%

Total debt$17.4M-8.3%

Total equity$275.6M+64.1%

Total assets$381.5M+42.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$7.3M-49.2%

CapEx$2.6M+364%

Free cash flow-$9.8M-81.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.88B+139%

Enterprise value$2.87B+142%

P/S15.5×+5.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin49%+9.5pp

Operating margin-37.9%-13.7pp

Net margin-32.3%-12.1pp

FCF margin-37.4%+11.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-27%-9.3pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio3×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ouster’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=-5.2%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Ouster’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ouster's earnings yield?: Ouster (OUST) reported earnings yield of -5.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Ouster's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Ouster's earnings yield increased by 73.7% year-over-year, from -19.7% to -5.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Ouster's earnings yield?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ouster's earnings yield has grown at a -17.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -10.5% to -5%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.