What is Ouster's R&D?

Ouster (OUST) reported R&D of $16.08M in Q1 2026.

How has Ouster's R&D changed year-over-year?

Ouster's R&D increased by 7.3% year-over-year, from $14.99M to $16.08M.

What is the long-term trend for Ouster's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ouster's R&D has grown at a 17.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $34.58M to $65.17M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

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Segments

By segment

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Reportable Segment$16.08M+7.3%

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

Reported directly by Ouster in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

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 R&D?: Ouster (OUST) reported R&D of $16.08M in Q1 2026.
How has Ouster's R&D changed year-over-year?: Ouster's R&D increased by 7.3% year-over-year, from $14.99M to $16.08M.
What is the long-term trend for Ouster's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ouster's R&D has grown at a 17.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $34.58M to $65.17M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.