OUST Stock — Ouster Inc.

Ouster Inc. (OUST)

OUST is a Stock. Total return is -63.9% over the past 5.9 years, 202.0 points behind SPY at 138.1%.

Ouster Inc. manufactures lidar sensors and related perception systems for automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure applications, including products for autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems. The company does not currently pay distributions. Ouster appeals to investors seeking exposure to autonomous vehicle technology and industrial sensor markets rather than dividend income.

OUST performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is -63.9% over the past 5.9 years, 202.0 points behind SPY at 138.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 1.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 55.2%.

OUST key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/09/2020

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$35.05 (as of 2026-09-18)

Market cap

$2,527,537,272

Average volume

2465500.0

Beta

3.246

Payout ratio

0.0

Forward P/E

0.0

EPS

$-0.83

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

OUST risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 55.2%.

Who may consider OUST — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (OUST does not currently distribute); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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