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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Ouster, Inc.OUST · manufacturing | |
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| Grade |  Cmiddle fifth of 255 graded peers; percentile 52.8, sampling error 3.0 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 135 of 255 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 54.9 |
| Solvency | Cpercentile 56.8 |
| Growth and financing | B/Cpercentile 37.9 |
| Reliability | 0.87 AUCfailure model, filers with $120M to $591M assets; 95% interval 0.83 to 0.90; 206 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.03% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $120M to $591M assetstotal assets $349.5M[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none active · fortress balance sheet |
| Inputs computable | 9 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Mar 2, 2026221 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $39.502026-10-08; market equity $2.8B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
| Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 2, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
Ouster, Inc. is a leader in sensing and perception for Physical Artificial Intelligence (Physical AI). Ouster enables machines to “Sense, Think, Act, and Learn” and independently execute tasks without human intervention. Physical AI allows machines to move beyond fixed, preprogrammed behavior into adaptive, intelligent action by focusing on perception, understanding, and learning from the physical world. As a pioneer in Physical AI, Ouster offers a unified sensing and perception platform that combines high-performance digital lidar, cameras, AI compute, sensor fusion and perception software, and cutting-edge AI models to our customers.
Warnings [top]
7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 54.9 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 23.9% | [1,5] | 21.9% | 39.1 | 275 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 9.7% | |||||
| a prior annual debt, equity, and cash observation is required | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (6.5%) | [1,6-8] | (3.6%) | 30.9 | 308 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 12.9 pts | [2,5,9-16] | 2.1 pts | 94.7 | 229 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 56.8 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | 0.06% | 0.04% | 66.7 | 34 | 2026-06-30 | ||
| Altman Z double-prime | (3.47) | [1,17-22] | 3.66 | 86.0 | 244 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.78x | |||||
| EBITDA must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | not computable | 5.09x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 3.93x | [17-18] | 2.25x | 17.6 | 325 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 37.9 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 60.4% | [2,10,12,14] | 2.1% | 0.0 | 269 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 13.9% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | not computable | 26.4% | |||||
| NOPAT must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Asset growth, three years | 10.9% | [1,8,23-24] | 4.4% | 23.7 | 279 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 16.8% | [25-26] | 0.01% | 90.1 | 243 | 2026-02-25 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.003; sampling error 3.0 percentile points on 255 peers.
Among 255 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Woodward, Inc. (WWD) Woodward, Inc. (WWD) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 50.8 Nasdaq · Electrical Industrial Apparatus market equity $19.1B; last close $323.46 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 50.8 | C | |
| 131 | Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 51.2 NYSE · Construction Machinery & Equip market equity $366.0B; last close $796.09 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 51.2 | C | |
| 132 | Agco Corp. (AGCO) Agco Corp. (AGCO) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 51.6 NYSE · Farm Machinery & Equipment market equity $7.6B; last close $108.14 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 51.6 | C | |
| 133 | HNI Corp. (HNI) HNI Corp. (HNI) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.0 NYSE · Office Furniture (No Wood) market equity $3.4B; last close $47.02 Warnings: dilution; 13 of 14 inputs | 52.0 | C | dilution |
| 134 | Gorman Rupp Co. (GRC) Gorman Rupp Co. (GRC) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.4 NYSE · Pumps & Pumping Equipment market equity $1.9B; last close $73.15 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 52.4 | C | |
| 135 | Ouster, Inc. (OUST) Ouster, Inc. (OUST) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.8 Nasdaq · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC market equity $2.9B; last close $39.50 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 52.8 | C | fortress balance sheet |
| 136 | General Dynamics Corp. (GD) General Dynamics Corp. (GD) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 53.1 NYSE · Ship & Boat Building & Repairing market equity $89.2B; last close $329.93 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 53.1 | C | |
| 137 | Eastern Co. (EML) Eastern Co. (EML) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 53.5 Nasdaq · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware market equity $151.3M; last close $24.95 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 53.5 | C | |
| 138 | Owens Corning (OC) Owens Corning (OC) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 53.9 NYSE · Abrasive, Asbestos & Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Prods market equity $9.3B; last close $117.32 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 53.9 | C | |
| 139 | Greenland Technologies Holding Corp. (GTEC) Greenland Technologies Holding Corp. (GTEC) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 54.3 Nasdaq · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment market equity $15.9M; last close $0.76 Warnings: dilution, fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 54.3 | C | dilution, fortress balance sheet |
| 140 | Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW) Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 54.7 NYSE · Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery market equity $2.5B; last close $11.42 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 54.7 | C |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | C | 53.6 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | C | 52.8 | 255 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | C | 54.8 | 1219 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | C | 54.7 | 255 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 255 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 27.3% | 13.7% | 63 | hotter than 63 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (36.8%) | (24.3%) | 28 | closer to its high than 28 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | (2.6%) | 4.1% | 14 | pricier than 86 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | (2.3%) | 3.4% | 16 | pricier than 84 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.13 | 0.34 | 16 | pricier than 84 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.06 | 0.54 | 4 | pricier than 96 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | 149.7% | (9.5%) | 98 | more equity-funded than 98 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.11 | (0.00) | 63 | ahead of 63 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $2.9B; EBIT -$74.0M; free cash flow -$64.8M; book equity $371.3M; sales $169.4M; debt $40.4M; cash $91.8M[27].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
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| Return on assets above zero | (21.9%) | ✗ fail[6,8] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | -$40.0M | ✗ fail[7] |
| Return on assets improved | 7.5 pts | ✓ pass[6,8,23,28] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $20.4M | ✓ pass[6-7] |
| Long-term leverage fell | n/a[1,8,23,29] | |
| Current ratio improved | 112.3 pts | ✓ pass[17-18,30-31] |
| No new shares issued | 16.8% | ✗ fail[25-26] |
| Gross margin improved | 12.8 pts | ✓ pass[2,5,9-10] |
| Asset turnover improved | 27.7 pts | ✓ pass[2,8,10,23] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $91.8M[32] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | -$53.8M[7,32-36] |
| Months of runway | 20.5 |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 64 |
| 10-Q received Aug 6, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $103.8M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 221 |
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
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| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $349.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $169.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $122.9M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-28 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $39.6M | 2022-12-31 | 2023-03-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $83.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$60.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$40.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $276.1M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $40.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $111.1M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $8.3M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-21 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $83.3M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-21 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $10.9M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-28 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $41.0M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-28 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $9.1M | 2021-12-31 | 2023-03-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $33.6M | 2021-12-31 | 2023-03-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $278.9M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $71.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | -$973.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | -$74.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $261.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $87.8M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $330.7M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-21 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $256.1M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-28 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 62,803,991 | 2026-02-25 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 53,765,990 | 2025-03-17 | 2025-03-21 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 72,112,333 | 2026-07-31 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$97.0M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $0 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-03-21 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $219.9M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $78.4M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $91.8M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$20.0M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$7.3M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-05 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$24.5M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-05 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$6.2M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 52.8 is 7.2 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.0 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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