OUST
Ouster, Inc.
OUST offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
V
Visa Inc.
V has a slight edge over OUST overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
OUST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
OUST's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
V Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
V's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like V.
OUST PE Valuation
OUST has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
V PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 28x | $420 | — |
| Cheap | 30x | $371 | -12% |
| Fair | 33x | $402 | -4.4% |
| Current | 34x | $420 | — |
| Expensive | 38x | $474 | +13% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
V's PE is in its fair range at 34x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 28x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
OUST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect OUST's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
V Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for V, with profitability improving.
OUST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.65 | +$0.98 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.82 | +$0.98 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.93 | +$1.02 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.07 | +$1.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.63 | +$0.98 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.80 | +$1.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.95 | +$3.67 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.08 | +$9.02 |
OUST is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.65 per share over the past year, against $40.12 at its worst in late 2020.
V Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $15.01 | +22% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.32 | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.76 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.48 | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.66 | +7.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.21 | +4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.24 | +9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.95 | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.92 | +14% |
V has the edge over OUST on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
OUST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $59.3M | +50% |
| Q2 2026 | $54.6M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $48.6M | +49% |
| Q4 2025 | $62.2M | +107% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.5M | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $35M | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $32.6M | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $30.1M | +23% |
OUST has the edge over V on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -32% | +29 points |
| Q2 2026 | -37% | +40 points |
| Q1 2026 | -40% | +34 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4% | +87 points |
| Q3 2025 | -61% | +37 points |
| Q2 2025 | -77% | +17 points |
| Q1 2025 | -73% | +27 points |
| Q4 2024 | -85% | +68 points |
OUST's operating margin was −32% last quarter, up 29 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
V Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.1B | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.6B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.2B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.9B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.7B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2B | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.6B | +9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.5B | +10% |
V's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $12.1B last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 60% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 59% | -1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 64% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 62% | -3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 57% | -8.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 61% | -6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 57% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 66% | -3.4 points |
V has the edge over OUST on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
OUST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$35M | -$15M |
| Q2 2026 | -$15.4M | -$13.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$9.8M | -$4.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$37.2M | -$33.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$20M | -$15.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.2M | +$19.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.4M | +$1.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$4M | +$20.6M |
OUST has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$97M over the past year, against −$32M the year before.
V Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.9B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.1B | -2.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.4B | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.8B | -8% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3B | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.1B | +51% |
V has the edge over OUST on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
OUST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +8.3% | +5.5M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +13.5M shares |
| 3 years | +82% | +32.2M shares |
| 5 years | +1183% | +65.9M shares |
| Available history | +6407% | +70.4M shares |
OUST has 71M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2022 | $3,000 |
| Q2 2022 | $12,000 |
| Q1 2022 | $31,000 |
V Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -7% | -136M shares |
| 1 year | -7.6% | -148M shares |
| 3 years | -13% | -268M shares |
| 5 years | -17% | -378M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -443M shares |
V has the edge over OUST on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4B |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8B |
| Q1 2026 | $7.9B |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7B |
| Q3 2025 | $4.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $4.8B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $4B |
V spent $20.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 12% from the year before.
OUST Net Leverage
OUST's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
V Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
V's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like V.
OUST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.0 | Neutral |
OUST's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
V Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 73.7 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 82.0 | Overbought |
V's weekly RSI is 74 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 82 (overbought).
OUST PE vs Technology Sector
OUST has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
V PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | V | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34x | 13x | 162% above |
| PE % | 62 | 63 | 1 pt below |
V is trading at 34x earnings, a 162% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
OUST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.9 | 1.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $38.1 | 4% below |
| 50 week MA | $31.3 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $24.9 | 47% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.3 | 125% above |
OUST's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 125% above its 200-week average.
V Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $397.6 | 5.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $378.3 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $346.0 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $343.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $300.6 | 40% above |
V has the edge over OUST on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
OUST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $97.0 | $162.5 | +68% |
| 2021 | $162.5 | $53.8 | -67% |
| 2022 | $53.8 | $8.88 | -83% |
| 2023 | $8.88 | $7.67 | -14% |
| 2024 | $7.67 | $12.5 | +63% |
| 2025 | $12.5 | $22.0 | +76% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.0 | $36.6 | +67% |
OUST has the edge over V on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
V Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $189.4 | $208.7 | +10% |
| 2021 | $208.7 | $216.6 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | $216.6 | $205.8 | -5% |
| 2023 | $205.8 | $260.4 | +26% |
| 2024 | $260.4 | $318.7 | +22% |
| 2025 | $318.7 | $355.0 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $355.0 | $420.3 | +18% |
V has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 18% so far in 2026.