Ouster, Inc. 

OUST Price

What is Ouster, Inc. (OUST) stock?

Ouster, Inc. is an American lidar technology company listed on Nasdaq under the ticker OUST, giving crypto traders derivatives-based exposure to a robotics and defense equity without leaving crypto venues. The San Francisco company was founded in 2015 by Angus Pacala (CEO) and Mark Frichtl (CTO). Ouster builds digital 3D lidar sensors and perception software for automotive, industrial, robotics, mapping, and defense markets. On DropsTab, OUST is classified under TradFi — the crypto-tracked instrument references the equity, not a native blockchain token.

Who is Ouster, Inc. and what does the OUST ticker represent?

Ouster, Inc. designs and manufactures high-resolution digital lidar sensors — the OS0, OS1, and OS2 families plus the Rev8 native-color digital lidar — with production in the US and Thailand. Ouster went public in March 2021 through a SPAC merger with Colonnade Acquisition Corp. The company acquired Sense Photonics in 2021 for approximately $68M in stock and merged with Velodyne Lidar in February 2023 in an all-share deal.

Is Ouster making money?

Ouster is growing revenue but remains short of sustained profitability. FY2025 revenue reached approximately $169M against a GAAP net loss of approximately $60M, and Q4 2025 delivered the company's first profitable quarter with $4M in GAAP net income. Q2 2026 revenue came in at $55M, with Q3 2026 guidance of $54.5M–$57.5M — a sharp growth trajectory driven by robotics and defense demand. The revenue acceleration narrows the gap with losses, though Ouster has not reported sustained profitability.

What is driving Ouster's recent stock growth?

Ouster's 2026 momentum centers on Physical AI applications. The company signed a strategic supply agreement with AIM Intelligent Machines for autonomous mining and defense heavy machinery, with expanded manufacturing through Benchmark Electronics. A FieldAI collaboration pairs Rev8 lidar with Field Foundation Models for robots operating in GPS-denied environments. Ouster also closed its acquisition of Stereolabs in February 2026 for approximately $55M in cash and stock, extending the sensor portfolio beyond lidar. These deals drove Ouster stock to multi-year highs on demand from robotics and defense customers.

Is OUST a cryptocurrency or a stock?

OUST is a stock-tracking derivative, not a cryptocurrency. Ouster, Inc. has no native token, no on-chain contract, and no token supply — DropsTab classifies the asset under TradFi. The equity share base instead defines dilution: SEC filings show 72,112,333 common shares outstanding as of July 31, 2026. Shareholder dilution comes from stock-based compensation and ATM or follow-on equity offerings, not token emissions.

How does OUST trade in crypto markets?

OUST trades in crypto markets as perpetual futures referencing the Nasdaq-listed equity — not as tokenized stock wrappers. The tracked OUST markets carry no wrapper issuer and confer no share ownership; traders get around-the-clock price exposure without holding the underlying equity. Tokenized-stock wrappers on other platforms are distinct instruments with different custody and risk, and should not be conflated with the perpetuals tracked here.

Which crypto venues offer OUST and how deep is the liquidity?

Liquidity is derivative-only. Per DropsTab data, every tracked OUST market is a USDT-margined perpetual on a centralized futures exchange — across multiple major venues — with zero spot markets and zero decentralized pools. The venue count shifts as listings change. Liquidity is thinner than the underlying Nasdaq equity market, so OUST perpetual pricing depends on the derivatives venues rather than direct share trading.

What are the risks of trading OUST perpetual futures?

OUST perpetual futures carry instrument-specific risks beyond the equity itself. Funding rates add a recurring cost that can erode returns during extended holds. Perp prices can deviate from the Nasdaq share price through tracking deviation. Thinner liquidity than the underlying equity market widens spreads and amplifies slippage on large orders. Corporate actions — dilution from stock offerings, earnings surprises — hit the equity first and flow through to the derivatives.

Why did Ouster stock crash?

Ouster stock has a history of sharp drawdowns rather than a single crash event. After the March 2021 SPAC listing, the stock slid as lidar-sector sentiment cooled: the company posted recurring net losses, funded operations through dilutive ATM and follow-on equity offerings, and a wave of lidar SPACs traded down together. Earnings surprises and share-count growth from stock-based compensation pressured the price, and the 2026 rally to multi-year highs follows a long stretch well below post-SPAC levels. The drawdowns reflect sector-wide sentiment toward pre-profitability hardware makers and company-specific dilution.