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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2025

 

 

Ouster, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39463   86-2528989

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

350 Treat Avenue

San Francisco, California 94110

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(415) 949-0108

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share   OUST   Nasdaq Global Select Market
Warrants to purchase common stock expiring 2026   OUSTZ   Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 4, 2025, Ouster, Inc. announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

   Description
99.1*    Press Release, dated November 4, 2025.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

 

*

Furnished herewith.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    Ouster, Inc.
Date: November 4, 2025     By:  

/s/ Kenneth P. Gianella

    Name:   Kenneth P. Gianella
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1 2 d44003dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Ouster Announces Results for Third Quarter 2025

Strong performance on record shipments of over 7,200 sensors

Achieves eleventh straight quarter of revenue growth

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – [November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM ET] – Ouster, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUST) (“Ouster” or the “Company”), a global leader in high-performance lidar sensors and intelligent software solutions that bring Physical AI to life across the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure sectors, announced today financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2025.

Third Quarter 2025 Highlights:

 

   

$39.5 million in revenue, up 41% year over year and 13% sequentially;

 

   

GAAP gross margin of 42%, up 400bps year over year and down 300bps sequentially;

 

   

Net loss of $22 million, an improvement of $4 million year over year and down $1 million sequentially;

 

   

Non-GAAP gross margin1 of 47%, up 300bps year over year and down 400bps sequentially;

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA1 loss of $10 million, flat year over year and a decline of $4 million sequentially;

 

   

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments of $247 million as of September 30, 2025.

“Our outstanding third quarter results were driven by shipments of a record 7,200 sensors, including significant deployments in smart infrastructure. We delivered Physical AI solutions powered by digital lidar to support our customers’ efforts to increase operating efficiency and improve safety,” said Ouster CEO Angus Pacala. “We remain focused on developing our next generation of products, driving more software-attached sales, and progressing on our path to profitability.”

Revenue

Ouster delivered quarterly revenue of $39.5 million, an increase of 41% year over year and 13% sequentially. Demand was primarily driven by customers in the smart infrastructure, robotics, and industrial verticals, for use cases in yard logistics, retail analytics, warehouse automation, last mile delivery, and mapping. The Company shipped over 7,200 sensors for revenue, a new quarterly record.

Gross Margin

GAAP gross margin was 42%, compared with 38% in the third quarter of 2024 and 45% in the second quarter of 2025. Continued positive improvements and efficiencies in operations lifted profitability year over year. Non-GAAP gross margin increased to 47%, compared with 45% in the third quarter of 2024 and 52% in the second quarter of 2025. Non-GAAP gross margin excludes the impact of stock-based compensation expenses and certain other items outside of ordinary operations.

Fourth Quarter 2025 Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2025, Ouster expects to achieve $39.5 million to $42.5 million in revenue.

 

Adjusted EBITDA loss and non-GAAP gross margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures for additional information and reconciliations of these measures to their respective most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.


Upcoming Investor Events

Ouster management will participate in the following upcoming investor events:

 

   

Northland Growth Conference – December 16, 2025 (Virtual)

Conference Call Information

Ouster will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors at 5:00 p.m. ET today, November 4, 2025 to discuss its financial results and business outlook.

Interested parties may listen to a live webcast of the conference call. Registration for the webcast can be completed by visiting the following website: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/dbktre6z. The webcast will be available for replay for at least 30 days after the conference call on Ouster’s investor website at https://investors.ouster.com/.

About Ouster

Ouster (Nasdaq: OUST) is a global leader in high-performance lidar sensors and intelligent software solutions that bring Physical AI to life across the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure sectors. Ouster’s technology delivers performance, reliability, and affordability to accelerate the adoption of autonomous systems at scale and drive meaningful improvements in safety, efficiency, and sustainability. Ouster is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information about our products, visit www.ouster.com, contact our sales team, or connect with us on X or LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are based upon current plans, estimates and expectations of management that are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation that such plans, estimates and expectations will be achieved. Words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “could,” “continue,” “target,” “contemplate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “predict,” “possible,” “potential,” “pursue,” “likely,” and the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future financial results and financial condition, our strategy, our market positioning, development of and demand for our products, progress against our priorities, and future investor conference attendance, are forward-looking statements, all constitute forward-looking statements.

 

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All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected, including, but not limited to, risks related to Ouster’s limited operating history and history of losses; the substantial research and development costs needed to develop and commercialize new products; Ouster’s limited sales history and the ability to maintain confidence in the Company’s long-term business prospect among customers in target markets; fluctuations in its operating results; its ability to maintain competitive average selling prices, high sales volumes and reduce product costs; competition in Ouster’s industry; the negotiating power and product standards of its customers; the adoption of its products and the growth of the lidar market generally; product quality and liability risks; Ouster’s future capital needs and ability to secure additional capital on favorable terms or at all; market acceptance of lidar and Ouster’s forecasts for market growth; Ouster’s ability to manage growth, including growing the sales and marketing organization; risks related to international operations, including international manufacturing; cancellation or postponement of contracts or unsuccessful implementations; the Company’s ability to manage its inventory; credit risk of customers; Ouster’s ability to use tax attributes; Ouster’s dependence on key third party suppliers, in particular Benchmark Electronics, Inc., Fabrinet, and other suppliers; supply chain constraints and challenges; conditions in the industries the Company targets or the global economy; Ouster’s ability to recruit and retain key personnel; its ability to complete or achieve the anticipated benefits of new acquisitions or investments; changes to trade policy, tariffs, and import/export regulations may have a material adverse effect on Ouster’s business, financial condition and results of operations; risks related to the use of AI tools by us and others; Ouster’s ability to adequately protect and enforce its intellectual property rights; legal and regulatory risks; risks related to operating as a public company; and other important factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and updated by the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025, once filed, and as may be further updated from time to time in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully and in the totality of the circumstances when evaluating these forward-looking statements, and not to place undue reliance on any of them. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s reasonable estimates and beliefs as of the date of this press release. While Ouster may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it disclaims any obligation to do so, other than as may be required by law, even if subsequent events cause its views to change.

In addition, see information below concerning non-GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to its results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), Ouster believes the non-GAAP measures of Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating its operating performance. Ouster calculates Non-GAAP Gross Profit as gross profit (loss) excluding amortization of acquired intangibles, certain excess and obsolete expenses and losses on firm purchase commitments, and stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP Gross Margin is calculated as Non-GAAP Gross Profit divided by revenues. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net loss excluding interest expense (income), net, other (income) expense, net, stock-based compensation expense, provision for (benefit from) income taxes, certain excess and obsolete expenses and loss on firm purchase commitments, amortization of acquired intangibles, depreciation expense, certain litigation expenses, gain on lease termination and other items. Ouster believes that Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin, and Adjusted EBITDA may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance and may be helpful in comparison with other companies, some of which use similar non-GAAP information to supplement their GAAP results. Adjusted EBITDA is also used by the Board and management as a performance metric for compensation purposes. The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, and should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures are included at the end of this press release.

 

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OUSTER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     September 30,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 87,126     $ 45,542  

Restricted cash, current

     805       722  

Short-term investments

     157,392       126,480  

Accounts receivable, net

     24,781       17,941  

Inventory

     16,513       16,417  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     18,631       12,750  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     305,248       219,852  

Property and equipment, net

     12,864       10,164  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     11,182       14,308  

Unbilled receivable, non-current portion

     6,103       10,133  

Intangible assets, net

     14,450       17,830  

Restricted cash, non-current

     1,835       1,835  

Other non-current assets

     2,090       2,026  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 353,772     $ 276,148  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 16,370     $ 6,288  

Accrued and other current liabilities

     40,742       30,591  

Contract liabilities, current

     29,189       34,351  

Operating lease liability, current portion

     7,488       7,196  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     93,789       78,426  

Operating lease liability, non-current portion

     8,411       13,054  

Contract liabilities, non-current portion

     3,326       2,538  

Other non-current liabilities

     804       1,219  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     106,330       95,237  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     48       47  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,225,309       1,094,938  

Accumulated deficit

     (977,433     (913,071

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (482     (1,003
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     247,442       180,911  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 353,772     $ 276,148  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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OUSTER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Three Months
Ended June 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2025     2024     2025     2025     2024  

Revenue

   $ 39,525     $ 28,075     $ 35,049     $ 107,206     $ 81,009  

Cost of product

     22,866       17,321       19,207       61,222       53,732  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     16,659       10,754       15,842       45,984       27,277  

Operating expenses:

          

Research and development

     17,777       15,127       17,147       49,909       43,365  

Sales and marketing

     7,441       7,197       6,978       20,842       20,807  

General and administrative

     15,692       15,938       18,539       50,136       41,684  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     40,910       38,262       42,664       120,887       105,856  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (24,251     (27,508     (26,822     (74,903     (78,579

Other income (expense):

          

Interest income

     2,414       2,149       2,620       6,739       7,051  

Interest expense

     —        (342     —        —        (1,823

Other income, net

     176       74       (26     453       260  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income, net

     2,590       1,881       2,594       7,192       5,488  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (21,661     (25,627     (24,228     (67,711     (73,091

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     72       (37     (3,616     (3,349     217  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (21,733   $ (25,590   $ (20,612   $ (64,362   $ (73,308
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

          

Changes in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

     109       298       (70   $ 85     $ (206

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (45     335       401       436       (130
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

   $ (21,669   $ (24,957   $ (20,281   $ (63,841   $ (73,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per common share, basic and diluted

   $ (0.37   $ (0.54   $ (0.38   $ (1.17   $ (1.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share

     57,976,375       47,684,363       54,466,143       54,997,009       45,287,763  

 

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OUSTER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2025     2024  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net loss

   $ (64,362   $ (73,308

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     5,707       7,843  

Loss on write-off and disposal of property and equipment and right-of-use asset impairment

     106       468  

Gain on lease termination

     (65     —   

Stock-based compensation

     33,553       31,618  

Reduction of revenue related to stock warrant issued to customer

     2,054       861  

Amortization of right-of-use asset

     3,868       3,606  

Accretion or amortization on short-term investments

     (2,400     (4,239

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

     (8     (191

(Recovery) provision for inventory write-down

     (551     756  

Provision (recovery) of doubtful accounts

     120       (894

Realized gain on available for sale securities

     (4     (275

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (2,930     412  

Inventory

     455       3,851  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (5,943     22,499  

Accounts payable

     9,216       2,338  

Accrued and other liabilities

     6,056       (29,466

Contract liabilities

     (4,374     7,625  

Operating lease liability

     (5,028     (4,637
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (24,530     (31,133
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     —        668  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (3,143     (2,307

Purchase of short-term investments

     (118,424     (85,585

Proceeds from sales of short-term investments

     90,000       122,082  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (31,567     34,858  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from ESPP purchase

     980       781  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     83       170  

Payments received (remitted) to fund employees tax obligation for vested RSUs

     2,440       —   

Repayment of borrowings

     —        (43,975

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under at-the-market offering, net of commissions and fees

     94,057       33,792  

At-the-market offering costs for the issuance of common stock

     (232     (202
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     97,328       (9,434
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

     436       (206
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     41,667       (5,915

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

     48,099       52,634  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

   $ 89,766     $ 46,719  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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OUSTER, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Three Months
Ended June 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2025     2024     2025     2025     2024  

GAAP net loss

   $ (21,733   $ (25,590   $ (20,612   $ (64,362   $ (73,308

Interest income, net

     (2,414     (1,807     (2,620     (6,739     (5,228

Other (income) expense, net

     (176     (74     26       (453     (260

Stock-based compensation expense(1)

     11,829       11,519       13,226       33,553       31,618  

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     72       (37     (3,616     (3,349     217  

Excess and obsolete expenses and loss on firm purchase commitments

     —        —        —        —        572  

Amortization of acquired intangibles(2)

     1,134       1,759       1,127       3,380       5,174  

Depreciation expense(2)

     919       687       732       2,326       2,579  

Litigation expenses(3)

     652       4,221       6,234       12,680       7,153  

Gain on lease termination

     —        —        —        (65     —   

Other items

     —        (513     —        —        (627
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ (9,716   $ (9,835   $ (5,503   $ (23,029   $ (32,110
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)  Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

   

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Three Months
Ended June 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2025     2024     2025     2025     2024  

Cost of revenue

     1,618       1,345       1,799     $ 4,553     $ 3,468  

Research and development

     5,583       5,241       6,303       16,191       14,079  

Sales and marketing

     1,285       1,308       1,733       4,124       4,200  

General and administrative

     3,343       3,625       3,391       8,685       9,871  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation

   $ 11,829     $ 11,519     $ 13,226     $ 33,553     $ 31,618  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(2)  Includes depreciation and amortization expense as follows:

   

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Three Months
Ended June 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2025     2024     2025     2025     2024  

Cost of revenue

   $ 1,086     $ 971     $ 942     $ 2,952     $ 3,070  

Research and development

     718       634       678       2,038       2,016  

Sales and marketing

     177       250       174       523       747  

General and administrative

     72       591       65       194       1,920  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total depreciation and amortization expense

   $ 2,053     $ 2,446     $ 1,859     $ 5,707     $ 7,753  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(3)  Represents litigation costs consisting primarily of legal fees and the estimated and actual costs to resolve the outstanding litigation cases offset by the estimated amounts recoverable and recovered under insurance, indemnity and contribution agreements for such costs.

   

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Three Months
Ended June 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2025     2024     2025     2025     2024  

Gross profit on GAAP basis

   $ 16,659     $ 10,754     $ 15,842     $ 45,984     $ 27,277  

Stock-based compensation

     1,618       1,345       1,799       4,553       3,468  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     467       467       461       1,385       1,302  

Excess and obsolete expenses and loss on firm purchase commitments

                             572  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit on non-GAAP basis

   $ 18,744     $ 12,566     $ 18,102     $ 51,922     $ 32,619  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          

Gross margin on GAAP basis

     42     38     45     43     34

Gross margin on non-GAAP basis

     47     45     52     48     40

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