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OUST vs QS // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Ouster Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. QuantumScape Corporation (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: OUST 4
— QS 1
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $32.14 (-4.37%) • MKT CAP: $2.32B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $4.20 (-0.94%) • MKT CAP: $2.61B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (OUST VS. QS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | OUST | QS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 49.30% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -30.10% | -35.00% | +4.90 | OUST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -2.80% | -10.67% | +7.87 | OUST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -43.70% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -35.60% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 52.50% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 12.44 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 3/9 | +2.00 | OUST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.1 | 45.3 | +0.80 | OUST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.32B | $2.61B | -$295.0M | QS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | OUST REV | QS REV | OUST GROSS % | QS GROSS % | OUST FCF | QS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $169.4M | $0 | 49.3% | — | -$64.8M | -$278.8M |
| FY 2024 | $111.1M | $0 | 36.4% | — | -$37.5M | -$336.8M |
| FY 2023 | $83.3M | $0 | — | — | -$137.9M | -$240.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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