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QS vs OUST // OPERATING MARGIN
QuantumScape Corporation (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Ouster Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: QS 2
— OUST 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $4.20 (-0.94%) • MKT CAP: $2.61B
operating-margins
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LAST: $32.14 (-4.37%) • MKT CAP: $2.32B
operating-margins
-43.70%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (QS VS. OUST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | QS | OUST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 49.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | -30.10% | -4.90 | OUST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -10.67% | -2.80% | -7.87 | OUST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | — | -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 | 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 | 3/9 | 5/9 | -2.00 | OUST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.6 | 39.8 | +0.80 | QS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.61B | $2.32B | $295.0M | QS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | QS REV | OUST REV | QS GROSS % | OUST GROSS % | QS FCF | OUST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $169.4M | — | 49.3% | -$278.8M | -$64.8M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $111.1M | — | 36.4% | -$336.8M | -$37.5M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $83.3M | — | — | -$240.0M | -$137.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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