Frequency Electronics vs Ouster
Ouster reported revenue of $169 million in fiscal 2025, 2.7 times Frequency Electronics' $63 million in fiscal 2026. Frequency Electronics' revenue fell 9.4% in its latest year, and Ouster's grew 52.5%. Frequency Electronics had an operating margin of -4.8%, against -43.7% at Ouster. Free cash flow was −$2 million at Frequency Electronics and −$65 million at Ouster. Their fiscal years end in different months (April 30 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Frequency Electronics | Ouster | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Apr 30, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $63M | $169M |
| Revenue growth | −9.4% | 52.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 3.1% | 55.1% |
| Gross margin | 29.1% | 49.3% |
| Operating margin | −4.8% | −43.7% |
| Net margin | −1.4% | −35.6% |
| Free cash flow | −$2M | −$65M |
| Free cash flow margin | −2.5% | −38.3% |
| Return on capital | — | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 1.8% | 20.9% |
| Last close | $60.22 | $34.80 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $37.5 million | bought $178,006, sold $47.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Frequency Electronics and Ouster pages.