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Clear Secure, Inc. YOU
$41.55 -0.46% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $4.18B
High qualityInexpensive vs sectorLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin widened to 25.1% from 17.8% a year earlier.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $1.00B, up 19.8% from a year earlier, accelerating from 17.4% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 35%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 31%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 22%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 14%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 33%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 4%
- Gross marginTop 31%
- Operating marginTop 11%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 11%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 10%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 43%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 25%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 8%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 24%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 49%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 39%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 27%
- 6-month returnBottom 12%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 36%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 35%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 26%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 46%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 44%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 22%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 36%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 22%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 14%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 1%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 43%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 17.4% | 19.8% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -23.8% | -9.8% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 63.0% | 66.7% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 25.1% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 36.5% | 50.8% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 19.8% | 17.4% | ↑ | Top 35% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -9.8% | -23.8% | ↑ | Bottom 31% |
| Gross margin | 66.7% | 63.0% | ↑ | Top 31% |
| Operating margin | 25.1% | 17.8% | ↑ | Top 11% |
| Net margin | 14.8% | 21.2% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 50.8% | 36.5% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 33.0% | — | Top 4% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 27.2% | — | Top 14% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -25.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 4.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +0.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.06×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.79%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.21%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.00%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +8.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +4.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +9.9%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.4%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $59.25
- Target vs current price
- +42.6%
- Analysts with a rating
- 9
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 44%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +23.5% | +1.3% | -13.4% | -22.9% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | +8.6% | +3.7% | -1.9% | -4.6% | -6.0% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | +0.0% | +39.0% | +46.2% | +59.9% | +85.3% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +7.4% | +0.7% | +20.0% | +3.7% | -0.4% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | +13.0% | +6.2% | +7.1% | +19.5% | +7.3% |
| May 8, 2025 | +6.7% | -7.6% | -4.0% | -1.2% | +14.1% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | +221.4% | -6.5% | +1.7% | +15.7% | +6.0% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -9.1% | -25.8% | -31.2% | -29.6% | -40.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.49 | $0.40 | +23.5% | $277.8M |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.38 | $0.35 | +8.6% | $253.0M |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.31 | $0.31 | +0.0% | $240.8M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.29 | $0.27 | +7.4% | $229.2M |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.26 | $0.23 | +13.0% | $219.5M |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.32 | $0.30 | +6.7% | $211.4M |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.90 | $0.28 | +221.4% | $206.3M |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.30 | $0.33 | -9.1% | $198.4M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 28.1× | 32.1× | 42th | Top 25% |
| P/E (forward) | 22.7× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.0× | — | — | Top 24% |
| EV / Sales | 4.16× | — | — | Bottom 49% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 12.16% | — | — | Top 8% |
| Earnings yield | 3.56% | — | — | Top 25% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 14.1× – 57.9× since Dec 31, 2023. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +30.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -9.8%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +96.5%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -10.9%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -8.6%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -11.4%
- RSI (14)
- 46.4
- Relative volume
- 0.56×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 42.5%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 27th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.17
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.05
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -33.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -42.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2021 | Oct 30, 2023 | -73.4% | 565 days | 643 days (May 26, 2026) |
| May 26, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | -38.9% | 80 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | -18.3% | 10 days | 9 days (Jul 30, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $4.18B
- P/E (TTM)
- 28.1
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.48
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.00B
- Dividend yield
- 1.87%
- 52-week range
- $29.44 – $69.07
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $254.0M | $437.4M | $613.6M | $770.5M | $900.8M |
| Gross profit | $149.0M | $276.4M | $382.1M | $489.3M | $580.3M |
| Operating income | -$114.9M | -$129.1M | $20.1M | $123.2M | $186.5M |
| Net income | -$36.1M | -$65.6M | $28.1M | $169.7M | $109.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.49 | -$1.41 | $0.31 | $1.56 | $1.12 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $198.4M | $206.3M | $211.4M | $219.5M | $229.2M | $240.8M | $253.0M | $277.8M |
| Net income | $23.5M | $103.3M | $25.4M | $24.7M | $28.3M | $30.8M | $38.8M | $50.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.25 | $0.87 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.29 | $0.31 | $0.39 | $0.49 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $69.7M | $168.3M | $225.0M | $295.7M | $372.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$29.0M | -$31.9M | -$26.1M | -$12.0M | -$29.3M |
| Free cash flow | $40.7M | $136.4M | $198.9M | $283.7M | $343.1M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | -$38.1M | -$125.2M | -$93.4M | -$91.9M |
| Net share buybacks | $505.4M | -$5.2M | -$69.7M | -$272.9M | -$126.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $959.3M
- Total assets
- $1.58B
- Total liabilities
- $1.34B
- Total debt
- $109.8M
- Net debt
- -$18.5M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $206.2M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | $0.15 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | $0.15 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $0.35 | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | $0.13 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | $0.13 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | $0.13 | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | $0.40 | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Dec 10, 2024 | $0.13 | Dec 17, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 12,729,252
- Days to cover
- 7.05
- Change vs previous report
- -0.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.