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Clear Secure
(NYSE:YOU)
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Rating:77Outperform
Price Target:
$64.00
▲(22.51% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/31/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance—healthy profitability, substantial and growing free cash flow, and a low-leverage balance sheet. Technicals add support with the stock trading above all major moving averages, while valuation (P/E 42.39) is the main constraint. The latest earnings call was net positive with raised full-year free cash flow guidance and growth outlook, though management highlighted travel-related volatility and normalization risks.
Positive Factors
Free Cash Flow Strength
Consistently strong operating and free cash flow provides durable internal funding for product development, airport rollouts and marketing without needing heavy external financing. High FCF-to-net-income ratio (~0.94) signals cash quality and supports long-term margin investment and strategic optionality.
Negative Factors
Revenue Growth Deceleration
Top-line growth has slowed materially from prior years, reducing the pace at which scale can dilute fixed costs and support steep margin expansion. Sustained slower revenue growth raises reliance on pricing, product expansion and enterprise contracting to maintain cash flow momentum over the next several quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Free Cash Flow Strength
Consistently strong operating and free cash flow provides durable internal funding for product development, airport rollouts and marketing without needing heavy external financing. High FCF-to-net-income ratio (~0.94) signals cash quality and supports long-term margin investment and strategic optionality.
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Clear Secure (YOU) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$7.38B
Dividend Yield1.36%
Average Volume (3M)1.34M
Price to Earnings (P/E)43.5
Beta (1Y)0.38
Revenue Growth17.39%
EPS Growth-31.63%
CountryUS
Employees3,301
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.27
Shares Outstanding100,612,465
10 Day Avg. Volume999,266
30 Day Avg. Volume1,336,100
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.83
Price to Book (P/B)18.84
Price to Sales (P/S)3.72
P/FCF Ratio9.76
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$60.50Price Target Upside15.81% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)1.69
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.09B
Clear Secure Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Clear Secure, Inc. (YOU) operates within the United States, specializing in a secure, identity-verification platform primarily for its members. This sophisticated, multi-layered system handles identity enrollment, verification, and linking process...
How the Company Makes Money
Clear Secure primarily makes money through recurring subscription revenue from individual consumers who pay for CLEAR membership, usually on an annual basis, to use CLEAR lanes and identity verification services at participating airports and venue...
Clear Secure Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 06, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a clear positive operating and financial story: strong member and bookings growth, significant free cash flow acceleration, margin expansion and notable enterprise momentum with CLEAR1 (5x bookings YoY). Management acknowledged travel-system stress and the temporary impact of the TSA shutdown but conveyed confidence in retention, product rollouts (eGates, app, Concierge) and a disciplined plan to invest in product, sales and marketing while maintaining strong free cash flow and a robust balance sheet. The company raised full-year free cash flow guidance and provided Q2 growth guidance that, while lower than the Q1 surge, still implies healthy year-over-year growth.Positive Updates
Record Membership and Platform Scale
Total CLEAR members grew ~31.3% year-over-year to 41 million members, demonstrating strong platform scale and network effects.
Negative Updates
Macro and Systemic Travel Headwinds
Management repeatedly cited structural instability in the national travel system (including the March TSA shutdown), higher operational strain and geopolitical/oil-price risks that could pressure travel patterns and require continued investment to mitigate.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Membership and Platform Scale
Total CLEAR members grew ~31.3% year-over-year to 41 million members, demonstrating strong platform scale and network effects.
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Company Guidance
CLEAR provided Q2 guidance of $268–271 million in revenue and $280–285 million in total bookings (implying ~22.8% and ~26.7% year‑over‑year growth at the midpoints, respectively), and raised full‑year 2026 free cash flow guidance to at least $465 million (up from at least $440 million), which the company said would represent roughly a $120 million increase year‑over‑year and at least 36% YoY growth; management also reiterated expected adjusted EBITDA margin expansion in 2026 versus 2025, citing Q1 momentum (Q1 adjusted EBITDA $80.6M at a 31.9% margin, Q1 free cash flow $185.5M, and $800M of cash and marketable securities) to support the outlook.Clear Secure Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
82
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
88
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 942.41M | 900.78M | 770.49M | 613.58M | 437.43M | 253.95M |
| Gross Profit | 802.91M | 772.93M | 489.34M | 382.11M | 276.38M | 149.02M |
| EBITDA | 267.73M | 240.69M | 93.11M | 72.26M | -98.71M | -102.23M |
| Net Income | 122.56M | 109.17M | 169.68M | 28.11M | -65.57M | -36.08M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.42B | 1.30B | 1.19B | 1.05B | 1.04B | 812.75M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 800.08M | 700.17M | 609.50M | 723.10M | 704.75M | 615.34M |
| Total Debt | 0.00 | 0.00 | 121.25M | 127.38M | 130.11M | 0.00 |
| Total Liabilities | 1.21B | 1.10B | 956.99M | 675.78M | 526.60M | 273.28M |
| Stockholders Equity | 185.35M | 177.73M | 198.35M | 233.33M | 291.06M | 277.61M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 437.33M | 343.11M | 283.67M | 198.90M | 136.40M | 40.74M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 464.46M | 372.45M | 295.68M | 225.03M | 168.31M | 69.71M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -211.79M | -97.10M | 113.78M | -15.51M | -359.59M | -403.20M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -169.98M | -257.33M | -401.55M | -216.01M | -48.87M | 503.40M |
Clear Secure Technical Analysis
Positive
52.24
Price Trends
54.77
Positive
53.78
Positive
44.50
Positive
Market Momentum
0.19
Negative
51.16
Neutral
48.76
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For YOU, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 52.24 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 54.84, below the 50-day MA of 54.77, and above the 200-day MA of 44.50, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.19 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 51.16 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 48.76 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for YOU.
Clear Secure Risk Analysis
Clear Secure disclosed 49 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Clear Secure reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Clear Secure Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 Outperform | $7.38B | 43.50 | 77.45% | 1.44% | 17.39% | -31.63% | |
77 Outperform | $3.80B | 41.13 | 14.49% | ― | 13.90% | 1906.95% | |
73 Outperform | $5.38B | -217.09 | -3.04% | ― | 33.60% | 63.13% | |
66 Neutral | $4.49B | -13,675.76 | <0.01% | ― | 12.47% | -98.50% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
60 Neutral | $3.36B | 249.17 | -46.74% | ― | 20.32% | ― |
* Technology Sector Average
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Clear Secure Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Clear Secure Adds Affirm CFO Rob O’Hare to Board
Positive
Jul 30, 2026
On July 30, 2026, Clear Secure, Inc. expanded its board of directors to ten members and appointed Rob O’Hare, the Chief Financial Officer of Affirm Holdings, Inc., as a director and member of the Audit Committee, with his term running until ...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Clear Secure Amends Credit Facility, Extends Maturity to 2031
Positive
Jun 23, 2026
On June 23, 2026, Alclear Holdings, LLC and certain subsidiaries amended their existing credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., cutting overall lender commitments from $100 million to $50 million while raisin...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and ComplianceShareholder Meetings
Clear Secure Modernizes Governance With Charter Amendments
Positive
Jun 10, 2026
On June 10, 2026, Clear Secure, Inc. held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, where common stockholders approved amendments to the company’s certificate of incorporation to remove certain supermajority vote requirements and clarify the ...
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