# Clear Secure Inc. (YOU) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / Software. Price $47.76, market value $4.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 32.1×**. Clear Secure Inc. trades at 32.1× trailing earnings. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 18.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 4.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.9×.
- **Price / book: 23.6×**. The shares trade at 23.6× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 10.3%**. Free cash flow equals 10.3% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 25.1%**. 25.1% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 12.1%**. 12.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 61.4%**. A 61.4% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on assets: 11.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 16.9%** (3-yr 27.2%/yr, 5-yr 31.3%/yr). Revenue grew 16.9% over the last year, against 31.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 35.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 35.8% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 1.01** (quick 1.01). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.01 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.04**. A Z-score of 4.04 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.20%** ($0.55 per share, trailing). Clear Secure Inc. yields 1.20%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 44%**. 44% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Clear Secure Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $58.17 (+22% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 59.6%** (YTD 38.1%, 3-mo -13.1%). The shares are up 59.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -30.9%** (57.8% above the low). Trading 31% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 69**. An RSI of 69 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.64** (volatility 61%). Beta of 0.64 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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