CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A (YOU)
Information Technology · identity verification services · NYSE
Clear Secure is a biometric identity platform that accelerates security screening and digital verification processes for travelers and consumers.
What CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A does
Clear Secure operates a secure identity platform that uses biometrics to provide frictionless and secure experiences for travelers and consumers. The company's primary offering is a subscription-based travel identity service used for expedited security screening at airports, which it is expanding into broader digital identity verification applications.
Themes: biometrics, travel technology, digital identity verification, subscription economy
Fundamentals
- Price$43.29 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$6.2B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+24.7% 2025-08-21 close $34.72 → 2026-08-21 close $43.29
- P/E41.71 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+14.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+85.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+82.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+19.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+27.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.01 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.4%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How YOU compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 265 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 10% 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 386 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 107 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
YOU is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
63.3 #111 of 987 scored · #12 of 84 in Information Technology
Financial health 98th (free cash flow margin 50.8%, debt to equity 0) and growth 89th (3-year revenue CAGR 27.2%, revenue growth year over year 19.8%); weakest is capital return (11th, consecutive years of dividend increases 1 year).
Short-term score
42.1 #1291 of 1,704 scored · #187 of 261 in Information Technology
Catalysts 63rd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 49, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading; volume and participation 50th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is trend 28th: the price is 10% below the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, YOU's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 44%, free-cash-flow payout 14%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout44% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout14% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A looks technically
CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A (YOU) is trading 5.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 266 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 29, in oversold territory (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 37.3% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -5.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $52.42 | $52.42 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $45.57 | $45.57 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 16 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 16 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 266 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 266 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.1 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 29, in oversold territory (below 30) | 29.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading right at the bottom of its 14-day range ($42.71 to $69.07) — its "stochastic" reading is 2 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 2.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 11 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $69.07 | $69.07 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 37.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -37.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 47.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +47.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 37.3% below its highest point of the past year | 37.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $69.07 (set on 2026-08-05) | $69.07 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($29.61 to $62.36), and it has given back a bit over half of its rise from last year’s low — 58% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $41.07 to $42.12. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 58.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 37.3% below its all-time high | -37.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 10.2% above a support level at $38.85 — a price it turned at three times since 2024-11-06, most recently on 2025-11-13. Since 2024-08-21 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -10.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $15.28 (set on 2023-10-06) | $15.28 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 183.3% above its all-time low | +183.3% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 87% of the past ~6 months) | 87th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.56 between its high and its low — about 5.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.56 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $39.96 and $60.45 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $39.96 – $50.21 – $60.45 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.9% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.9 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (5.0% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.9 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.84× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 3 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 3 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | +0.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 16.2% gap up opened on 2026-08-05 has been "filled" 11 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 11 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 26.2 percentage points (the stock lost 23.9% while the market gained 2.3%) | -26.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 32.2 percentage points (the stock lost 29.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | -32.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 15.3 percentage points (the stock gained 26.3% while the market gained 11.1%) | +15.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 4.2 percentage points (the stock gained 24.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | +4.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, its RSI momentum gauge is oversold (a beaten-down reading), outperforming the market over 6 months, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 21% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.3% of the share price. | -20.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 11% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $48.59 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -10.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 10% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $48.28 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 13 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -10.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
YOU last closed at $43.29 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $38.85 | Support | 10.2% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-06 to 2025-11-13 |
| $37.06 | Support | 14.4% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-08-28 to 2026-01-08 |
| $51.66 | Resistance | 19.3% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-04-30 to 2026-07-23 |
| $33.94 | Support | 21.6% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-09-18 to 2026-02-09 |
| $54.51 | Resistance | 25.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-08 to 2026-05-14 |
| $59.16 | Resistance | 36.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-21 to 2026-07-07 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Oversold (14-day RSI below 30) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.40 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 5 analysts
- Mean price target$62.60 range $45.00 – $75.00; median $68.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for YOU
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.53 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on government regulation and TSA partnerships for airport operations","Risks related to data privacy, cybersecurity breaches, and the protection of sensitive biometric information","Concentration of revenue within the travel and aviation industry"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of YOU's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 in newer filing vs. December 31, 2024 in older filing
- Newer filing includes description of CLEAR Travel portfolio as distinct offering with TSA PreCheck® Enrollment, CLEAR Concierge, expedited passport services, CLEAR app features, and CLEAR ID
- Newer filing specifies CLEAR+ as 'consumer travel subscription service' vs. older 'consumer aviation subscription service'
- Newer filing adds detail about American Express partnership renewal in February 2026 as 'multi-year renewal' vs. older March 2025 'second of two one year renewal terms'
- Newer filing mentions statement credits through American Express partnership for eligible card members
- Newer filing describes CLEAR1 with specific focus on 'Healthcare, Workforce and Governmental organizations'
- Newer filing describes CLEAR1 as 'multi-layered identity verification solution' using 'biometric, document and device signals' with client selection of 'verification layers'
- Newer filing emphasizes scaled Member base and comprehensive secure identity platform as underpin to business strategy
- Removed:
- Older filing's metric term 'Total Cumulative Enrollments' replaced with 'Total CLEAR Members' in newer filing
- Older filing's discussion of acceleration of 'Total Cumulative Platform Uses relative to Total Cumulative Enrollments' removed from newer filing
- Older filing's description of CLEAR Mobile with QR code and day pass option removed from newer filing
- Older filing's description of CLEAR Perks as suite of benefits removed from newer filing
- Older filing's statement about 'historically grown the number of new Members' and conversion of free trial Members removed from newer filing
- Older filing's discussion of 'maintaining and growing partnerships' and platform remaining 'compelling to Members' removed from newer filing
- Older filing's reference to free trials changed to 'limited time trials' in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Overview section opening: older 'CLEAR is a secure identity company' changed to newer 'Clear Secure, Inc. (the "Company" or "CLEAR") is a secure identity company'
- Description of CLEAR+ experience: older 'consumer aviation subscription service' changed to newer 'consumer travel subscription service'
- CLEAR1 description restructured: older 'B2B offering, is our secure identity platform' changed to newer 'B2B multi-layered identity verification solution'
- Section heading changed from 'Ability to Grow Total Cumulative Enrollments' in older to 'Ability to Grow Total CLEAR Members' in newer
- Reference to American Express partnership details: older 'In March 2025 we renewed our partnership with American Express for the second of two one year renewal terms' changed to newer 'In February 2026, we executed a multi-year renewal of the partnership with American Express'
- Trial offer language: older 'limited time free trials' changed to newer 'limited time trials'
- Newer filing adds 'website, mobile app' as digital channels; older only mentioned 'paid search and partnerships'
- Notes:
- The older filing text appears truncated at the end ('For example,'), preventing full comparison of final sections
- The newer filing text also appears truncated ('The value of the CLEAR platform to our Members increase'), preventing complete assessment of all content changes
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 40 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 18 sells ($40M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 90 days0 buys · 40 sells ($94M) — 4 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 41 sells ($94M) — 5 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-05. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about YOU's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding YOU as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 25,241,224
- Reported value $1,221,927,617
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
YOU had 11,864,997 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for YOU because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 11,864,997
- Prior settlement (shares) 12,465,940
- Reported change -4.82%
- Days to cover (reported) 10.49
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- TSA PreCheck (Department of Homeland Security)
- Global Entry (Customs and Border Protection)
- IDEMIA
- Telos Corporation (TLS)
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Frequently asked questions
What does CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A (YOU) do?
Clear Secure operates a secure identity platform that uses biometrics to provide frictionless and secure experiences for travelers and consumers. The company's primary offering is a subscription-based travel identity service used for expedited security screening at airports, which it is expanding into broader digital identity verification applications.
What sector is CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A (YOU) in?
CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A (YOU) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is identity verification services. It trades on NYSE.
Does YOU pay a dividend?
Yes — CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A (YOU) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.39% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A's (YOU) competitors?
Notable peers of CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A (YOU) include TSA PreCheck (Department of Homeland Security), Global Entry (Customs and Border Protection), IDEMIA and Telos Corporation. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A (YOU) overbought or oversold right now?
CLEAR SECURE INC CLASS A (YOU) is currently in oversold territory (its 14-day RSI is 29, below 30) (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on YOU come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.