YOU Stock Analysis: Clear Secure | NYSE

Aviation Membership, Digital Verification, Enterprise Identity, Travel Reservations

Total Rating 67

Safety 76

Buy Signal -0.19

Software - Application
Industry Rotation: +8.5

Market Cap: 4.37B
Avg Turnover: 72.7M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility43.8%

VaR 5^th Pctl7.19%

VaR vs Median-0.44%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio0.82

Rel. Str. IBD48.7

Rel. Str. Peer Group37.9 pctl

Character TTM

Beta0.095

Beta Downside-0.061

Hurst Exponent0.467

Choppyness37.5%

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD42.21%

CAGR/Max DD1.01

CAGR/Mean DD2.52

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 50.22%
EPS Trend: 80.7%

Last SUE: 0.44
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 21.16%
Rev. Trend: 99.4%

Last SUE: 4.00
Qual. Beats: 15

Warnings

Below Avwap Earnings

Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

Confidence

Seasonality 5.3 years of data

Jan -4.2% 20

Feb +3.5% 0

Mar +1.6% 19

Apr -6.7% 23

May +0.3% 0

Jun -1.5% 10

Jul +3.6% 28

Aug -4.2% 10

Sep -4.2% 0

Oct -2.2% 0

Nov +15.3% 24

Dec -1.9% 21

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: YOU Clear Secure

Clear Secure, Inc. (NYSE: YOU) operates a secure identity platform under the CLEAR brand, primarily serving customers in the United States. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, the company is a subsidiary of Alclear Investments, LLC. Its flagship consumer offering, CLEAR Plus, is an aviation subscription service providing expedited access through airport security checkpoints, supported by a mobile app used for enrollment and member management.

The company has expanded beyond aviation into a broad suite of identity and travel-related services, including RESERVE (airport security time slot reservations), Home to Gate travel planning tools, TSA PreCheck enrollment and renewal services, and CLEAR1, a B2B offering that extends its identity platform to partner businesses. Additional products include CLEAR ID (a free mobile digital ID), CLEAR Concierge for premium and high-frequency travelers, CLEAR Perks, Sora ID for one-click know-your-customer verification, and virtual queuing technology. Clear also maintains a strategic collaboration with Samsung Electronics America to develop Samsung ID with CLEAR, enabling users to add a U.S. passport to Samsung Wallet.

Clear Secure operates within the Information Technology sector (Application Software sub-industry) and went public on June 30, 2021. Its business model centers on biometric-based identity verification, monetized primarily through consumer subscriptions and B2B platform integrations with partners such as airlines, stadiums, and other venues.

Headlines to Watch Out For

CLEAR Plus subscriber growth and pricing power expand aviation margins
TSA PreCheck enrollment hubs add high-margin recurring revenue stream
CLEAR1 B2B platform partnerships diversify beyond aviation travel exposure

Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.5

Net Income: 147.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.17 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -6.47 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 3.97% < 20% (prev -11.49%; Δ 15.46% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.34 > 3% & CFO 542.6m > Net Income 147.9m
Net Debt (-206.2m) to EBITDA (297.9m): -0.69 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.04 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (102.8m) vs 12m ago 8.14% < -2%
Gross Margin: 66.66% > 18% (prev 62.95%; Δ 3.70% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 72.56% > 50% (prev 70.81%; Δ 1.75% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: error (cannot be calculated; needs correct EBIT TTM and Interest Expense TTM)

Altman Z'' 1.94

A: 0.03 (Total Current Assets 1.02b - Total Current Liabilities 983.9m) / Total Assets 1.58b
B: 0.10 (Retained Earnings 158.3m / Total Assets 1.58b)
C: 0.19 (EBIT TTM 263.1m / Avg Total Assets 1.38b)
D: 0.15 (Book Value of Equity 206.2m / Total Liabilities 1.34b)
Altman-Z'' = 1.94 = BBB

Beneish M -3.08

DSRI: 1.00 (Receivables 1.26m/1.05m, Revenue 1.00b/835.5m)
GMI: 0.94 (GM 62.95% / 66.66%)
AQI: 0.80 (AQ_t 0.25 / AQ_t-1 0.31)
SGI: 1.20 (Revenue 1.00b / 835.5m)
TATA: -0.25 (NI 147.9m - CFO 542.6m) / TA 1.58b)
Beneish M = -3.08 (Cap -4..+1) = AA

What is the price of YOU shares?

As of October 18, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 43.93 with a total of 1,114,468 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.15%, over one month by +9.52%, over three months by -21.32% and over the past year by +42.91%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 42.00 (which is 4.4% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).

Is YOU a buy, sell or hold?

Clear Secure has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.67. Therefore, it is recommended to hold YOU.

StrongBuy: 2
Buy: 2
Hold: 1
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 1

What are the forecasts/targets for the YOU price?

Analysts Target Price	58.2	32.4%

Clear Secure (YOU) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 14 October 2026

Market Cap USD = 4.37b (4.37b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 28.4966
P/S = 4.3665
P/B = 19.4103
Revenue TTM = 1.00b USD
EBIT TTM = 263.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 297.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 103.8m USD (estimated: total debt 109.8m - short term 5.98m)
Short Term Debt = 5.98m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 109.8m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 109.8m already included)
Net Debt = -206.2m USD (calculated: Debt 109.8m - CCE 316.0m)
Enterprise Value = 4.16b USD (4.37b + Debt 109.8m - CCE 316.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 263.1m / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
EV/FCF = 15.76x (Enterprise Value 4.16b / FCF TTM 264.2m)
FCF Yield = 6.35% (FCF TTM 264.2m / Enterprise Value 4.16b)
FCF Margin = 26.40% (FCF TTM 264.2m / Revenue TTM 1.00b)
Net Margin = 14.78% (Net Income TTM 147.9m / Revenue TTM 1.00b)
Gross Margin = 66.66% ((Revenue TTM 1.00b - Cost of Revenue TTM 333.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 68.57% (prev 66.35%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.64 (Enterprise Value 4.16b / Total Assets 1.58b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.0% (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt 109.8m)
Taxrate = 21.25% (59.5m / 279.9m)
NOPAT = 207.1m (EBIT 263.1m * (1 - 21.25%))
Current Ratio = 1.03 (Total Current Assets 1.02b / Total Current Liabilities 990.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.53 (Debt 109.8m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 206.2m)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.69 (Net Debt -206.2m / EBITDA 297.9m)
Debt / FCF = -0.78 (Net Debt -206.2m / FCF TTM 264.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 179.5m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 10.72% (Net Income 147.9m / Total Assets 1.58b)
RoE = 82.40% (Net Income TTM 147.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 179.5m)
RoCE = 92.87% (EBIT 263.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 179.5m + L.T.Debt 103.8m))
RoIC = 37.63% (NOPAT 207.1m / Invested Capital 550.4m)
WACC = 5.82% (E(4.37b)/V(4.48b) * Re(5.97%) + D(109.8m)/V(4.48b) * Rd(0.0%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 5.97% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 22.09 | Cagr: 4.33%
[DCF] Terminal Value 74.95% ; FCFF base≈268.1m ; Y1≈261.2m ; Y5≈260.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 41.64 (EV 4.08b - Net Debt -206.2m = Equity 4.29b / Shares 102.9m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -3.54% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 80.70 | EPS CAGR: 50.22% | SUE: 0.44 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 99.42 | Revenue CAGR: 21.16% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 15
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.54 | Chg30d=+2.47% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.10 | Chg30d=+2.61% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+37.2% | GrowthRev=+23.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.61 | Chg30d=+4.35% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+24.1% | GrowthRev=+14.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50% (up=3, down=0)