The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 5.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 41% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 103%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 42%. The street (7 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $62.
Clear Secure, Inc.
YOU · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $5.7B · 3,301 employees
Clear Secure, Inc.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0At the last full screen
2026-09-11
Screened 2026-09-11 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
Clear Secure, Inc. holds its Markdown at $42.23. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 22 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 22 days |
| Price at the screen | $42.23 |
| Valuation | 28.53 trailing · 16.37 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.02 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 8.62% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 8.6% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.21% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.2% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 6.73% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 6.7% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 2.71% | Below 5% | Only 2.7% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-11 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 52.2% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 6 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +46% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-11 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsAirport fast lanes still face scaling limits
Anyone who has sprinted through security at a major US hub knows the appeal of skipping the queue with a quick identity check. Clear Secure runs that service through its multi-layered platform and shows revenue growth of 20 percent alongside a 13 percent profit margin and 110 percent ROE. Yet the opportunity rating sits at none, so we pass despite the 21 percent margin of safety to fair value and a clean ethical screen.
The forward P/E of 21.6 times looks reasonable next to analyst targets clustered near 68, yet an unknown moat leaves the durability of those returns open to question. Growth has been solid in a concentrated US market, but the business still depends on airport partnerships that can shift with regulation or new entrants.
Risk therefore centres on whether high returns can be sustained once competition or policy changes erode the current edge. The numbers look attractive on paper, yet the absence of a clear protective advantage keeps us on the sidelines.
Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 16.4xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 28.5xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 1.48 |
| EPS, forward | 2.58 |
| Revenue growth | +26.6%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | 14.8%thin but positive margins |
| Return on equity | 119.2%an exceptional return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 7.30% |
| Dividend yield | 119.00% |
| Debt to equity | 0.45minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 1.04adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 1.02moves a little more than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.17% |
| 52-week range | 29.44 - 69.07 |
| Market cap | $5.7B |
| Employees | 3,301 |
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 41% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 103%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 42%. The street (7 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $62.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $56.89 | -8.7% | · | $914 | -8.7% |
| 2 months | $46.17 | +12.6% | · | $1,126 | +12.6% |
| 3 months | $44.81 | +16.0% | · | $1,160 | +16.0% |
| 6 months | $35.99 | +44.4% | $0.35 | $1,454 | +45.4% |
| 1 year | $25.58 | +103.1% | $0.73 | $2,060 | +106.0% |
| 2 years | $17.50 | +197.0% | $1.45 | $3,053 | +205.3% |
| 3 years | $21.16 | +145.6% | $2.57 | $2,577 | +157.7% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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