YOU Clear Secure, Inc.

BULLISH Impact: 8/10 8-K
Horizon days Filed May 6, 2026 Processed 1mo ago SEC 0001856314-26-000013
8-K Item 2.02: Earnings release
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Executive Summary

Clear Secure reported Q1 2026 revenue of $253.0M (+19.7% YoY) and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.38, beating the Street consensus of $0.35. The company raised its full-year 2026 Free Cash Flow guidance from at least $440M to at least $465M, and guided Q2 2026 revenue of $268-271M (+22.8% YoY at midpoint), signaling accelerating growth.

Key Financial Metrics

Guidance
$268M-$271M (Q2 2026)
raised
Free Cash Flow
$185.5M

Actionable Insight

The accelerating revenue growth (+19.7% YoY vs +16.7% in Q4 2025), 40.8% bookings growth, and raised FCF guidance point to strong momentum across both CLEAR Travel and CLEAR1. The stock should re-rate higher on the beat-and-raise. Watch for continued CLEAR1 enterprise adoption and eGates rollout as catalysts.

Key Facts

  • Revenue of $253.0M, up 19.7% YoY vs $211.4M in Q1 2025
  • GAAP diluted EPS $0.38 vs consensus $0.35 (beat by ~8.6%)
  • Total Bookings of $291.7M, up 40.8% YoY
  • Operating income of $62.0M (24.5% margin) vs $37.4M (17.7% margin) in Q1 2025
  • Free Cash Flow of $185.5M, up 103% YoY from $91.3M
  • Full-year 2026 FCF guidance raised from at least $440M to at least $465M
  • Q2 2026 revenue guidance $268-271M (+22.8% YoY at midpoint)
  • Active CLEAR+ Members grew 13.0% YoY to 8.2M; Total CLEAR Members up 31.3% to 41.0M
  • CLEAR1 bookings increased approximately fivefold YoY
  • Quarterly dividend maintained at $0.15/share; $56.4M returned to shareholders in Q1

Financial Impact

Revenue beat consensus by ~$8.6M (3.5%), EPS beat by $0.03 (8.6%), FCF guidance raised by $25M

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Risk Factors

  • Active CLEAR+ Member growth of 13% YoY lags Total Member growth of 31%, suggesting mix shift to lower-value members
  • Annual CLEAR+ Gross Dollar Retention declined to 86.4% in Q4 2025 from 88.5% a year earlier (latest disclosed)
  • Heavy reliance on travel industry; any downturn could pressure results

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Services-Prepackaged Software
Analyst Consensus
67% bullish (12 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 6 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
8-K Filing (Primary)0001856314-26-000013
Document: you-20260506.htm0001856314-26-000013
Document: 0001856314-26-000013-index-headers.html0001856314-26-000013
Document: 0001856314-26-000013-index.html0001856314-26-000013
Document: 0001856314-26-000013.txt0001856314-26-000013
8-K Data (Synthetic)0001856314-26-000013
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