ClearSign Technologies Corp financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Public ticker
CLIR on Nasdaq
Latest financial report
15 May 2026
Company Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 1 identity field
Company location
Tulsa, OK
SEC filing record 1 source field available
Fiscal year end
31 December

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CLIR - ClearSign Technologies Corp Financial Facts

CLIR - ClearSign Technologies Corp has a source-backed company facts page for reviewing reported financial metrics, periods, and linked metric histories.

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Context
Latest metrics period: Q1 2026
Latest reported value
Return On Equity -57%

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.

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Return Loop

Why revisit this company facts page

Company facts change as new 10-Q and 10-K filings update the latest reported period, headline values, and cross-company comparison context.

Latest source-backed update
Latest metrics period Q1 2026
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  • Current latest metrics period: Q1 2026.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date on this page: 31 Mar 2026.
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Latest update

Latest update for CLIR - ClearSign Technologies Corp

New fact period available

Latest financial period: Q1 2026. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.

Update date

15 May 2026

Page type

Company facts

Latest period

Q1 2026

SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 15 May 2026.

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Benchmark Context

How Return On Equity compares

Return On Equity is down about 25% versus the comparable prior period.

Compared with

Compared with ClearSign Technologies Corp's recent history first. Same-industry peer context appears only when enough SEC-backed benchmark coverage exists.

Why this is notable

Return On Equity already has a self-history signal here, but same-industry benchmark context waits until the benchmark sample is strong enough.

  • Latest comparable period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Peer context will appear when enough companies report a comparable value for this metric.
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How to read key metrics on this page

These short guides explain what the headline metrics mean, what to compare next, and where to open the live SEC-backed example for this company.

Plain-English Guide

How to read Net Income on this page

Net income is profit after operating costs, interest, taxes, and other non-operating items.

Why people care

It is the bottom-line profit figure many users recognize first, especially when they want to compare earnings with sales or cash flow.

How to read it

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Key facts

  • CLIR - ClearSign Technologies Corp financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity -57%.

Change

  • Return On Equity YoY change: -25%.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 31 Mar 2026.

Research use

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Evidence

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2026-03-31) highlights Return On Equity -57.1%, Return On Assets -34.3%, and Operating Margin -1193.2%.

Valuation Snapshot

Simple DCF estimate from SEC company facts, using free cash flow, cash, debt, and reported share count when available.

DCF value materially below price

-143%

fair value gap

Fair value per share

$2.12

Market price

$4.97

CLIR - Local security

PEG ratio

n/a

Enterprise value

$19.69M

Equity value

$11.95M

Key valuation metrics

EV/Revenue

n/a

Local security market EV / SEC revenue

Revenue is unavailable or not positive

EV/EBITDA

n/a

Local security market EV / SEC EBITDA

Ebitda is unavailable or not positive

P/E

n/a

Local security market price / SEC EPS

Net income is unavailable or not positive

P/S

n/a

Local security market cap / SEC revenue

Revenue is unavailable or not positive

P/B

3.7x

Local security market cap / SEC equity

PEG

n/a

P/E / DCF Growth Assumption

P/e or positive growth is unavailable

Core assumptions

Projection
5 years
FCF growth
4%
Discount rate
10%
Terminal growth
2.5%

SEC fact inputs

Free cash flow
$1.35M
Net income
$5.61M
EBITDA
$6.53M
Cash
$7.74M
Debt
n/a
Equity
$7.62M
Shares
5,627,127

Data confidence notes

  • Debt missing: equity value treats debt as 0
  • Base free cash flow is negative; dcf output is mechanically computed but high risk
  • Peg unavailable: earnings per share is not positive

Compare This Company Through SEC-backed Metrics

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Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

37.2/100

Weak Confidence medium

Return On Equity

-57%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

-34%

Metric score 0.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
4.05x
Quick Ratio
3.65x
Debt to Equity
0.02x

Strengths

Debt-to-equity

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Key metrics snapshot

Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity -57% -25%
Return On Assets -34% -22%
Operating Margin -1193%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 4.05x -28%
Quick Ratio 3.65x -33%
Debt-to-equity 0.02x

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
NetIncomeLoss YoY 10%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 5,408,723 -90%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 5,409,133 -90%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $1,000 -80%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 5,627,127 +2.3%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 5,627,127 +2.3%

Supporting Metrics

These supporting metrics stay fully source-backed for deeper research. Scan the latest value and reported period first, then open a metric page when you need the full filing trail.

Metric Latest value YoY change
Accounts Payable, Current $1,752,000 +50%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $171,000 +27%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $257,000 -6.2%
Additional Paid in Capital $114,343,000 +1.1%
Amortization of Intangible Assets $159,000 -5.9%
Assets $9,836,000 -32%
Assets, Current $8,779,000 -35%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $7,736,000 -40%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $7,736,000 -40%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $1,442,000 -23%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.0001 0%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 87,500,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 5,409,133 -90%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $5,607,000 +11%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $63,000 -93%
Cost of Revenue $4,189,000 +108%
Depreciation $26,000 +37%
Earnings Per Share, Basic -1.01 +18%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted -1.01 +18%
General and Administrative Expense $6,304,000 -6.4%
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable $1,189,000 -3863%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $764,000 -7.3%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $145,000 -18%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $69,000 +3%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $5,000 -50%
Liabilities $2,212,000 -11%
Liabilities and Equity $9,836,000 -32%
Liabilities, Current $2,170,000 -9.4%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $32,000 -88%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $64,000 -56%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $1,348,000 -21%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $1,083,000 -12%
Operating Income (Loss) $6,693,000 +11%
Operating Lease, Liability $140,000 -16%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $98,000 +44%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $42,000 -57%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $135,000 -15%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.044 -14%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.0001 0%
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 2,000,000 0%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $166,000 -23%
Research and Development Expense $1,224,000 -25%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $106,702,000 -5.5%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $76,000 +69%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $7,624,000 -37%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY
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