Clear Secure, Inc.
Business
Clear Secure, Inc. is a secure identity company that delivers frictionless, biometric-based identity verification to make digital and physical experiences safer and faster. It offers consumer products such as CLEAR Plus (an aviation subscription with dedicated security lanes), CLEAR Mobile day passes, TSA PreCheck® Enrollment Provided by CLEAR, Ambassador Assist, CLEAR Perks, and a flagship mobile app, plus a B2B secure identity platform called CLEAR1. Key business segments include its owned consumer aviation service (CLEAR Plus) and its B2B CLEAR1 partner solutions. CLEAR distributes its services across a nationwide network of airports, retail locations, sports and entertainment venues, healthcare and other partner sites, and through digital SDKs/APIs and mobile channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 901 | 770 | 614 | 437 | 254 | |
| Cost of revenue share fee | 128 | 108 | 89 | 56 | 37 | |
| Cost of direct salaries and benefits | 193 | 173 | 143 | 105 | 68 | |
| Research and development | 72 | 73 | 74 | 67 | 47 | |
| Sales and marketing | 54 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 35 | |
| General and administrative | 232 | 218 | 222 | 278 | 169 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 35 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 12 | |
| Operating income | 186 | 123 | 20 | −129 | −115 | |
| Interest income, net | 24 | 33 | 29 | 7 | — | |
| Other (expense) income, net | −5 | −89 | 1 | 5 | 344,000 | |
| Income before tax | 206 | 67 | 51 | −117 | −115 | |
| Income tax (expense) benefit | −38 | 159 | −724,000 | 2 | −233,000 | |
| Net income | 168 | 225 | 50 | −115 | −115 | |
| Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 59 | 56 | 22 | −50 | −79 | |
| Net income attributable to Clear Secure, Inc. | 109 | 170 | 28 | −66 | −36 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 86 | 67 | 58 | 39 | 280 | |
| Marketable securities | 614 | 543 | 665 | 666 | 335 | |
| Accounts receivable | 2 | 511,000 | 526,000 | 1 | 5 | |
| Prepaid revenue share fee | 30 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 10 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 33 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 22 | |
| Total current assets | 765 | 662 | 770 | 742 | 653 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 59 | 57 | 63 | 58 | 45 | |
| Right of use asset, net | 100 | 109 | 116 | 124 | 25 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 3 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
| Goodwill | 63 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 60 | |
| Restricted cash | 3 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 29 | |
| Other assets | 311 | 285 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total assets | 1,303 | 1,195 | 1,045 | 1,038 | 813 | |
| Accounts payable | 7 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 9 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 237 | 185 | 164 | 106 | 67 | |
| Deferred revenue | 516 | 440 | 376 | 283 | 189 | |
| Total current liabilities | 760 | 643 | 552 | 397 | 265 | |
| Other long term liabilities | 339 | 314 | 124 | 129 | 9 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,099 | 957 | 676 | 527 | 273 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 18) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 840,000 | 343,000 | 2 | −2 | −103,000 | |
| Treasury stock at cost, 0 shares as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Retained earnings | 120 | 84 | −74 | −102 | −36 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 57 | 114 | 305 | 394 | 314 | |
| Total stockholders equity attributable to Clear Secure, Inc. | 178 | 198 | 233 | 291 | 278 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 27 | 40 | 136 | 220 | 262 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 204 | 238 | 369 | 511 | 539 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 1,303 | 1,195 | 1,045 | 1,038 | 813 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation on property and equipment | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 12 | |
| Amortization on intangible assets | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Noncash lease expense | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| Impairment of assets | 362,000 | 723,000 | 5 | — | — | |
| Impairment of strategic investment | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Equity-based compensation | 39 | 35 | 37 | 138 | 37 | |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 24 | −166 | −722,000 | −2 | 0 | |
| Amortization of revolver loan costs | 132,000 | 202,000 | 339,000 | 440,000 | 358,000 | |
| Gain on divestiture of a business | −635,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Premium amortization (discount accretion) on marketable securities | −1 | −7 | −14 | −3 | 675,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −2 | 15,000 | 643,000 | 4 | −4 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −4 | −7 | −3 | 991,000 | −11 | |
| Prepaid revenue share fee | −5 | −250,000 | −7 | −7 | −5 | |
| Accounts payable | −6 | 2 | 5 | −752,000 | 1 | |
| Accrued and other long term liabilities | 46 | 121 | 34 | 35 | 50 | |
| Deferred revenue | 76 | 64 | 93 | 95 | 87 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −9 | −6 | −3 | −2 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 372 | 296 | 225 | 168 | 70 | |
| Business combinations, net of cash acquired | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | −76 | |
| Purchases of marketable securities | −747 | −971 | −953 | −1,463 | −988 | |
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities | 677 | 1,098 | 973 | 1,135 | 690 | |
| Proceeds from divestiture | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchase of strategic investment | −514,000 | −1 | −6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −29 | −12 | −26 | −31 | −28 | |
| Purchases of intangible assets | 0 | −318,000 | −580,000 | −545,000 | −822,000 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −97 | 114 | −16 | −360 | −403 | |
| Repurchase of Class A Common Stock | −126 | −273 | −70 | −5 | −12 | |
| Payment of dividend | −48 | −39 | −14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment of special dividend | −25 | −29 | −68 | −22 | 0 | |
| Distributions to members | −19 | −25 | −43 | −16 | 0 | |
| Tax distribution to members | −26 | −25 | −14 | −171,000 | −4 | |
| Deferred consideration payment | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | −718,000 | |
| Payment of taxes on net settled stock-based awards | −13 | −9 | −7 | −5 | 0 | |
| Other financing activities | −334,000 | 0 | −396,000 | −297,000 | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −257 | −402 | −216 | −49 | 503 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 18 | 8 | −6 | −240 | 170 | |
| Exchange rate effect on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 127,000 | 40,000 | −1,000 | −85,000 | 133,000 |