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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Clear Secure (YOU)

CLEAR Q1 revenue rises 19.7% to $253.0 million; full-year free cash flow guidance raised

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

CLEAR Secure reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $253.0 million, up 19.7% from a year earlier, and net income of $56.4 million, up from $38.6 million. The company raised its full-year 2026 free cash flow guidance to at least $465 million from at least $440 million, and it expects second-quarter revenue of $268 million to $271 million.

Key points

  • Q1 2026 revenue of $253.0 million, up 19.7% year over year; Total Bookings of $291.7 million, up 40.8%
  • Net income of $56.4 million, versus $38.6 million a year earlier; diluted EPS of $0.38, versus $0.26
  • Full-year 2026 free cash flow guidance raised to at least $465 million from at least $440 million
  • Second-quarter 2026 revenue guidance of $268 million to $271 million, and a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share payable June 24, 2026

The filing

CompanyClear Secure (YOU)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 6, 2026, 6:01 AM ET
Accession number0001856314-26-000013

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 06, 2026.

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