ClearSign Technologies Corp
CLIR Nasdaq Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$2.31
5.7%What ClearSign Technologies Corp does
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- Legal name
- ClearSign Technologies Corp
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 31, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001104659-26-037699
0001434524
Revenue and margins
ClearSign Technologies Corp had $5.2M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 45.6% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$4.7M in fiscal 2025, โ90.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
ClearSign Technologies Corp returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 13.4%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably ClearSign Technologies Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $7.6M | $9.1M | $5.7M | $14.0M | $9.2M |
| Current ratio | 11.0x | 8.5x | 2.9x | 6.3x | 4.3x |
| Quick ratio | 11.0x | 8.5x | 2.9x | 6.3x | 4.3x |
| Total assets | $9.4M | $10.9M | $7.6M | $16.3M | $12.2M |
| Total liabilities | $1.1M | $1.4M | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.7M |
| Shareholders' equity | $8.3M | $9.6M | $5.2M | $13.8M | $9.5M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ58.4% | โ33.7% | โ9.8% | โ10.7% | โ8.3% | โ11.6% | โ7.6% | โ21.1% | โ7.7% | โ5.3% |
| Altman Z'' | โ46.77 | โ52.98 | 1.61 | โ15.28 | โ14.90 | โ21.51 | โ17.72 | โ39.46 | โ11.61 | โ23.22 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.6M | $0.4M | $2.4M | $3.6M | $5.2M |
| Net interest income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.3M | โ | โ |
| Gross profit | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.1M | โ$0.0M | โ$0.3M | โ$0.5M | $0.1M | $0.8M | $1.1M | $1.4M |
| Research and development | $4.8M | $4.7M | $4.1M | $3.1M | $2.0M | $2.7M | $0.5M | $0.7M | $1.5M | $1.4M |
| Operating income | โ$11.2M | โ$9.7M | โ$9.6M | โ$8.6M | โ$6.9M | โ$8.1M | โ$6.1M | โ$6.0M | โ$6.5M | โ$6.7M |
| Pretax income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ$7.9M | โ$5.8M | โ$5.2M | โ$5.3M | โ$5.5M |
| Income tax | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | โ$11.2M | โ$9.7M | โ$9.5M | โ$8.5M | โ$6.9M | โ$7.9M | โ$5.8M | โ$5.2M | โ$5.3M | โ$5.5M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$0.86 | $0.63 | $0.42 | $0.32 | โ$0.25 | โ$0.25 | โ$0.16 | โ$0.13 | โ$1.08 | โ$0.99 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.00B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$8.7M | โ$8.3M | โ$8.4M | โ$6.9M | โ$6.0M | โ$6.7M | โ$5.0M | โ$3.2M | โ$4.4M | โ$4.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | โ$8.8M | โ$8.4M | โ$8.5M | โ$6.9M | โ$6.0M | โ$6.8M | โ$5.0M | โ | โ$4.4M | โ$4.7M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.2M | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.4M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.9M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.3M | $1.2M | $15.9M | $8.6M | $8.8M | $7.6M | $9.1M | $5.7M | $14.0M | $9.2M |
| Total debt | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.3M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current assets | $1.9M | $1.8M | $16.4M | $9.0M | $9.4M | $8.0M | $9.7M | $6.5M | $15.2M | $11.2M |
| Current liabilities | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $0.7M | $1.1M | $2.3M | $2.4M | $2.6M |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.7M | $0.4M | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| Intangible assets | $1.7M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.8M |
| Total assets | $4.3M | $4.2M | $18.6M | $10.9M | $11.1M | $9.4M | $10.9M | $7.6M | $16.3M | $12.2M |
| Total liabilities | $2.0M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.1M | $1.4M | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.7M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.2M | $2.4M | $16.9M | $9.2M | $9.5M | $8.3M | $9.6M | $5.2M | $13.8M | $9.5M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 21.9% | 29.6% | 19.4% | โ | โ | โ74.5% | 31.0% | 34.0% | 31.1% | 27.2% |
| Operating margin | โ1,804.3% | โ1,798.5% | โ1,805.8% | โ | โ | โ1,341.8% | โ1,635.6% | โ248.9% | โ180.4% | โ127.5% |
| EBITDA margin | โ1,770.9% | โ1,743.5% | โ1,754.7% | โ | โ | โ1,299.0% | โ1,592.5% | โ242.6% | โ179.8% | โ127.0% |
| Net margin | โ1,799.2% | โ1,792.6% | โ1,792.5% | โ | โ | โ1,300.0% | โ1,539.6% | โ216.1% | โ147.4% | โ105.0% |
| FCF margin | โ1,418.5% | โ1,546.7% | โ1,599.6% | โ | โ | โ1,117.0% | โ1,337.4% | โ | โ122.7% | โ90.6% |
| Net interest share of revenue | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.2% | 22.2% | 13.5% | โ | โ |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ | โ1,010.5% | โ566.3% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on capital employed | โ431.5% | โ369.7% | โ56.3% | โ89.0% | โ69.0% | โ94.4% | โ62.6% | โ111.5% | โ46.8% | โ69.5% |
| Return on equity | โ497.9% | โ414.0% | โ98.2% | โ64.9% | โ73.4% | โ88.6% | โ64.6% | โ70.5% | โ55.9% | โ47.2% |
| Return on assets | โ260.7% | โ229.2% | โ83.3% | โ57.3% | โ62.4% | โ77.0% | โ56.8% | โ56.0% | โ44.3% | โ38.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ2,195.1% | โ1,680.6% | โ62.7% | โ106.8% | โ83.6% | โ105.5% | โ65.8% | โ119.2% | โ41.0% | โ62.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ13.0% | โ1.9% | โ100.0% | โ | โ | โ38.4% | 542.5% | 49.6% | 45.6% |
| EPS growth | โ | โ | โ33.3% | โ23.8% | โ178.1% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 162.8% | โ3.3% | โ34.5% | 24.6% | 1,033.3% | 13.2% | 8.9% | โ87.3% | 13.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | 0.0x | 0.0x | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 1.2x | 10.0x | 6.9x | 8.7x | 11.0x | 8.5x | 2.9x | 6.3x | 4.3x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 1.2x | 10.0x | 6.9x | 8.7x | 11.0x | 8.5x | 2.9x | 6.3x | 4.3x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 22.1% | 17.4% | 17.7% | โ | โ | 12.0% | 2.7% | โ | 1.1% | 0.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 103.9% | 68.3% | 42.3% | โ | โ | 112.0% | 99.7% | 25.6% | 14.7% | 17.1% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ46.8 | โ53.0 | 1.6 | โ15.3 | โ14.9 | โ21.5 | โ17.7 | โ39.5 | โ11.6 | โ23.2 |
| Accruals ratio | โ58.4% | โ33.7% | โ9.8% | โ10.7% | โ8.3% | โ11.6% | โ7.6% | โ21.1% | โ7.7% | โ5.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001434524). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
