---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001856314-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "YOU"
cik: "0001856314"
company_name: "Clear Secure, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:54:17.364239+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.78
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CLEAR Q1 revenue $253M (+19.7%); raises FY FCF guidance to at least $465M

## Summary
- Net income $56.4M, EPS $0.39 basic / $0.38 diluted; Adjusted EBITDA $80.6M (31.9% margin, +720 bps).
- Total Bookings $291.7M (+40.8% YoY); CLEAR Members 41M (+31.3%), Active CLEAR+ Members 8.2M (+13.0%).
- Board declares $0.15 quarterly dividend payable June 24; Q1 returned $56.4M via dividends, special dividend, and buybacks.
- Q2 revenue guidance $268-271M (22.8% YoY growth at midpoint); FY FCF guidance raised from $440M to $465M.
- CLEAR1 bookings approximately 5x YoY; eGates now at 43 airports, on track for network-wide rollout in 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001856314-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: YOU
- cik: 0001856314
- company_name: Clear Secure, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.78
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856314/000185631426000013/0001856314-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856314/000185631426000013/you-20260506.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 48b8b4659a3364918639f5685ff15795d6581da9
  claim: Clear Secure, Inc. reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $253.0 million, net income $56.4 million, EPS $0.39 and $0.38, respectively. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: Revenue of $253.0 million was up 19.7%; Total Bookings of $291.7 million increased 40.8% ● Operating income of $62.0 million, representing a 24.5% operating income margin ● Net income of $56.4 million, representing a 22.3% net income margin ● Adjusted EBITDA of $80.6 million, representing a 31.9% Adjusted EBITDA margin and 720 basis points of year-over-year margin expansion ● Earnings per Common Share Basic and Diluted of $0.39 and $0.38, respectively
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856314/000185631426000013/0001856314-26-000013-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.