ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
ClearSign Technologies posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 75.73% for Q1 2026, down 1814.0% year-on-year from 4.42% in Q1 2025, and down 12.15% on a QoQ basis from 67.52% in Q4 2025.
ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 75.73% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1814.0% year-over-year to 75.73%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 75.73% (down 1814.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 57.27%, up 1070.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 75.73%, down from 67.52% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 38.99% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 108.03% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 68.68% (2023), against an average of 71.91%.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 5373 bps in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 3935 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 59.7% in 2022, then slumped by 66 bps to 98.81% in 2023, then soared by 54 bps to 45.43% in 2024, then plunged by 49 bps to 67.52% in 2025, then slipped by 12 bps to 75.73% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 75.73% (Q1 2026), 67.52% (Q4 2025), and 75.78% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 20.72 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 22.73% |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.83 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 12.28% |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 6.47 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 17.72% |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 2.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 8.27% |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 2.21 Bn | 2.11 Bn | - | -22.66% |
| 6 | Euro Tech Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 421.81 Mn | 335.66 Mn | 2.70 Mn | 10.64% |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 173.22 Mn | 156.17 Mn | -419,259.00 | -67.00% |
| 9 | Arq | 116.43 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 9.94 Mn | -29.31% |
| 10 | ClearSign Technologies | 25.88 Mn | 18.15 Mn | -393,000.00 | -75.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -75.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -67.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -75.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -67.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -57.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -45.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -38.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -57.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -108.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -98.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -92.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -86.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -68.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -59.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -54.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -74.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -92.98% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -86.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -79.71% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -65.81% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -61.11% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -62.78% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -74.24% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -94.72% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -93.15% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -81.74% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -79.73% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -69.94% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -60.32% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -52.65% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -65.47% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -84.50% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -134.08% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -252.10% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -154.67% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -128.20% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -171.17% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -319.50% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -192.71% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -106.49% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -76.94% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -58.23% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -48.46% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -42.74% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -65.67% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -178.92% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -107.22% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -79.41% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -91.42% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -120.45% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -97.28% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -74.44% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -58.73% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -44.86% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -35.20% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -54.90% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -1,592.79% |