ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
ClearSign Technologies' (CLIR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 75.73% in Q1 2026, down 1814.0% YoY from 4.42% in Q1 2025, and down 12.15% on a QoQ basis from 67.52% in Q4 2025.
ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 75.73% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1814.0% year-over-year to 75.73% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 75.73% (down 1814.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 57.27%, up 1070.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 75.73% in Q1 2026, from 67.52% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 38.99% in Q3 2024 to a low of 108.03% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 71.91% and a median of 68.68% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest YoY moves for Return on Capital Employed: up 5373 bps in 2024, down 3935 bps in 2024.
- Tracing CLIR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 59.7% in 2022, then tumbled by 66 bps to 98.81% in 2023, then surged by 54 bps to 45.43% in 2024, then sank by 49 bps to 67.52% in 2025, then decreased 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.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -73.24% |
| 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% |