ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026)
ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -73.24% in Q2 2026, down 5.89 percentage points from -67.36% a year earlier but up 2.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, ClearSign Technologies reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -57.27%, up 10.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +12.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -67.97% in FY2024 (+17.27 pp), -85.24% in FY2023 (-17.25 pp), -67.99% in FY2022 (+17.65 pp) and -85.64% in FY2021 (-15.98 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -108.03% in Q1 2024 to -38.99% in Q3 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.15 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 53.73 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 39.35 percentage points in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -75.73% (Q1 2026), -67.52% (Q4 2025) and -75.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 85.84 Bn | 78.85 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 12.02% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.78 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 18.77% |
| 3 | Xylem | 22.22 Bn | 18.19 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 9.47% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.49 Bn | 3.89 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 20.10% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.04 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 130.10 Mn | -0.14% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 868.49 Mn | 826.57 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 12.95% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 373.27 Mn | 35.71 Mn | 4.20 Mn | 0.44% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 280.26 Mn | 245.37 Mn | -24,000.00 | -21.41% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 174.57 Mn | 54.19 Mn | - | -4.66% |
| 10 | ClearSign Technologies | 14.82 Mn | -22.47 Mn | 228,000.00 | -73.24% |
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Historic 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% |
API Access
ClearSign Technologies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CLIR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CLIR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CLIR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();