Clear Secure (YOU) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Clear Secure (YOU) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $19.5 million in Q1 2026, up 13.36% quarter-over-quarter from $17.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 2.38% on a YoY basis from $19.0 million in Q1 2025.

Clear Secure (YOU) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clear Secure's Research & Development history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $19.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 2.38% year-over-year to $19.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $72.8 million (up 0.81% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $72.4 million, down 1.32% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $19.5 million for Q1 2026 at Clear Secure, up from $17.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $22.3 million in Q2 2023 to a low of $11.8 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $18.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $18.2 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development surged 72.26% in 2022, then slipped 28.58% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $20.4 million in 2022, then retreated by 10.01% to $18.4 million in 2023, then climbed by 0.07% to $18.4 million in 2024, then retreated by 6.81% to $17.2 million in 2025, then rose by 13.36% to $19.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $19.5 million (Q1 2026), $17.2 million (Q4 2025), and $18.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.63 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 1.20 Bn
10 Clear Secure 5.24 Bn 4.46 Bn 252.02 Mn 19.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 17.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 18.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 17.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 17.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 20.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 18.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 11.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 22.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 21.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 20.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 16.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 14.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 15.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 13.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 10.94 Mn