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ClearSign TechnologiesCLIR +3.99%29 Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is $-6.97 as of Sep. 15, 2026. GuruFocus rates CLIR with a GF Score™ of 29/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,047 Industrial Products companies, ClearSign Technologies ranks worse than 48851.93% on this metric.
Since the intrinsic value calculations based on Discounted Cash Flow Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based), or Discounted Earnings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) cannot be applied to companies without consistent revenue and earnings, GuruFocus developed a valuation model based on normalized Free Cash Flow and Book Value of the company. The details of how we calculate the intrinsic value of stocks are described in detail here.
The historical rank and industry rank for ClearSign Technologies's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF or its related term are showing as below:
CLIR's Price-to-Projected-FCF is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 1.68 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Projected-FCF only.
The growth multiple is capped between 8.35 and 17.74.
Total Stockholders Equity weighting is more art than science and it should always be revisited in more detail when researching a company. Weightings from 0% to 100% to more than 100% are possible. 80% was chosen as a happy median after taking the above ideas into consideration.
ClearSign Technologies's Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF for today is calculated as
Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF
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Share Price
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Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF
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4.035
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-8.1613866016194
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* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
ClearSign Technologies Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Related Terms
ClearSign Technologies Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Historical Data
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The historical data trend for ClearSign Technologies's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
CLIR vs BCHT, ZONE, LIQT: Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Comparison
For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, ClearSign Technologies's Price-to-Projected-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Projected-FCF data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
ClearSign Technologies Price-to-Projected-FCF vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ClearSign Technologies's Price-to-Projected-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where ClearSign Technologies's Price-to-Projected-FCF falls into.
Since the intrinsic value calculations based on Discounted Cash Flow Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based), or Discounted Earnings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) cannot be applied to companies without consistent revenue and earnings, GuruFocus developed a valuation model based on normalized Free Cash Flow and Book Value of the company.
The details of how we calculate the intrinsic value of stocks are described in detail here.
This method smooths out the free cash flow over the past 6-7 years, multiplies the results by a growth multiple, and adds a portion of Total Stockholders Equity.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
What does a Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF of $-6.97 mean?
ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) has a Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF of $-6.97 as of Sep. 15, 2026. Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is the stock value based on a projected free cash flow model. View historical data on ClearSign Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, ClearSign Technologies ranks #999999 out of 2047 companies in the Industrial Products industry.
Is ClearSign Technologies' Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF too high?
ClearSign Technologies' current Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is $-6.97. Based on the distribution chart, ClearSign Technologies ranks #999999 out of 2047 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, ClearSign Technologies has a GF Score™ of 29/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ClearSign Technologies' Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF compare to BCHT and ZONE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, ClearSign Technologies ranks #999999 out of 2047 companies for Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF. This places ClearSign Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is 1.68. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF for an Industrial Products company?
The median Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF among Industrial Products companies is 1.68, based on 2,047 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF mean?
A high Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is the stock value based on a projected free cash flow model. View historical data on ClearSign Technologies and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is 1.68 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. ClearSign Technologies's current Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is $-6.97. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ClearSign Technologies stock overvalued right now?
ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) has a current Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF of $-6.97. The current Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is $-6.97. ClearSign Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 29/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF calculated?
Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is calculated from a company's financial statements. For ClearSign Technologies (CLIR), the current Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is $-6.97 as of Sep. 15, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
ClearSign Technologies Corp is engaged in designing and develop technologies for the purpose of decarbonization and improving key performance characteristics of industrial and commercial combustion systems, including emission and operational performance, energy efficiency and overall cost-effectiveness. Its ClearSign Core technology has been proved to be in full scale industrial test furnaces and boilers and first customer installations are currently operating in normal commercial applications The company offers products that include process burners, boiler burners, flares, and ClearSign Eye. The company operates in one segment: Combustion segment. The products of the company include: Process Burners, Midstream and Power, Flares, Boiler Burners, and Sensing Technology.
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