Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. ClearSign Technologies's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $-8.76 Mil. ClearSign Technologies's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $7.82 Mil. Therefore, ClearSign Technologies's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -112.09%.
The historical rank and industry rank for ClearSign Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
CLIR'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1784.33 Med: -82.18 Max: -50.65
Current: -62.66
During the past 13 years, ClearSign Technologies's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was -50.65%. The lowest was -1,784.33%. And the median was -82.18%.
CLIR's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than 96.19% of 2969
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 6.72
vs CLIR: -62.66
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
ClearSign Technologies Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
ClearSign Technologies Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for ClearSign Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 RAIN, TOMZ, LIQT: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, ClearSign Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ClearSign Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where ClearSign Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* 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.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -112.09% mean?
ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -112.09% as of Mar. 2026. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on ClearSign Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, ClearSign Technologies ranks #2856 out of 2969 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 96.2%.
Is ClearSign Technologies' Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
ClearSign Technologies' current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -112.09%. Based on the distribution chart, ClearSign Technologies ranks #2856 out of 2969 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, ClearSign Technologies has a GF Score™ of 40/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ClearSign Technologies' Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to RAIN and TOMZ?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, ClearSign Technologies ranks #2856 out of 2969 companies for Return-on-Tangible-Equity. This places ClearSign Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 6.72. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Return-on-Tangible-Equity for an Industrial Products company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Industrial Products companies is 6.72, based on 2,969 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on ClearSign Technologies and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 6.72 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. ClearSign Technologies's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -112.09%. 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?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $14.95, compared to a current price of $3.84 — trading 74.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -112.09%. ClearSign Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 40/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For ClearSign Technologies (CLIR), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -112.09% as of Mar. 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.
Is ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ClearSign Technologies stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $3.84 is trading 74.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $14.95.
GuruFocus considers ClearSign Technologies to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for CLIR:
Return-on-Tangible-Equity: -112.09%
GF Value™: $14.95 vs. price of $3.84 (74.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CLIR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
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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