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CLEARONE INC CLRO

Nasdaq · stock · Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus · website · IPO 1989-03-03

CLEARONE INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$8.4M
Return on capital-541.4%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
60.60% 57.40% 47.50% 44.70% 43.20% 41.10% 37.50% 34.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
7.30% -38.70% -36.70% -34.20% -19.20% -25.90% -28.70% -36.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
3.20% -25.10% -32.00% -18.90% 1.00% -14.90% 27.70% -1.30% -42.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
9.3M 8.6M 16.6M 16.7M 18.8M 22.4M 25.2M 24.0M 1.6M 2.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$1.8M -$558000 $464000 -$984000 -$17.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.80% -20.90% -28.30% -15.30% 0.80% -11.60% 24.50% -1.10% -33.80% -1134.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
14.60% -23.70% -24.70% -19.40% -4.40% -15.90% -16.80% 290.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.05× 0.07× 0.03× 0.00× 0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.26 -$1.65 -$1.87 -$0.51 $0.03 -$0.39 $0.83 -$0.02 -$5.61 -$14.77 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CLEARONE INC trades at about 7× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 31.4×–1415×, median 254.8×).

7× 1415×

Shaded band = 10-year range (31.4×–1415×); dot = today's 7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin——34.0%37.5%41.1%43.2%44.7%47.5%57.4%60.6%
Operating margin——-36.2%-28.7%-25.9%-19.2%-34.2%-36.7%-38.7%7.3%
Net margin——-3.0%81.6%-26.6%1.7%-33.6%-59.3%-33.9%5.0%
FCF margin——290.1%-16.8%-15.9%-4.4%-19.4%-24.7%-23.7%14.6%
Return on assets-1134.6%-33.8%-1.1%24.5%-11.6%0.8%-15.3%-28.3%-20.9%2.8%
Return on equity3653.2%-42.1%-1.3%27.7%-14.9%1.0%-18.9%-32.0%-25.1%3.2%
Debt / equity——0.00×0.00×0.03×0.07×0.05×———
Current ratio1.145.2910.169.542.574.134.035.723.204.31

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.