AppFolio vs Clear Secure
AppFolio reported revenue of $951 million in fiscal 2025, about the same as Clear Secure's $901 million in fiscal 2025. AppFolio's revenue grew 19.7% in its latest year, and Clear Secure's grew 16.9%. AppFolio had an operating margin of 16.1%, against 20.7% at Clear Secure. Free cash flow was $239 million at AppFolio and $343 million at Clear Secure.
Side by side
| AppFolio | Clear Secure | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $951M | $901M |
| Revenue growth | 19.7% | 16.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 25.1% | 31.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 16.1% | 20.7% |
| Net margin | 14.8% | 12.1% |
| Free cash flow | $239M | $343M |
| Free cash flow margin | 25.1% | 38.1% |
| Return on capital | 50.2% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.4x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $146M | $174M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.2% | — |
| Last close | $214.32 | $46.07 |
| P/E at the last close | 45.2× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $47.5 million | sold $99.7 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 8 | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the AppFolio and Clear Secure pages.