WinstonWınston
Back
ClearPoint Neuro logo

ClearPoint Neuro

CLPT
25
Medical - Devices · Healthcare
Price
$15.39
+0.20 (+1.32%)
Market Cap
$461.5M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+36.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 20.7M (2021) → 28.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

ClearPoint Neuro makes medical devices and software that help surgeons perform precise procedures inside the brain. Its main product is a navigation system that works inside MRI machines, allowing doctors to guide tiny instruments to exact locations in the brain with high accuracy. The company serves hospitals, academic medical centers, and pharmaceutical companies running clinical trials for brain-related therapies.

ClearPoint makes money through a mix of product sales, disposable device kits used in each procedure, and service agreements. It operates primarily in the United States, with a small international presence, and generates around $30–35 million in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from being one of the few platforms designed specifically for MRI-guided neurosurgery, which creates a specialized niche that is hard to replicate. The biggest growth driver is the expanding field of gene therapy and drug delivery directly into the brain, where ClearPoint's platform is used in many clinical trials — though the company currently runs at a significant operating loss, making profitability the central risk to watch.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+18.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-81.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$14M/ year

Rising (+12% vs prior year)

37.6% of revenue

2.1x the sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

12.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~12 months

$29M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Heavy R&D investment

ClearPoint Neuro is putting 38% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 2.1x the sector average.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

Every number that matters to educated investors.

Each metric is explained in plain language so you know exactly what you're looking at. Start your free trial now.

Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
63.6%
Premium pricing power — 63.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-94.2%
Losing money on operations — -94.2%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-41.5%
Weak — -41.5% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+25.9%
Fast-growing sales (+25.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
1/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-74.0%
Burning cash (-74.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
5.93
Heavy debt load (5.93)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
🔒 See full fundamentals and if they are improving or declining — click here for your free trial now.
Start free trial