REFR RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC
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Financial · Patent Owners & Lessors
RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC (REFR) is a financial company in the Patent Owners & Lessors industry, with a market capitalization of $12 million. Shares last traded at $0.35, 83.1% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 75.7%. Net profit margin is -343.9%, below the peer median of -5.4%. Revenue declined 16.0% year over year.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.02 | 2026-08-06 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.02 | 2026-05-08 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | -$0.02 | 2026-03-05 |
| FY 2025 | -$0.06 | 2026-03-05 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.01 | 2025-11-06 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.02 | 2025-08-07 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Patent Owners & Lessors peers
REFR vs 12 industry peers (Patent Owners & Lessors), by market cap. Data as of close
| IDCC | Interdigital, Inc. | $8.1B | 25.66 | 9.89 | 38.5% | -0.75% |
| DLB | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | $5.9B | 26.25 | 4.38 | 16.7% | +0.17% |
| APPS | Digital Turbine, Inc. | $1.1B | — | 1.85 | -5.8% | +8.75% |
| ACTG | ACACIA RESEARCH CORP | $418M | — | 1.50 | -5.4% | +1.66% |
| JYNT | JOINT Corp | $103M | 27.00 | 0.87 | 3.2% | -1.02% |
| VHC | VirnetX Holding Corp | $40M | — | 351.39 | — | -0.31% |
| NTIP | NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | $36M | — | 240.83 | — | +2.60% |
| RMCO | Royalty Management Holding Corp | $34M | — | 5.55 | -14.5% | -4.04% |
| REFR | RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC | $12M | — | — | — | -2.40% |
| AMOD | ALPHA MODUS HOLDINGS, INC. | $5M | — | 709.74 | — | -4.23% |
| XELB | XCel Brands, Inc. | $2M | — | 0.08 | -49.3% | +3.20% |
| AMODW | ALPHA MODUS HOLDINGS, INC. | — | — | — | — | -20.59% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.