15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 6.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has expanded, at -190.2% in the latest year.
Financial health
The company is unprofitable and has less than a year of cash runway at its current free-cash-flow burn.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$1M
-$2M
0.0%
-190.2%
-$1M
—
$664299
2024
$1M
-$1M
0.0%
-108.0%
-$790442
—
$2M
2023
$909598
-$2M
0.0%
-223.5%
-$2M
—
$2M
2022
$539686
-$3M
0.0%
-486.4%
-$2M
—
$4M
2021
$1M
-$2M
0.0%
-145.6%
-$2M
—
$269964
2020
$828450
-$2M
0.0%
-311.1%
-$2M
—
$5M
2019
$2M
-$4M
0.0%
-201.4%
-$2M
—
$7M
2018
$1M
-$3M
0.0%
-162.4%
-$2M
—
$3M
2017
—
-$2M
—
—
-$1M
—
$2M
2016
—
-$4M
—
—
-$4M
—
$2M
2015
—
-$4M
—
—
-$4M
—
$6M
2014
—
-$4M
—
—
—
—
$8M
2013
—
-$6M
—
—
—
—
$6M
2012
—
-$3M
—
—
-$3M
—
$8M
2011
—
-$4M
—
—
-$3M
—
$2M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$136319
-$525365
0.0%
-389.1%
-$759998
—
$1M
Dec '25
$72123
-$765563
0.0%
-1072.5%
-$466091
—
$664299
Sep '25
$359444
-$298508
0.0%
-84.6%
-$143886
—
$1M
Jun '25
$129904
-$803826
0.0%
-627.5%
-$78529
—
$1M
Mar '25
$559776
-$177687
0.0%
-42.8%
-$641381
—
$1M
Dec '24
$178151
-$607940
0.0%
-350.4%
$46199
—
$2M
Sep '24
$354408
-$166816
0.0%
-65.4%
-$258515
—
$2M
Jun '24
$489594
-$94022
0.0%
-23.7%
-$186956
—
$2M
Mar '24
$313378
-$442604
0.0%
-149.9%
-$391170
—
$2M
Dec '23
$312236
-$479910
0.0%
-161.9%
-$549027
—
$2M
Sep '23
$164146
-$472166
0.0%
-313.0%
-$523363
—
$524985
Jun '23
$185040
-$493650
0.0%
-283.9%
-$626394
—
$4M
Mar '23
$248175
-$462638
0.0%
-197.0%
-$597825
—
$1M
Dec '22
$129903
-$815434
0.0%
-631.3%
-$567234
—
$4M
Sep '22
$150443
-$483729
0.0%
-323.2%
-$535936
—
$5M
Jun '22
$85511
-$741838
0.0%
-869.1%
-$582287
—
$2M
Mar '22
$173828
-$628348
0.0%
-331.2%
-$498559
—
$2M
Dec '21
$212508
-$782724
0.0%
-362.1%
$63440
—
$269964
Sep '21
$723465
$21614
0.0%
2.4%
-$483083
—
$206524
Jun '21
$113937
-$527935
0.0%
-464.2%
-$742721
—
$339607
Valuation over time
How the market has priced REFR against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 109.8× (Mar '23) to 19.9× (Jun '26).
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is REFR growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC's revenue has grown 6.2% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does REFR have?
As of FY2025, RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC reported — of total debt against $664299 of cash.
What is REFR's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin -190.2%, and net margin -182.4%.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.