REFR
Price:
$0.6
Market Cap:
$20.92M
Research Frontiers Incorporated (REFR) stands as a global innovator, focusing on the development and commercialization of advanced light-regulating technologies and associated devices. The company's core business revolves around its proprietary Suspended Particle Device (SPD-Smart) light-control technology, which it licenses to other businesses. These licensees then undertake the manufacturing and marketing of various components: the SPD-Smart chemical emulsion, the light-controlling film created from this emulsion, laminated light-control panels, and the necessary electronic systems to power final products that integrate the film. Additionally, Research Frontiers offers licenses for laminat...[Read more]
Industry
Hardware, Equipment & Parts
IPO Date
1986-07-08
Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Ticker
REFR
According to Research Frontiers Incorporated’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current ROE is -159.17%. This represents a change of 261.60% compared to the average of -44.02% of the last 4 quarters.
The mean historical ROE of Research Frontiers Incorporated over the last ten years is -79.32%. The current -159.17% ROE has changed 100.67% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), REFR's ROE was at its highest in in the September 2021 quarter at 0.50%. The ROE was at its lowest in in the December 2025 quarter at -82.00%.
Average
-79.32%
Median
-54.95%
Minimum
-219.10%
Maximum
-43.94%
Discovering the peaks and valleys of Research Frontiers Incorporated ROE, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.
Maximum Annual Increase = 335.12%
Maximum Annual ROE = -43.94%
Minimum Annual Increase = -37.71%
Minimum Annual ROE = -219.10%
| Year | ROE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -219.10% | 335.12% |
| 2024 | -50.35% | -7.18% |
| 2023 | -54.25% | -2.51% |
| 2022 | -55.65% | 14.04% |
| 2021 | -48.79% | 11.04% |
| 2020 | -43.94% | -18.60% |
| 2019 | -53.98% | -37.71% |
| 2018 | -86.66% | -7.83% |
| 2017 | -94.02% | 8.81% |
| 2016 | -86.41% | 83.24% |
The current ROE of Research Frontiers Incorporated (REFR) is greater than its 3-year, greater than its 5-year, and greater than its 10-year historical averages
3-year avg
-107.90%
5-year avg
-85.63%
10-year avg
-79.32%
Research Frontiers Incorporated’s ROE is greater than Wallbox N.V. (-147.67%), less than MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (10.65%), less than CPS Technologies Corporation (0.15%), less than Deswell Industries, Inc. (9.77%), less than Hitek Global Inc. (0.51%), greater than GameSquare Holdings, Inc. (-166.36%), less than Sono-Tek Corporation (9.52%), greater than WidePoint Corporation (-16.25%), less than Cambium Networks Corporation (96.82%), less than Neonode Inc. (38.45%),
| Company | ROE | Market cap |
|---|---|---|
| -147.67% | $39.04M | |
| 10.65% | $23.06M | |
| 0.15% | $107.44M | |
| 9.77% | $59.05M | |
| 0.51% | $62.86K | |
| -166.36% | $39.85M | |
| 9.52% | $83.13M | |
| -16.25% | $134.07M | |
| 96.82% | $3.67M | |
| 38.45% | $18.80M |
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