Revenue
$1.12M
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31Operating income
-$2.13M
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31Free cash flow
-$1.33M
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC (REFR) reported revenue of $1.12M and net income of -$2.05M for the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31. This page shows 10 annual periods of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow figures normalized from RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC’s SEC filings, each linked to the filing it came from. It is classified by the SEC under Patent Owners & Lessors.
Income
| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.12M | $1.34M | $909.60K | $539.69K | $1.26M | $828.45K | $1.56M | $1.49M | $1.51M | $1.24M |
| Cost of revenue | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Gross profit | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Operating income | -$2.13M | -$1.44M | -$2.03M | -$2.63M | -$1.84M | -$2.58M | -$3.15M | -$2.42M | -$2.42M | -$4.27M |
| Net income | -$2.05M | -$1.31M | -$1.91M | -$2.67M | -$1.85M | -$2.34M | -$3.81M | -$2.69M | -$2.41M | -$4.24M |
| Research & development | $608.73K | $570.01K | $583.27K | $609.13K | $580.00K | $628.30K | $1.04M | $863.40K | $799.70K | $1.42M |
| Weighted-average diluted shares | shares 33.65M | shares 33.52M | shares 33.45M | shares 32.07M | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Pretax income | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Income tax expense | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Diluted EPS | $-0.06 | $-0.04 | $-0.06 | $-0.08 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Selling, general & administrative | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| General & administrative | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | $3.13M | $4.09M |
| Selling & marketing | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Balance
| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $664.30K | $1.99M | $2.48M | $4.23M | $269.96K | $4.77M | $6.59M | $2.97M | $1.74M | $1.69M |
| Total assets | $2.25M | $4.04M | $3.85M | $5.37M | $4.55M | $6.20M | $8.26M | $4.06M | $2.88M | $5.27M |
| Current assets | $1.14M | $2.75M | $3.58M | $4.92M | $3.95M | $5.43M | $7.31M | $3.71M | $2.36M | $4.59M |
| Total liabilities | $1.32M | $1.44M | $332.79K | $569.59K | $762.06K | $872.28K | $1.20M | $959.08K | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Current liabilities | $297.88K | $269.03K | $277.43K | $301.86K | $297.94K | $226.07K | $387.43K | $457.66K | $313.75K | $369.27K |
| Total equity incl. NCI | $933.63K | $2.60M | $3.52M | $4.80M | $3.78M | $5.33M | $7.06M | $3.10M | $2.57M | $4.90M |
| Temporary (mezzanine) equity | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Inventory | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Accounts receivable | $408.67K | $658.21K | $1.00M | $589.60K | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | $689.68K | $597.44K | $1.12M |
| Goodwill | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Long-term debt | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Accounts payable | $132.67K | $85.82K | $50.88K | $71.08K | $66.46K | $33.41K | $169.75K | $133.49K | $58.09K | $29.93K |
Cash flow
| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$1.33M | -$788.82K | -$2.30M | -$2.18M | -$1.80M | -$2.25M | -$2.08M | -$2.07M | -$1.47M | -$4.01M |
| Capital expenditures | $726 | $1.62K | $1.56K | $1.27K | $1.08K | $56.54K | $65.28K | $11.66K | $6.55K | $11.72K |
| Investing cash flow | -$726 | -$1.62K | $55.59K | $2.69M | -$2.78M | -$52.82K | -$65.28K | -$11.66K | $1.52M | -$15.26K |
| Financing cash flow | Unavailable | $308.67K | $484.50K | $3.45M | $86.26K | $486.26K | $5.77M | $3.31M | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Net change in cash | -$1.33M | -$481.77K | -$1.75M | $3.96M | -$4.50M | -$1.82M | $3.62M | $1.23M | $46.24K | -$4.02M |
| Stock-based compensation | $374.88K | $89.32K | $144.73K | $232.29K | $217.01K | $327.55K | $841.61K | $69.31K | $76.30K | $67.53K |
| Common dividends paid | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Common share repurchases | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Depreciation & amortization | $11.48K | $14.98K | $14.74K | $28.84K | $29.90K | $67.08K | $195.38K | $181.05K | $175.64K | $188.50K |
Derived
| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow | -$1.33M | -$790.44K | -$2.30M | -$2.18M | -$1.81M | -$2.31M | -$2.15M | -$2.08M | -$1.48M | -$4.02M |
| Gross margin | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Operating margin | -190.2% | -108.0% | -223.5% | -486.4% | -145.6% | -311.1% | -201.4% | -162.4% | -160.3% | -345.3% |
| FCF margin | -118.6% | -59.2% | -252.5% | -404.7% | -142.9% | -278.7% | -137.3% | -139.9% | -97.9% | -325.0% |
| SBC / revenue | 33.4% | 6.7% | 15.9% | 43.0% | 17.2% | 39.5% | 53.8% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| Current ratio | 3.84x | 10.21x | 12.89x | 16.30x | 13.26x | 24.01x | 18.86x | 8.11x | 7.54x | 12.43x |
| Revenue YoY growth | -16.0% | 46.8% | 68.5% | -57.3% | 52.5% | -47.0% | 5.1% | -1.4% | 22.1% | Unavailable |
| Net margin | -182.4% | -98.2% | -209.8% | -494.6% | -146.2% | -282.6% | -243.5% | -180.4% | -160.0% | -342.9% |
| R&D / revenue | 54.3% | 42.7% | 64.1% | 112.9% | 45.9% | 75.8% | 66.2% | 58.0% | 53.0% | 114.7% |
| CapEx / revenue | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6.8% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Long-term debt / equity | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Effective tax rate | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Amounts are abbreviated; the exact reported value is carried in each cell. — means unavailable, not zero. Open REFR in the interactive workspace to inspect any figure back to its filing.
Source filings
10-Q · Filed 2026-08-06View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-05-08View SEC filing
10-K · Filed 2026-03-05View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-11-06View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-08-07View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-05-08View SEC filing
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