Research Frontiers (REFR) Cash & Equivalents (2010 - 2026)
Research Frontiers (REFR) posted Cash & Equivalents of $1.1 million for Q2 2026, down 15.4% from $1.3 million a year earlier and down 15.4% from the prior quarter.
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Research Frontiers (REFR) Cash & Equivalents (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Research Frontiers' Cash & Equivalents came in at $664,299, down 66.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -32.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Research Frontiers' Cash & Equivalents was $1.99 million in FY2024 (-19.5%), $2.48 million in FY2023 (-41.5%), $4.23 million in FY2022 and $269,964 in FY2021 (-94.3%).
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents has run from a low of $206,524 in Q3 2021 to a high of $4.8 million in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 1.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents in the past five years was Q3 2024, with growth of 213.9%; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a decline of 96.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents for the three prior quarters was $1.3 million (Q1 2026), $664,299 (Q4 2025) and $1.13 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,865.08 Bn | 4,612.57 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 39.54 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 424.71 Bn | 360.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 7.22 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 344.52 Bn | 300.28 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.57 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 256.79 Bn | 210.25 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 254.02 Bn | 242.55 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 4.76 Bn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.18 Bn | 204.17 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.06 Bn | 152.19 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.58 Bn |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 13.61 Bn |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 86.05 Bn | 77.87 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 2.04 Bn |
| 10 | Research Frontiers | 25.45 Mn | 21.26 Mn | - | 1.10 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 664,299.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 524,985.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 269,964.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 206,524.00 |
API Access
Research Frontiers Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=REFR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "REFR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=REFR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();