Research Frontiers (REFR) Ending Cash Balance (2010 - 2026)
Research Frontiers' Ending Cash Balance came in at $1.09 million for Q2 2026, down 14.6% from $1.27 million a year earlier and down 15.0% from the prior quarter.
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Research Frontiers (REFR) Ending Cash Balance (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Research Frontiers' Ending Cash Balance was $664,299, down 66.7% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -32.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Ending Cash Balance 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%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Ending Cash Balance is $206,524 (Q3 2021) to $4.8 million (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Ending Cash Balance has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Ending Cash Balance over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 454.8%), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a decline of 96.2%).
- Business Quant data shows REFR's Ending Cash Balance at $1.28 million (Q1 2026), $664,299 (Q4 2025) and $1.13 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,150.22 Bn | 4,895.69 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 36.31 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 390.67 Bn | 326.60 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 7.23 Bn |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 234.99 Bn | 184.19 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 223.66 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.74 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 161.53 Bn | 96.07 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 12.77 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 129.94 Bn | 114.77 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 5.14 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.51 Bn | 110.35 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 105.83 Bn | 95.66 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.65 Bn | 41.53 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 6.28 Bn |
| 10 | Research Frontiers | 14.34 Mn | 10.63 Mn | - | 644,628.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 644,628.00 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 664,299.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.09 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 | 1.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 269,964.00 |
API Access
Research Frontiers Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=REFR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=REFR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();