Research Frontiers REFR
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Research Frontiers (REFR) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Research Frontiers (REFR) posted FCF Margin of 557.51% for Q1 2026, up 13.73% sequentially from 646.24% in Q4 2025, and down 44294.0% YoY from N/an in Q1 2025.

Research Frontiers (REFR) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Research Frontiers has reported FCF Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 557.51% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 44294.0% year-over-year to 557.51% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 207.58% (down 14180.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 118.61%, down 5942.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin climbed to 557.51% in Q1 2026 per REFR's latest filing, from 646.24% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 25.93% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 680.95% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 262.56% and a median of 240.89% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Margin soared 34243 bps in 2023, then plunged 67218 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 436.66% in 2022, then surged by 60 bps to 175.84% in 2023, then jumped by 115 bps to 25.93% in 2024, then plunged by 2592 bps to 646.24% in 2025, then increased by 14 bps to 557.51% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 557.51%, 646.24%, and 40.03% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 376.80 Bn 370.69 Bn 3.55 Bn 13.72%
2 Corning 130.52 Bn 128.01 Bn 1.63 Bn 28.75%
3 TE Connectivity 58.24 Bn 57.00 Bn 1.84 Bn 17.07%
4 Flex 40.39 Bn 37.55 Bn 747.00 Mn 0.50%
5 Celestica 34.83 Bn 34.29 Bn 577.50 Mn 3.13%
6 Jabil 33.37 Bn 32.01 Bn 828.00 Mn 4.01%
7 Fabrinet 15.92 Bn 15.05 Bn 158.05 Mn -2.80%
8 Ttm Technologies 11.93 Bn 11.42 Bn 211.86 Mn 3.39%
9 Littelfuse 10.43 Bn 9.81 Bn 306.06 Mn 17.23%
10 Research Frontiers 15.94 Mn 14.84 Mn 51,137.00 -221.60%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -221.60%
Mar 31, 2026 -557.51%
Dec 31, 2025 -646.24%
Sep 30, 2025 -40.03%
Jun 30, 2025 -60.45%
Mar 31, 2025 -114.58%
Dec 31, 2024 25.93%
Sep 30, 2024 -72.94%
Jun 30, 2024 -38.19%
Mar 31, 2024 -124.82%
Dec 31, 2023 -175.84%
Sep 30, 2023 -318.84%
Jun 30, 2023 -338.52%
Mar 31, 2023 -240.89%
Dec 31, 2022 -436.66%
Sep 30, 2022 -356.24%
Jun 30, 2022 -680.95%
Mar 31, 2022 -286.81%
Dec 31, 2021 29.85%
Sep 30, 2021 -66.77%