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

Research Frontiers' (REFR) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 557.51% in Q1 2026, down 44294.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 13.73% quarter-over-quarter from 646.24% in Q4 2025.

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

Research Frontiers has disclosed FCF Margin across 11 years of filings, most recently posting 557.51% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 557.51%, down 44294.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 207.58% (down 14180.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 118.61%, down 5942.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 557.51% for Q1 2026 at Research Frontiers, up from 646.24% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 25.93% in Q4 2024 to a low of 680.95% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 240.89% (2023), against an average of 262.56%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin jumped 34243 bps in 2023 and plunged 67218 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Research Frontiers' FCF Margin stood at 436.66% in 2022, then soared by 60 bps to 175.84% in 2023, then surged by 115 bps to 25.93% in 2024, then plunged by 2592 bps to 646.24% in 2025, then climbed by 14 bps to 557.51% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 557.51% (Q1 2026), 646.24% (Q4 2025), and 40.03% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 201.92 Bn 196.89 Bn 2.80 Bn 10.89%
2 Corning 167.41 Bn 166.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 0.72%
3 TE Connectivity 63.90 Bn 62.94 Bn 1.75 Bn 14.27%
4 Flex 54.73 Bn 53.09 Bn 702.00 Mn -1.16%
5 Celestica 42.91 Bn 42.53 Bn 437.20 Mn 6.13%
6 Jabil 39.52 Bn 37.70 Bn 746.00 Mn 3.72%
7 Ttm Technologies 22.37 Bn 21.95 Bn 181.18 Mn -10.06%
8 Fabrinet 20.58 Bn 19.64 Bn 144.34 Mn -4.43%
9 Vicor 15.04 Bn 14.64 Bn 62.37 Mn -14.45%
10 Research Frontiers 21.33 Mn 20.03 Mn 115,063.00 -557.51%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 -651.87%