Research Frontiers (REFR) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026)

Research Frontiers' (REFR) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 84.41% in Q1 2026, down 1346.0% year-on-year from 6.77% in Q1 2025, and down 68.05% quarter-over-quarter from 264.18% in Q4 2025.

Research Frontiers (REFR) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Research Frontiers has disclosed Gross Margin across 9 years of filings, most recently posting 84.41% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 84.41%, down 1346.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 93.15% (down 100.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 93.84%, up 639.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 84.41% for Q1 2026 at Research Frontiers, down from 264.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 264.18% in Q4 2025 to a low of 697.84% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 74.32% (2024), against an average of 61.48%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 35630 bps in 2022 and soared 23022 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Research Frontiers' Gross Margin stood at 504.51% in 2022, then jumped by 73 bps to 136.85% in 2023, then surged by 156 bps to 76.17% in 2024, then jumped by 247 bps to 264.18% in 2025, then slumped by 68 bps to 84.41% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 84.41% (Q1 2026), 264.18% (Q4 2025), and 69.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn 36.75%
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 36.87%
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 36.78%
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn 9.39%
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 10.80%
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 9.01%
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn 11.89%
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn 21.42%
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 8.82%
10 Research Frontiers 25.21 Mn 23.91 Mn 115,063.00 84.41%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 84.41%
Dec 31, 2025 264.18%
Sep 30, 2025 69.62%
Jun 30, 2025 72.46%
Mar 31, 2025 97.87%
Dec 31, 2024 76.17%
Sep 30, 2024 92.11%
Jun 30, 2024 97.90%
Mar 31, 2024 93.37%
Mar 31, 2023 -136.85%
Dec 31, 2022 -504.51%
Sep 30, 2022 -224.03%
Jun 30, 2022 -697.84%
Mar 31, 2022 -245.57%
Dec 31, 2021 -286.88%
Sep 30, 2021 21.07%
Jun 30, 2021 -341.54%
Mar 31, 2021 -193.54%
Dec 31, 2020 -553.24%
Sep 30, 2020 -185.23%