Research Frontiers (REFR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Research Frontiers' (REFR) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $521382.0 in Q1 2026, down 18.08% year-on-year from $636476.0 in Q1 2025, and up 120.05% quarter-over-quarter from $236934.0 in Q4 2025.
Research Frontiers (REFR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Research Frontiers has disclosed Operating Expenses across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $521382.0 for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $521382.0, down 18.08% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.1 million (down 12.21% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.6 million, up 19.81% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $521382.0 for Q1 2026 at Research Frontiers, up from $236934.0 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.4 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $236934.0 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $636632.0 (2022), against an average of $664786.8.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 62.7% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 63.11% in 2025.
- Research Frontiers' Operating Expenses stood at $1.4 million in 2022, then sank by 41.36% to $817621.0 in 2023, then retreated by 21.45% to $642245.0 in 2024, then slumped by 63.11% to $236934.0 in 2025, then surged by 120.05% to $521382.0 in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $521382.0 (Q1 2026), $236934.0 (Q4 2025), and $521642.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amphenol | 201.92 Bn | 196.89 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 3.15 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 167.41 Bn | 166.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 866.00 Mn |
| 3 | TE Connectivity | 63.90 Bn | 62.94 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 18.00 Mn |
| 4 | Flex | 54.73 Bn | 53.09 Bn | 702.00 Mn | 337.00 Mn |
| 5 | Celestica | 42.91 Bn | 42.53 Bn | 437.20 Mn | 158.60 Mn |
| 6 | Jabil | 39.52 Bn | 37.70 Bn | 746.00 Mn | 341.00 Mn |
| 7 | Ttm Technologies | 22.37 Bn | 21.95 Bn | 181.18 Mn | 108.73 Mn |
| 8 | Fabrinet | 20.58 Bn | 19.64 Bn | 144.34 Mn | 24.30 Mn |
| 9 | Vicor | 15.04 Bn | 14.64 Bn | 62.37 Mn | 45.48 Mn |
| 10 | Research Frontiers | 21.33 Mn | 20.03 Mn | 115,063.00 | 521,382.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 521,382.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 236,934.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 521,642.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 775,922.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 636,476.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 642,245.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 586,112.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 476,898.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 633,387.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 817,621.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 542,635.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 710,304.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 737,021.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 636,632.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 682,239.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 749,523.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 981,948.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 706,239.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 642,888.00 |