Growth Metrics

Research Frontiers (REFR) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Research Frontiers' Retained Earnings history spans 10 years, with the latest figure at -$127.6 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Retained Earnings changed N/A year-over-year to -$127.6 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached -$127.6 million, changed N/A, while the annual FY2025 figure was -$127.6 million, N/A changed from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was -$127.6 million at Research Frontiers, down from -$126.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at -$118.4 million in Q1 2021 and bottomed at -$127.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$123.3 million (2023), against an average of -$123.0 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings dropped 2.23% in 2022 before it dropped 0.85% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$119.7 million in 2021, then dropped by 2.23% to -$122.4 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.56% to -$124.3 million in 2023, then fell by 0.57% to -$125.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 2.11% to -$127.6 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for REFR's Retained Earnings are -$127.6 million (Q4 2025), -$126.9 million (Q3 2025), and -$126.6 million (Q2 2025).