Research Frontiers (REFR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Research Frontiers has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 15 years of filings, most recently posting 103.1% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 103.1%, down 7029.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 103.1% (down 7029.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 74.87%, down 3565.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 103.1% for Q1 2026 at Research Frontiers, down from 96.36% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 32.81% in Q1 2025 to a low of 103.1% in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 54.06% (2023), against an average of 58.66%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 2922 bps in 2025 and plunged 7029 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Research Frontiers' Return on Capital Employed stood at 48.94% in 2022, then dropped by 10 bps to 54.06% in 2023, then gained by 18 bps to 44.36% in 2024, then plunged by 117 bps to 96.36% in 2025, then retreated by 7 bps to 103.1% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 103.1% (Q1 2026), 96.36% (Q4 2025), and 71.87% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.