Research Frontiers (REFR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Research Frontiers (REFR) posted Return on Capital Employed of 103.1% for Q1 2026, down 7.0% sequentially from 96.36% in Q4 2025, and down 7029.0% YoY from 1.49% in Q1 2025.
Research Frontiers (REFR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Research Frontiers has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 103.1% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 7029.0% year-over-year to 103.1% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 103.1% (down 7029.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 74.87%, down 3565.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 103.1% in Q1 2026 per REFR's latest filing, from 96.36% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 32.81% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 103.1% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 58.66% and a median of 54.06% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2922 bps in 2025, then plunged 7029 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 48.94% in 2022, then fell by 10 bps to 54.06% in 2023, then climbed by 18 bps to 44.36% in 2024, then plunged by 117 bps to 96.36% in 2025, then slipped by 7 bps to 103.1% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 103.1%, 96.36%, and 71.87% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 1 | Amphenol | 382.01 Bn | 375.91 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
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| 4 | Flex | 39.95 Bn | 37.11 Bn | 747.00 Mn | 13.92% |
| 5 | Celestica | 33.86 Bn | 33.33 Bn | 577.50 Mn | 48.16% |
| 6 | Jabil | 32.96 Bn | 31.60 Bn | 828.00 Mn | 38.76% |
| 7 | Fabrinet | 15.35 Bn | 14.48 Bn | 158.05 Mn | 20.06% |
| 8 | Ttm Technologies | 11.52 Bn | 11.00 Bn | 211.86 Mn | 11.39% |
| 9 | Littelfuse | 10.40 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 306.06 Mn | 2.84% |
| 10 | Research Frontiers | 15.35 Mn | 14.25 Mn | 51,137.00 | -96.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -96.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -103.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -96.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -71.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -59.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -32.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -44.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -43.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -52.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -62.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -54.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -55.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -48.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -50.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -48.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -60.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -65.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -47.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -40.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -39.98% |