Research Frontiers Inc (REFR) stock
REFRNasdaqPatent Owners & LessorsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 6/30122% above fair value
$0.36+0.00 (+1.28%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $12.45MP/E –Yield –
Research Frontiers statistics
77 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 20.32
- 1.75
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 31.75
- 4.42
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 2.28%
- 0.55%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.00%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 32M
- 24M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 8.88%
- 17.6%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 10.5%
- 69.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 379,103
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -35.9%
- 0.38%
- Short % of Float
- 1.19%
- 3.91%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.09%
- 3.18%
- Days to Cover
- 4.74
- 1.00
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $2.10
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $0.33
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $0.42
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $0.52
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $0.70
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.06
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -3.15%
- 0.10%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -43.3%
- 0.30%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -18.8%
- 0.35%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -55.9%
- 1.31%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -72.7%
- 2.84%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -79.5%
- 1.82%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -65.7%
- -0.49%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -85.0%
- -28.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -82.5%
- -19.0%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 81,847
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 75,674
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.04
- 0.80
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 36.5
- 55.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 103.2%
- 17.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.35
- 0.70
MarginsIndustry
- EBITDA Margin
- -669.3%
- 50.8%
- FCF Margin
- -500.4%
- 17.8%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -233.1%
- 3.69%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -104.1%
- 1.63%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -1167.3%
- 9.00%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -164.6%
- -0.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.21
- 2.08
- Quick Ratio
- 1.95
- 1.51
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -69.7%
- 4.64%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 27.6%
- 4.18%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.24%
- 7.63%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.16
- 0.13
- Revenue Per Employee
- $74.37K
- $2.42M
- Profits Per Employee
- -$492.28K
- $86.23K
- Employee Count
- 5
- 67
- WACC
- 7.38%
- 8.30%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $644.63K
- $845.20K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.02
- $0.03
- Equity (Book Value)
- $612.79K
- -$78.08K
- Book Value Per Share
- $0.02
- -$0.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $612.79K
- -$170.61K
- Working Capital
- $538.07K
- $334.67K
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$257
- -$90.95M
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.05
- $0.71
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -19.8%
- 2.19%
- FCF Yield
- -14.9%
- 4.24%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- -90.56
- 10.58
- Piotroski F-Score
- 2
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | REFR | S&P 500 | Difference | REFR per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -37.3% | -2.7% | −34.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | -25.8% | -1.7% | −24.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | -72.7% | +11.9% | −84.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | -80.2% | +12.0% | −92.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | -66.0% | +78.2% | −144.2 pts | -30.2% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -85.0% | +73.2% | −158.2 pts | -31.6% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -82.5% | +309.6% | −392.1 pts | -16.0% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M REFR shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 35.9% from the previous report, or 1.19% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 30.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 379,103 | -35.9% | 80,008 | 4.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 591,379 | -42.2% | 152,485 | 3.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,022,632 | +162.4% | 9,103,890 | 1.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 389,783 | -9.8% | 136,982 | 2.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 431,999 | +19.6% | 157,218 | 2.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 361,283 | +30.2% | 97,380 | 3.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 277,427 | -19.7% | 62,680 | 4.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 345,343 | +7.4% | 52,554 | 6.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 321,566 | -9.9% | 75,755 | 4.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 356,780 | +4.3% | 29,313 | 12.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 342,110 | -0.6% | 22,507 | 15.2 |
| May 15, 2026 | 344,271 | +5.2% | 52,745 | 6.5 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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