profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Research Frontiers
$0.32-11.76% today
-83.1% in 1 year
1-year low $0.321-year high $2.08
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Research Frontiers sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $539,686 in 2022 to $1.12 million in 2025, with -$2.05 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Research Frontiers vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Frontiers | No profit yet | ||
 TE Connectivity | 19.1× · Fair price | ||
 Celestica | 36.4× · Expensive | ||
 Teledyne Technologies | 33.1× · Expensive | ||
 Flex | 31.5× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Research Frontiers's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | |
| -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | |
| -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | |
| -0.08 | -0.06 | -0.04 | -0.06 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -486.4% | -223.5% | -108.0% | -190.2% | |
| -494.6% | -209.8% | -98.2% | -182.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Cash | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Total debt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total liabilities | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | |
| -39.4% | -42.4% | -29.2% | -80.2% | |
| -55.6% | -54.2% | -50.4% | -219.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation
- –
- –
- –
- 16.3×
- 9.8×
- –
- –
- -12.1%
- -18.6%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 93.7%
- -190.2%
- -182.4%
- -320.0%
- -83.2%
- -54.8%
- -159.2%
- -77.7%
- -87.6%
- 84.7%
Growth
- +27.6%
- –
- −68.2%
- –
- +1.5%
Financial health
- –
- 0.63
- 36.7%
- –
- 6.38
- 6.38
- 0.23
How it ranks in Technology
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 1%of 973
Bottom 1%of 979
Top 17%of 979
Bottom 4%of 981
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | -0.02 | – | – |
| Mar 5, 2026 | -0.02 | – | – |
| Nov 6, 2025 | -0.01 | – | – |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -0.02 | – | – |
| May 8, 2025 | -0.01 | – | – |
| Mar 6, 2025 | -0.02 | – | – |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -0.00 | – | – |
| Aug 1, 2024 | -0.00 | – | – |
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
31No pass
Benjamin Graham
38No pass
Philip Fisher
51No pass
Peter Lynch
67Pass
Joel Greenblatt
2No pass
Charlie Munger
33No pass
Terry Smith
39No pass
Questions about Research Frontiers
Is Research Frontiers a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Research Frontiers AI analysis
What does Research Frontiers do?
Research Frontiers Incorporated develops and markets technology and devices to control the flow of light worldwide. It is in Hardware, Equipment & Parts.
Does Research Frontiers pay a dividend?
No. Research Frontiers does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is Research Frontiers stock halal?
Yes. Research Frontiers passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 11% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Research Frontiers stock done over the past year?
Down 83.1% over the past twelve months, to $0.32. It traded between $0.32 and $2.08 and is 84.9% below its high.
Who are Research Frontiers's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are TE Connectivity, Celestica, Teledyne Technologies and Flex. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Research Frontiers's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.