# RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC (REFR)

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RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC (CIK 0000793524, ticker REFR, EIN 11-2103466) reported revenue of $1.12 million ($1,121,248) for FY2025 (2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31) and net income of -$2.05 million (-$2,045,584) for FY2025 (2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31), as filed in its 10-K filed 2026-03-05 (accession 0001493152-26-008988).

Figures are as filed with the SEC in XBRL, in whole US dollars unless stated, for the company's own fiscal years (fiscal year ends December 31).

Notes:

- Values are as filed by the company in its 10-K and 10-Q XBRL data. When a later filing restates a value, the latest filed value is shown and the first reported value is noted.

## Identifiers

As published in the company's EDGAR submissions record.

| Identifier | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CIK | [0000793524](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000793524) |
| Tickers | REFR (Nasdaq) |
| EIN | 11-2103466 |
| SIC industry code | 6794 Patent Owners & Lessors |
| State or country of incorporation | DE |
| Fiscal year end | December 31 |
| Filer category | Non-accelerated filer\<br\>Smaller reporting company |
| Entity type | operating |
| Olympus entity ID | org\_71fxd3pbyhr8ybetjntkt4xtxs |

- The EIN is the one the filer gave to EDGAR. The SEC does not verify it; Olympus checks only that it has nine digits and a prefix the IRS assigns.

## Latest annual financial metrics

The latest annual value of each standardised metric, with the filing it was taken from.

| Metric | Value | Fiscal period | Period | Form | Filed | Accession number | XBRL concept |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | $1,121,248 | FY2025 | 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) | RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax |
| Net income | -$2,045,584 | FY2025 | 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) | NetIncomeLoss |
| Total assets | $2,251,745 | FY2025 | as of 2025-12-31 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) | Assets |
| Total liabilities | $1,318,119 | FY2025 | as of 2025-12-31 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) | Liabilities |
| Stockholders' equity | $933,626 | FY2025 | as of 2025-12-31 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) | StockholdersEquity |
| Operating cash flow | -$1,329,161 | FY2025 | 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) | NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Diluted earnings per share | -$0.06 per share | FY2025 | 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) | EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Shares outstanding | 34,648,221 shares | FY2025 | as of 2026-03-05 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) | EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding |

- Accession numbers link to the filing's index on SEC EDGAR.

## Revenue and net income history

Every annual revenue and net income value served for fiscal years 2016-2025, newest first, each with its filing.

| Metric | Fiscal period | Period | Value | Form | Filed | Accession number |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | FY2025 | 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | $1,121,248 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2024 | 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 | $1,335,531 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2023 | 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | $909,598 | 10-K | 2025-03-06 | [0001493152-25-009377](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315225009377/0001493152-25-009377-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2022 | 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | $539,686 | 10-K | 2024-03-07 | [0001493152-24-009207](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315224009207/0001493152-24-009207-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2021 | 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | $1,263,034 | 10-K | 2023-03-09 | [0001493152-23-007116](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315223007116/0001493152-23-007116-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2020 | 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | $828,450 | 10-K | 2022-03-09 | [0001493152-22-006393](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315222006393/0001493152-22-006393-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2019 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | $1,564,024 | 10-K | 2021-03-11 | [0001493152-21-005808](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315221005808/0001493152-21-005808-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2018 | 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | $1,488,642 | 10-K | 2019-03-14 | [0001493152-19-003330](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315219003330/0001493152-19-003330-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2017 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | $1,509,070 | 10-K | 2019-03-14 | [0001493152-19-003330](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315219003330/0001493152-19-003330-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2016 | 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | $1,236,097 | 10-K | 2019-03-14 | [0001493152-19-003330](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315219003330/0001493152-19-003330-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2025 | 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | -$2,045,584 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2024 | 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 | -$1,311,382 | 10-K | 2026-03-05 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2023 | 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | -$1,908,364 | 10-K | 2025-03-06 | [0001493152-25-009377](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315225009377/0001493152-25-009377-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2022 | 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | -$2,669,349 | 10-K | 2024-03-07 | [0001493152-24-009207](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315224009207/0001493152-24-009207-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2021 | 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | -$1,846,352 | 10-K | 2023-03-09 | [0001493152-23-007116](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315223007116/0001493152-23-007116-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2020 | 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | -$2,340,864 | 10-K | 2022-03-09 | [0001493152-22-006393](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315222006393/0001493152-22-006393-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2019 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | -$3,808,978 | 10-K | 2021-03-11 | [0001493152-21-005808](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315221005808/0001493152-21-005808-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2018 | 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | -$2,686,128 | 10-K | 2020-03-12 | [0001493152-20-003807](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315220003807/0001493152-20-003807-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2017 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | -$2,413,859 | 10-K | 2019-03-14 | [0001493152-19-003330](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315219003330/0001493152-19-003330-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2016 | 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | -$4,238,410 | 10-K | 2019-03-14 | [0001493152-19-003330](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315219003330/0001493152-19-003330-index.htm) |

## Recent 10-K and 10-Q filings

The 12 most recent 10-K, 10-Q and amendment filings in EDGAR, newest first.

| Form | Filed | Period of report | Accession number | Document |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10-Q | 2026-08-06 | 2026-06-30 | [0001493152-26-036332](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226036332/0001493152-26-036332-index.htm) | [form10-q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226036332/form10-q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-08 | 2026-03-31 | [0001493152-26-021790](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226021790/0001493152-26-021790-index.htm) | [form10-q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226021790/form10-q.htm) |
| 10-K/A | 2026-03-19 | 2025-12-31 | [0001493152-26-011611](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226011611/0001493152-26-011611-index.htm) | [form10-ka.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226011611/form10-ka.htm) |
| 10-K | 2026-03-05 | 2025-12-31 | [0001493152-26-008988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/0001493152-26-008988-index.htm) | [form10-k.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226008988/form10-k.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-06 | 2025-09-30 | [0001493152-25-021062](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315225021062/0001493152-25-021062-index.htm) | [form10-q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315225021062/form10-q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2025-08-07 | 2025-06-30 | [0001641172-25-022577](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000164117225022577/0001641172-25-022577-index.htm) | [form10-q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000164117225022577/form10-q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2025-05-08 | 2025-03-31 | [0001641172-25-009244](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000164117225009244/0001641172-25-009244-index.htm) | [form10-q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000164117225009244/form10-q.htm) |
| 10-K/A | 2025-04-16 | 2023-12-31 | [0001641172-25-004925](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000164117225004925/0001641172-25-004925-index.htm) | [form10-ka.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000164117225004925/form10-ka.htm) |
| 10-K | 2025-03-06 | 2024-12-31 | [0001493152-25-009377](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315225009377/0001493152-25-009377-index.htm) | [form10-k.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315225009377/form10-k.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2024-11-07 | 2024-09-30 | [0001493152-24-044002](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315224044002/0001493152-24-044002-index.htm) | [form10-q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315224044002/form10-q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2024-08-01 | 2024-06-30 | [0001493152-24-029910](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315224029910/0001493152-24-029910-index.htm) | [form10-q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315224029910/form10-q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2024-05-09 | 2024-03-31 | [0001493152-24-018416](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315224018416/0001493152-24-018416-index.htm) | [form10-q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315224018416/form10-q.htm) |

## Identifier registry

The company's identifiers in the Olympus identifier registry, each with how it was linked and its source.

| Scheme | Value | How linked | Source | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SEC Central Index Key (CIK) · OLY-US-SEC-CIK | 0000793524 | published by the source | [data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000793524.json](https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000793524.json) | 2026-10-21 |
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) · US-EIN | 11-2103466 | published by the source | [data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000793524.json](https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000793524.json) | 2026-10-21 |

## Sources

- EDGAR submissions (nightly bulk archive) (company profile and filings) (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), EDGAR snapshot sha256:f7d2a4f18cb91aae, source date 2026-10-20: https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000793524.json
- EDGAR XBRL company facts (nightly bulk archive) (financial metrics) (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), EDGAR snapshot sha256:01e4045aa34d7224, source date 2026-10-20: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000793524.json
- Published by Olympus: Oct 21, 2026 (2026-10-21T00:18:16.411Z)
- Source data: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Values are as filed by the registrant; Olympus does not audit or adjust them.
- Olympus is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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```

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## On SEC EDGAR

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- [Latest 10-K/A on SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793524/000149315226011611/0001493152-26-011611-index.htm) - filed 2026-03-19, accession 0001493152-26-011611

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