REFR
Research Frontiers Incorporated
There isn't enough reported data to score REFR yet.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK's fundamentals are strong: revenue more than tripled and its operating margin went from −19% to 72%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
REFR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
REFR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
REFR PE Valuation
REFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK's PE is 7.5x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
REFR Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for REFR to show an outlook.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
REFR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.07 | $0.00 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.07 | -$0.01 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.07 | -$0.03 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | -$0.02 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.07 | -$0.03 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.06 | -$0.01 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.04 | +$0.02 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.04 | +$0.02 |
REFR is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.07 per share over the past year, against $0.13 at its worst in late 2019.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over REFR in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
REFR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $77K | -79% |
| Q2 2026 | $86.3K | -34% |
| Q1 2026 | $136.3K | -76% |
| Q4 2025 | $72.1K | -60% |
| Q3 2025 | $359.4K | +1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $129.9K | -73% |
| Q1 2025 | $559.8K | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $178.2K | -43% |
REFR's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $77,041 last quarter, down 79% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -673% | -588 points |
| Q2 2026 | -776% | -148 points |
| Q1 2026 | -389% | -346 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1073% | -722 points |
| Q3 2025 | -85% | -19 points |
| Q2 2025 | -627% | -604 points |
| Q1 2025 | -43% | +107 points |
| Q4 2024 | -350% | -189 points |
REFR's operating margin was −673% last quarter, down 588 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over REFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over REFR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
REFR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$443.3K | -$299.4K |
| Q2 2026 | -$191.3K | -$112.8K |
| Q1 2026 | -$760K | -$118.6K |
| Q4 2025 | -$466.1K | -1109% |
| Q3 2025 | -$143.9K | +$114.6K |
| Q2 2025 | -$78.5K | +$108.4K |
| Q1 2025 | -$641.4K | -$250.2K |
| Q4 2024 | $46.2K | +$595.2K |
REFR has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$2M over the past year, against −$817,597 the year before.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK has the edge over REFR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
REFR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +3.6% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +4.1% | +1.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +3.2M shares |
| Available history | +16% | +4.9M shares |
REFR has 35M diluted shares, up 3.6% from a year ago.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has the edge over REFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
REFR Net Leverage
REFR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
REFR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.7 | Oversold |
REFR's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
REFR PE vs Technology Sector
REFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK is trading at 7.5x earnings, a 73% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
REFR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.53 | 32% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.50 | 28% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.81 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.18 | 69% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.40 | 74% below |
SNDK has stronger trend alignment. REFR is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
REFR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.07 | $2.81 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | $2.81 | $1.75 | -38% |
| 2022 | $1.75 | $2.03 | +16% |
| 2023 | $2.03 | $1.01 | -50% |
| 2024 | $1.01 | $1.63 | +61% |
| 2025 | $1.63 | $1.38 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.38 | $0.36 | -74% |
REFR has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 74% so far in 2026.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over REFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.