RF Industries Ltd (RFIL) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 28, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of RF Industries Ltd stock $1.39, price $7.68, upside -81.9%, quality 61 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Oct 28, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $2.55 – $21.50 · fair‑value band $0.7300 – $2.40 · the $7.68 price screens above the $1.39 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Oct 28, 2026.
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RF Industries, Ltd. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of interconnect products and systems in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, and internationally.
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It designs, manufactures, and distributes various coaxial connectors and cable assemblies that are integrated with coaxial connectors; custom and standard cable assemblies, complex hybrid fiber optic power solution cables, adapters, and electromechanical wiring harnesses for communication, computer, LAN, automotive and medical equipment; energy-efficient cooling systems and integrated small cell solutions; and related components.
The company designs and manufactures cable assemblies and wiring harnesses for or blue chip industrial, oilfield, instrumentation, and military customers; thermal control systems and shrouds; and radio frequency and microwave products enabling signal distribution and deployment of in-building distributed antenna systems, wireless base stations and small cell networks.
The company sells its products through warehousing distributors and in-house marketing and sales team. It serves telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers, wireless and network infrastructure carriers, and original equipment manufacturers.
The company was formerly known as Celltronics, Inc. and changed its name RF Industries, Ltd. in November 1990. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Stock analysis
RF Industries Ltd (RFIL) currently trades at $7.68, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $1.39, 81.9% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $4.09 per share, and 1 of the 24 models we run sit above the $7.68 price.
Bear case: the Growth Earnings group reads lowest at $0.1600, and 23 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: $0.7300 (bear) to $2.40 (bull), the price of $7.68 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 61/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
RF Industries Ltd reported revenue of $80.6M in FY2025 versus $57.4M in FY2021, a compound +8.8%/yr. Reported net income was $75.0K in FY2025, compounding −66.8%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $89.1M Micro · P/E ratio 34.9 · P/S ratio 1.03 · EPS (TTM) $0.2200 · Net margin 2.8% · Return on equity 6.7% · Return on assets (EBIT) 1.6% · Operating margin 6.1%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 32 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 64% below its 52-week high and 36% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −36% fair-value upside, at −82%, RFIL screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
The price assumes far more growth than our models allow for, so the models scatter widely ($0.0900 to $8.36). Read the Fair Value as a cautious anchor, not a price target; the Growth Forecast section shows what the price assumes.
Bear$0.7300Fair Value $1.39Bull$2.40
Price $7.68 · Upside -81.9%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 12 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.2188 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.84/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Revenue growth 1 year
+24.3%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−1.9%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+13.4%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +9.4% a year
Revenue growth 29 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+9.3%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
−32.3%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year−32.3%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.0%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.−57.2% vs −25.8%, slowing
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.−1% → 4%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+22.3%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect
n/a
No analyst forecast available.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +19.4% a year for the price.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (92 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Electrical Equipment & Parts · 555 stocks
Beats the industry median on 6/13 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score61 · Above median
Fair Value upside−81.9% · Bottom 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)6.7% · Above median
Return on assets0.1% · Bottom 25%
Net margin (12 months)2.8% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)6.1% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)21.1% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.31× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Electrical Equipment & Parts median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)34.9× · Pricier than median
P/B2.53× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)1.03× · Cheaper than median
Price / free cash flow20.5× · Cheaper than median
EV/EBITDA13.3× · Cheaper than median
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 0
FUTURE (revenue growth)100· sector 65
PAST (return on equity)27· sector 26
HEALTH (low debt)85· sector 97
DIVIDEND (yield)0· sector 24
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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Is RF Industries Ltd (RFIL) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Oct 28, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $1.39 versus a price of $7.68, about −82% upside (overvalued).
What is the fair value of RFIL?
Our model-based fair value for RF Industries Ltd is $1.39 (as of Oct 28, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $7.68.
What is the quality score of RFIL?
RF Industries Ltd has a Quality Score of 61/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $1.39 (as of Oct 28, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario $0.7300, optimistic scenario $2.40. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the RF Industries Ltd stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $1.39, about −82% upside versus a price of $7.68 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $0.7300, optimistic scenario $2.40. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
RF Industries Ltd reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $86.3M (latest available figure, as of Oct 28, 2026).
What growth is priced into RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, RF Industries Ltd would have to grow free cash flow by +22.3 % per year for five years (discount rate 13.8 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +13.4 % per year. As of Oct 28, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of RFIL use?
Our models discount RF Industries Ltd at 13.8 %: a base by market capitalisation (micro), damped by beta 1.34, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For RF Industries Ltd that is +22.3 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (13.8 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has RF Industries Ltd (RFIL) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at RF Industries Ltd grew +13.4 % a year. The price currently implies +22.3 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +10.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into RF Industries Ltd (+22.3 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 4.88 %: that much free cash flow RF Industries Ltd produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (13.8 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For RF Industries Ltd it is $1.39 per share (as of Oct 28, 2026), against a price of $7.68. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is RF Industries Ltd stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Oct 28, 2026, RFIL trades above its calculated fair value: price $7.68, fair value $1.39, a gap of about −82% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of RFIL?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($7.68); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($1.39). For RF Industries Ltd the two are $6.29 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is RF Industries Ltd worth?
The market values RF Industries Ltd at about $89.1M (market capitalisation, as of Oct 28, 2026). Per share that is $7.68; our models calculate a fair value of $1.39 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about RFIL?
Our models span a range for RF Industries Ltd: cautious scenario $0.7300, base $1.39, optimistic $2.40 per share (as of Oct 28, 2026, price $7.68). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of RFIL?
RF Industries Ltd trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.9 (as of Oct 28, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $1.39 is built from several models across several years. Excluding one-off items of fiscal year 2025 it is 109.7 (reported for FY2025: 768.0). Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 6 fiscal years (2017 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2017, FY2018 ex one-offs: 27.4. Other multiples: P/B 2.5, P/S 1.0, EV/EBITDA 13.3.
How solid is the balance sheet of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
Balance-sheet figures for RF Industries Ltd (as of Oct 28, 2026): return on equity 6.7%, debt of 0.31 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 61/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is RFIL from its 52-week high?
RF Industries Ltd trades at $7.68, about 64% below its 52-week high of $21.50 and 36% above the low of $5.65 (as of Oct 28, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $1.39 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to RF Industries Ltd?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value Contemporary Amperex Technology Co, ABB Ltd, Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company, Vertiv Holdings, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is RF Industries Ltd stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Oct 28, 2026: price $7.68, calculated fair value $1.39 (−82%), Quality Score 61/100, from 24 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of RFIL calculated?
We run RF Industries Ltd through 24 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $1.39, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.4 % above its aggregate fair value. RF Industries Ltd itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
The closing price on Oct 28, 2026 was $7.68. Our model-based fair value is $1.39, about −82% upside (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with RF Industries Ltd right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($2.40). The favourable scenario is already priced in. The model range is unusually wide ($0.7300 to $2.40). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution. The large gap to fair value rests on thin data (low evidence): fewer applicable models and a shorter history. Read it with extra caution. Solid but not exceptional quality (61/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
Key figures of RF Industries Ltd
How large is the market capitalisation of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
The market capitalisation of RF Industries Ltd is $89.1M. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
The price-to-sales ratio of RF Industries Ltd is 1.03 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
Earnings per share at RF Industries Ltd are $0.2200 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 34.9). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
The net margin of RF Industries Ltd is 2.8% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
The return on equity (ROE) of RF Industries Ltd is 6.7% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of RF Industries Ltd is 1.6% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
The operating margin of RF Industries Ltd is 6.1% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
Revenue at RF Industries Ltd is growing +21.1% versus a year earlier (3y avg −1.9%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at RF Industries Ltd (RFIL)?
Earnings per share at RF Industries Ltd are growing +227% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does RF Industries Ltd (RFIL) carry?
The net debt of RF Industries Ltd is $21.5M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 5.0 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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