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Acacia Research Corporation ACTG R2KR3K

Industrials · Business Equipment & Supplies · United States
https://www.acaciaresearch.com
Company Profile ↓
$4.54
+31.98% 1Y
Mkt Cap$443.04M
P/E-28.38
P/B0.88
52W High$5.16
52W Low$3.15
Book Value$5.47
EPS (TTM)$-0.16

Company Overview

Acacia Research Corporation operates as an acquirer and operator of businesses across industrial, energy, and technology sectors in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through four segments: Intellectual Property Operations, Industrial Operations, Energy Operations, and Manufacturing Operations. The company is involved in investing in IP; and licensing and enforcement of patented technologies. It also designs and manufactures printers, including hardware and embedded software, as well as consumable products, such as inked ribbons for various industrial printing applications. In addition, the company acquires, explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas resources located in Texas and Oklahoma. Further, it designs and manufactures purchase brochure, folder, and applications display holders; plastic injection-molded office supply, as well as arts, crafts, and education products; plastic and aluminum air venting and air control products; extruded vinyl chair mats; safety reflectors for bicycles; and emergency warning triangles, mud flaps, and splash guards for the heavy duty truck market and transportation industry. Acacia Research Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Why Investors Should Care

Steady Revenue Expansion

Revenue has grown at a 23.4% CAGR over the past five years.

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $285.23M (+133.2% YoY); net profit $21.68M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +123.6%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 23.4%, profit CAGR -3.2%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:23.42%
1 Year:123.60%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-3.17%
1 Year:-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+31.98%
6 Months:+11.27%
3 Months:-1.73%
1 Month:-2.78%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Mixed
52-Week Range 69% of range
$3.15 $5.16
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)49.02 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-2.78%
3M-1.73%
6M+11.27%
1Y+31.98%

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Compounding revenue at 23.4% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Earnings shrank at -3.2% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
-28.38
Industry PE
27.38
Forward P/E
-12.97
PEG Ratio
2.37
Book Value
$5.47
Price to Book
0.88
P/S
1.69
EV/EBITDA
12.16
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
23.42%
Profit 5Y
-3.17%
Revenue (YoY)
123.60%
Earnings (YoY)
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
0.89%
ROE
-4.17%
ROA
-1.54%
Profit Margin
-5.39%
Op Margin
7.43%
Gross Margin
22.17%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.00
EPS (TTM)
$-0.16

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.18
Quick Ratio
4.29
Current Ratio
4.76
Debt
$98.23M
Total Assets
$791.53M
Current Assets
$431.11M
Working Capital
$401.05M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
1.84%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.01%
FII / Inst Holding
89.06%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.00%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$443.04M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$278.37M
EBITDA
$20.69M
Free Cash Flow
$58.55M
Operating Cash Flow
$75.24M
Shares Outstanding
97.59M
Gross Margin
22.17%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 ACTG Acacia Research Corporation R2KR3K 4.54 -28.38 $443.04M 0.00% 0.89% -4.17% 23.42% -3.17%
2 SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. R3KAIDEFENCE 147.95 -134.50 $1.12T 0.00% -3.22% -11.95% 34.08% -3.34%
3 CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPXR3K 813.94 35.05 $374.15B 0.76% 17.98% 56.97% 2.29% 5.24%
4 GE GE Aerospace SPXR3KDEFENCE 337.12 39.85 $349.78B 0.50% 9.52% 48.23% -7.42% -5.36%
5 RTX RTX Corporation SPXR3KDEFENCE 200.79 35.41 $270.62B 1.31% 8.28% 12.27% 2.61% 2.62%
6 GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXR3KAI 941.95 26.98 $250.87B 0.20% 6.30% 82.58% 8.68% -
7 DE Deere & Company SPXR3K 693.53 39.29 $187.33B 1.05% 12.53% 18.35% 3.43% 5.10%
8 UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPXR3K 291.88 23.83 $173.40B 1.92% 15.22% 39.70% 2.30% 7.77%
9 BA The Boeing Company SPXR3KDEFENCE 212.25 76.08 $167.63B 0.00% -9.01% - 1.67% -3.28%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue -------------3.39M5.46M1.71M-3.81M2.12M19.47M-5.80M17.40M1.58M13.51M16.72M15.88M14.80M7.90M10.08M24.32M25.84M--124.42M51.24M59.45M50.13M54.24M114.56M
Cost of Revenue ----------------------------------65.48M44.70M53.25M22.67M42.18M-
Gross Profit ------------------------4.75M7.49M5.95M4.84M-1.04M237.00K11.96M6.76M--58.94M6.54M6.20M27.46M12.05M30.65M
Operating Expenses ----------------------------------20.63M18.93M12.63M40.54M20.41M-
Operating Income -113.18M-9.70M-34.94M16.29M-9.05M-11.58M-7.92M-442.00K-7.33M8.97M-38.84M-4.96M10.04M-6.91M-3.97M-5.11M-7.43M-3.57M-6.75M-2.78M-6.42M-5.68M1.64M-12.72M-8.51M-5.67M-11.37M-9.32M-12.53M-13.15M-2.09M-4.76M--38.30M-12.38M-6.43M-13.09M-8.36M8.52M
EBITDA ----------------------------------42.67M12.88M9.70M18.39M-9.79M-
Interest Expense ----------------------------------2.45M2.33M2.23M1.98M1.89M-
Pretax Income ----------------------------------29.61M-890.00K-3.36M5.95M-20.16M-
Tax Provision ----------------------------------6.08M547.00K-968.00K1.18M-2.56M-
Net Income -115.91M-9.96M-40.57M7.08M-10.61M-11.83M-14.25M158.47M-110.20M-32.04M-28.43M-33.20M-11.37M-4.38M-5.76M-7.61M634.00K-11.29M6.15M38.35M80.24M-164.47M19.66M89.76M-73.27M-61.50M28.09M9.45M-18.78M1.64M-186.00K-8.45M--24.29M-3.29M-2.73M3.42M-15.74M47.00K
Diluted EPS ---0.14---3.13--0.63-0.57-0.67-0.230.090.120.150.050.240.090.321.33-2.810.230.86-1.61-1.440.02-0.07-0.36-0.030.00-0.08--0.25-0.03-0.030.04-0.160.00
R&D Expense ---------------------000190.00K145.00K156.00K216.00K205.00K172.00K134.00K178.00K108.00K37.00K------

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue -------65.40M131.51M11.25M29.78M-59.22M125.10M122.31M285.23M
Cost of Revenue ------------37.39M52.83M92.66M200.75M
Gross Profit ------------21.84M72.27M29.65M84.48M
Operating Expenses ------------61.93M51.34M62.58M78.07M
Operating Income 38.62M30.26M80.41M-82.93M-62.16M-152.62M-37.41M-27.27M-24.69M-23.42M-19.52M--40.09M20.94M-32.93M6.41M
EBITDA -------------107.20M84.22M1.89M83.65M
Interest Expense ------------6.43M2.06M6.46M8.99M
Pretax Income -------------127.15M67.43M-38.15M31.31M
Tax Provision -------------16.21M-1.50M-3.45M6.84M
Net Income 34.05M21.11M59.45M-56.43M-66.03M-160.04M-54.07M22.18M-105.03M-17.11M109.23M--125.06M67.06M-36.06M21.68M
Diluted EPS 0.970.501.21-1.18-1.37----2.10-0.401.48--3.130.58-0.360.22
R&D Expense ----------0200.00K626.00K735.00K--

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --352.88M668.72M593.39M536.35M347.90M296.00M308.77M223.95M218.16M511.31M564.90M623.83M746.08M-482.93M633.54M756.39M770.96M
Current Assets ----------------427.99M554.51M420.15M450.09M
Cash & Equivalents 51.73M102.52M314.73M221.80M126.69M134.47M135.22M139.05M136.60M128.81M57.36M165.55M----287.79M340.09M273.88M306.72M
Inventory ----------------14.22M10.92M27.48M26.56M
Receivables ----------------8.23M80.56M26.91M26.16M
Total Liabilities --30.77M50.24M31.20M47.30M33.75M28.56M13.11M32.71M35.11M212.07M----213.61M43.94M203.78M186.92M
Current Liabilities --30.13M21.99M26.00M45.91M33.23M28.19M9.56M31.04M11.71M124.82M----87.21M27.64M49.64M49.04M
Long Term Debt -----------------10.53M111.59M92.07M
Total Debt ----------------63.88M13.51M124.33M104.67M
Total Equity 55.97M113.85M319.95M611.50M555.71M483.56M310.21M265.59M294.30M189.39M173.12M277.27M124.09M143.20M232.11M-258.28M568.27M514.83M543.45M
Shares Outstanding ----------------59.67M116.08M116.59M117.02M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 44.92M60.59M104.60M-3.51M4.18M-9.95M34.06M12.97M20.88M-2.31M-19.62M--37.34M-22.51M50.12M75.24M
Investing Cash Flow -8.10M-23.24M-408.79M-66.06M29.30M39.31M-40.63M-16.11M-24.07M-68.06M18.60M-184.46M16.18M-212.96M-21.01M
Financing Cash Flow 13.96M174.87M211.26M-25.55M-25.70M-28.60M-1.11M700.00K-4.61M33.92M109.21M--166.14M58.63M97.56M-22.73M
Capital Expenditure -58.00K-190.00K-268.00K-675.00K-109.00K-8.00K-4.00K-2.00K-34.00K-183.00K-199.00K--5.73M-6.19M-162.67M-16.69M
Free Cash Flow 44.86M60.40M104.33M-4.18M4.08M-9.96M34.06M12.96M20.84M-2.49M-19.82M--43.07M-28.70M-112.55M58.55M
Net Change in Cash -------------19.01M52.30M-65.28M31.50M
Share Buybacks 0026.73M7.93M0082.00K04.63M04.00M4.01M50.99M020.29M0
Dividends Paid -0018.63M25.04M25.43M00-01.38M1.45M2.80M1.40M0-

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % ------------36.9%57.8%24.2%29.6%
Operating Margin % --------41.7%-18.8%-208.2%-65.5%--67.7%16.7%-26.9%2.2%
Net Margin % -------33.9%-79.9%-152.2%366.8%--211.2%53.6%-29.5%7.6%
ROE % 29.9%6.6%9.7%-10.2%-13.7%-51.6%-20.4%7.5%-55.5%-9.9%39.4%--48.4%11.8%-7.0%4.0%
ROCE % -9.4%12.4%-14.6%-12.7%-48.5%-14.0%-9.1%-12.8%-11.3%-5.1%--10.1%3.5%-4.7%0.9%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
1.84%
Institutions
89.06%
Public Float
90.73%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Starboard Value LP 62.64% 61.12M $273.22M
2 State Street Corporation 3.25% 3.17M $14.16M
3 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 3.01% 2.94M $13.15M
4 Blackrock Inc. 2.66% 2.60M $11.61M
5 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 1.52% 1.49M $6.64M
6 Renaissance Technologies, LLC 1.45% 1.42M $6.33M
7 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 1.20% 1.18M $5.25M
8 Krilogy Financial, LLC 1.16% 1.13M $5.04M
9 Peapod Lane Capital LLC 1.02% 994.77K $4.45M
10 Geode Capital Management, LLC 0.92% 900.81K $4.03M

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Latest News

Recent headlines for ACTG

Yahoo Finance hu, 13 Aug 2026

Acacia Research (ACTG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

IP licensing settlement drives record $114.6M revenue amid Life Sciences write-down.

Yahoo Finance Wed, 05 Aug 2026

Acacia Research Corporation Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Moby summary of Acacia Research Corporation's Q2 2026 earnings call

Yahoo Finance Wed, 05 Aug 2026

Acacia Research Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $114.6 million, up from $51.2 million in the prior-year period, as licensing activity in its intellectual property business and contributions from its operating companies…

Yahoo Finance Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Acacia Research to Release Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 5, 2026

NEW YORK, July 22, 2026--Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) ("Acacia" or the "Company"), which acquires and operates businesses across the industrial, energy and technology sectors, announced today that it will release its second qu…

Yahoo Finance Fri, 08 May 2026

Acacia Research (ACTG) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript

Before MJ and Mike begin their prepared remarks, please be reminded that certain information provided during this call may contain forward-looking statements relating to current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about futur…

Yahoo Finance hu, 07 May 2026

Acacia Research Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) executives highlighted improving operating performance at the company’s energy and industrial businesses and continued cost actions at its manufacturing unit, while also acknowledging the inherently “episodic” …

ACTG — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG)?

As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG) trades at $4.54 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $3.15 to $5.16.

What is the market capitalisation of ACTG?

Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG) has a market capitalisation of $443.04M on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of ACTG?

ACTG trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -28.38. The industry average P/E is 27.38. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 0.88.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of ACTG?

ACTG has a return on equity (ROE) of -4.17%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 0.89%.

Is ACTG a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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