Acacia Research/$ACTG
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About Acacia Research
Acacia Research Corp is focused on acquiring and operating businesses across the industrial, energy, and technology sectors where it believes it can leverage its expertise, capital base, and deep industry relationships to drive value. The company has four reportable business segments: Intellectual Property Operations, Industrial Operations, Energy Operations, and Manufacturing Operations. It derives revenue from the Intellectual Property Operations segment. Geographically, it operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, China, India, and Asia-Pacific.
- Ticker
- $ACTG
- Sector
- Finance
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 986
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Website
- www.acaciaresearch.com
Acacia Research Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$424M
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-$0.16
0.44
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Price and volume
Market cap
$424M
Beta
0.44
52-week high
$5.27
52-week low
$3.15
Average daily volume
210K
Financial strength
Current ratio
4.765
Quick ratio
4.285
Long term debt to equity
0.176
Total debt to equity
0.176
Interest coverage (TTM)
-2.44%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
18.773
Gross margin (TTM)
22.17%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-5.39%
Operating margin (TTM)
-6.95%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
13.42%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$280,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-1.54%
Return on equity (TTM)
-4.17%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.505
Price to book
0.8
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.92
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
478.976
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
0.21%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.009
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
12.33%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
141.74%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
75.27%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.10%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-38.92%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-27.31%
What the Analysts think about Acacia Research
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Acacia Research stock.
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Acacia Research's sales rose to $114.56 million in Q2 2026 from $51.24 million in Q2 2025, a 123.6% year-over-year increase driven by strong IP licensing activity. (MarketScreener)
The company delivered adjusted EPS of $0.13 in Q2 2026, beating consensus estimates of –$0.09 by $0.22 and signaling operational outperformance. (MarketBeat)
With $334.6 million in cash, securities, and loans receivable and no parent company debt at quarter-end, Acacia Research maintains substantial liquidity to fund future acquisitions and defend litigation positions. (Quartr)
Dependence on one-time IP settlements creates volatility: Q1 2026 featured no major IP deals, and book value was reduced by a $9.7 million unrealized energy hedge loss and a $1.6 million unrealized equity portfolio loss. (MarketBeat)
Excluding IP licensing, operating segment revenue in Q2 2026 was just $53.6 million, highlighting limited diversification and reliance on IP monetization for growth. (TipRanks)
Operational setbacks include a full write-down of the MalinJ1/Viamet investment and pressured margins at manufacturing subsidiary Deflecto during restructuring, underscoring execution risks outside the IP business. (TipRanks)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 2 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Acacia Research
Fund name | Fund size | $ACTG weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.00% |
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