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Acacia Research Corporation
ACTG Industrials Business Equipment & Supplies
Acacia Research Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $285.2 million, up 133.2% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +123.6%
- EPS
- +100.0%
- Free cash flow
- −104.0%
- Total debt
- −43.0%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
4.22
0.11
−2.54%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Jun ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 153 | 65 | 132 | 11 | 30 | 88 | 59 | 125 | 122 | 285 | 278 | +7.2% | 259 | 200 | — | (16.3%) | |
| Gross margin, % | 27.13 | 5.19 | 21.94 | (47.00) | 16.65 | 59.00 | 36.87 | 57.77 | 24.24 | 29.62 | 22.17 | +2.5 pt | ||||||
| EBT | (37) | 25 | (104) | (19) | 108 | 175 | (127) | 67 | (38) | 31 | (27) | n/m | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | (23.98) | 37.67 | (78.83) | (168.53) | 362.88 | 198.36 | (214.70) | 53.90 | (31.19) | 10.98 | (9.82) | +35.0 pt | ||||||
| Net income | (55) | 22 | (105) | (17) | 109 | 150 | (111) | 69 | (35) | 24 | (24) | n/m | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 3.05 | 1.30 | 2.63 | 0.23 | 0.61 | 1.80 | 1.39 | 1.66 | 1.23 | 2.96 | 2.87 | (0.3%) | |||||
| Earnings | (1.08) | 0.44 | (2.10) | (0.35) | 1.85 | 2.43 | (3.13) | 0.73 | (0.36) | 0.23 | (0.15) | n/m | ||||||
| Cash flow | 0.68 | 0.26 | 0.42 | (0.05) | (0.40) | 0.27 | (0.88) | (0.30) | 0.51 | 0.78 | 0.31 | +1.6% | ||||||
| Capex | (0.02) | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.09) | (0.29) | (0.43) | (0.13) | (0.08) | (1.64) | (0.17) | (0.34) | +24.3% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 0.66 | 0.26 | 0.42 | (0.14) | (0.69) | (0.16) | (1.01) | (0.38) | (1.13) | 0.61 | (0.03) | (0.8%) | ||||||
| Book value | 5.34 | 5.86 | 3.83 | 3.68 | 6.13 | 9.12 | 6.81 | 7.83 | 5.57 | 6.07 | 5.75 | +1.4% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 42 | 75 | 99 | 96 | 97 | +7.5% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 9.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.16 | 2.12 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 16.26 | 0.00 | 3.8 | |||||
| P/S | 2.21 | 3.09 | 1.13 | 11.77 | 6.46 | 2.84 | 2.86 | 3.12 | 3.52 | 1.26 | 1.47 | 3.8 | ||||||
| P/B | 1.26 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.7 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 1.18 | 1.00 | (0.13) | (3.18) | (4.76) | (3.10) | (2.58) | (0.30) | 1.35 | 0.21 | 0.50 | (1.0) | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 5.47 | 5.57 | (0.84) | 4.98 | 4.22 | 35.15 | 2.99 | 1.11 | (1.40) | 1.58 | (54.27) | 5.9 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 34 | 13 | 21 | (2) | (20) | 13 | (37) | (23) | 50 | 75 | 30 | +9.2% | |||||
| Capex | (1) | 0 | 0 | (5) | (14) | (21) | (6) | (6) | (163) | (17) | (33) | +33.6% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 33 | 13 | 21 | (7) | (34) | (8) | (43) | (29) | (113) | 59 | (3) | +6.6% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 160 | 130 | 170 | 162 | 333 | 530 | 341 | 527 | 371 | 401 | 368 | +10.7% | |||||
| Net debt | (158) | (137) | (165) | (168) | (334) | (523) | (322) | (429) | (265) | (302) | (273) | +7.4% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 267 | 296 | 191 | 183 | 299 | 445 | 289 | 590 | 553 | 584 | 557 | +9.1% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (16.79) | 7.32 | (39.43) | (7.88) | 23.81 | 18.14 | (20.76) | 9.88 | (5.19) | 2.84 | (1.92) | +19.6 pt | |||||
| ROIC | (21.46) | (10.72) | (59.86) | (98.20) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.17 | (7.15) | 1.42 | (4.26) | +22.9 pt | ||||||
| ROE | (18.59) | 7.87 | (43.14) | (9.52) | 37.49 | 33.06 | (38.02) | 12.84 | (6.31) | 3.82 | (2.65) | +22.4 pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 27 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 287 | 263 | 170 | 1,036 | 986 | — | +49.1% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 5.66 | 5.03 | 10.12 | 0.66 | 1.49 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.74 | 0.12 | 0.29 | — | (28.1%) | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026 · fundamentals updated 26 Oct 2026
Acacia Research Corporation vs peers in Business Equipment & Supplies (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CXT Crane NXT, Co. | $3.4B | 24.0× | 21.4× | +21.96% (above 0%: growing) | +44.19% (above 0%: growing) | +32.44% (above 0%: growing) | 42.30% | 13.97% | Compare |
| ACCO Acco Brands Corporation | $507.7M | 8.7× | 7.4× | +5.14% (above 0%: growing) | −53.13% (below 0%: shrinking) | −47.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | 32.31% | 7.30% | Compare |
| ACTG Acacia Research Corporation | $422.6M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +123.59% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −103.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | 26.75% | 7.43% | |
| XRX Xerox Holdings Corporation | $192.4M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +21.95% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +136.67% (above 0%: growing) | 35.80% | 9.83% | Compare |
| EHGO Eshallgo Inc. | $2.4M | — | — | — | — | −368.18% (below 0%: shrinking) | — | — | Compare |
| Median of peers | $350.0M | — | — | +21.95% | — | −7.48% | 35.80% | 9.83% |
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 30 April 2026
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
1.74%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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