Acacia Research Corporation
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Acacia Research Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $285.2 million, up 133.2% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 123.6%, EPS grew 100.0%, free cash flow fell 104.0% and total debt fell 43.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG) Piotroski F-score
Acacia Research Corporation's Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2025 is 9 out of 9: 9 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, up from 2 in fiscal 2024.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9 | 7.00 |
| FY2024 | 2 | (3.00) |
| FY2023 | 5 | 1.00 |
| FY2022 | 4 | (1.00) |
| FY2021 | 5 | (1.00) |
| FY2020 | 6 | 2.00 |
| FY2019 | 4 | (2.00) |
| FY2018 | 6 | 1.00 |
| FY2017 | 5 | (2.00) |
| FY2016 | 7 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | 2.84% | (5.19%) | Pass | 1 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 75.24m | 50.12m | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | 2.84% | (5.19%) | Pass | 1 |
| Cash flow above net income | 53.56m | 86.18m | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.08 | 0.10 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising current ratio | 9.18 | 8.46 | Pass | 1 |
| No new shares issued | 96,294,000 | 99,214,000 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising gross margin | 29.62% | 24.24% | Pass | 1 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.37 | 0.18 | Pass | 1 |
| Piotroski F-score | Strong — most fundamentals improved | 9 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
Piotroski F-score against peers
| Company | Piotroski F-score |
|---|---|
| ACTG Acacia Research Corporation | 9 |
| EBF Ennis, Inc. compare | 8 |
| ACCO Acco Brands Corporation compare | 6 |
| XRX Xerox Holdings Corporation compare | 4 |
| EHGO Eshallgo Inc. compare | 3 |
What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover