ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
ACTGNasdaq
$4.54
↑ +1.6%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +20.7%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$438.1M
Enterprise Value
$221.6M
P/E
—
P/S
2.0
P/B
0.8
EV/EBITDA
228.0
PEG
—
FCF Yield
—
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$215.0M
Net Income (TTM)
-$18.3M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
—
Gross Margin
17.5%
Operating Margin
-18.7%
Net Margin
-8.5%
ROE
-3.5%
ROIC
-10.2%
Debt / Equity
0.2
Net Cash
$216.5M
Return 1Y
+20.7%
Company profile
Acacia Research Corporation invests in intellectual property and related absolute return assets. The company owns or controls the rights to various patent portfolios, which include U.S. patents and foreign counterparts. It also designs manufactures printers and parts, and consumable products for various industrial printing applications.
- CEO
- Martin D. McNulty
- Sector
- Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate
- Industry
- Trading
- Employees
- 290
- Headquarters
- New York
- Website
- acaciaresearch.com
Management & directors
- Mcnulty Martin D. Jr.Chief Executive Officer
- Rasamny RobertChief Administrative Officer
- Soncini Jason W.General Counsel
- Zambito Michael SikoryakChief Financial Officer
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
ACTG Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$54.2M↓ -56.4%
Diluted EPS-$0.16↓ -164.0%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $29.8M | $12.0M | $59.2M | $125.1M | $122.3M | $285.2M |
| Gross profit | — | $51.9M | $21.8M | $72.3M | $29.7M | $84.5M |
| Operating income | -$19.5M | $14.5M | -$40.1M | $20.9M | -$32.9M | $6.4M |
| Net income | $109.2M | $149.2M | -$125.1M | $67.1M | -$36.1M | $21.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.48 | $1.91 | -$3.13 | $0.58 | -$0.36 | $0.22 |
| Operating cash flow | -$19.6M | $13.3M | -$37.3M | -$22.5M | $50.1M | $75.2M |
| Free cash flow | -$19.8M | $13.2M | -$38.1M | -$22.7M | -$98.5M | — |
| Gross margin | — | 432.8% | 36.9% | 57.8% | 24.2% | 29.6% |
| Operating margin | -65.5% | 121.2% | -67.7% | 16.7% | -26.9% | 2.2% |
| Net margin | 366.8% | 1242.9% | -211.2% | 53.6% | -29.5% | 7.6% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $25.8M | $23.3M | $48.8M | $124.4M | $51.2M | $59.4M | $50.1M | $54.2M |
| Gross profit | $6.8M | $2.4M | $8.6M | $58.9M | $6.5M | $12.6M | $6.4M | $12.1M |
| Operating income | -$4.8M | -$10.3M | -$15.8M | $38.3M | -$12.4M | -$6.4M | -$13.1M | -$8.4M |
| Net income | -$8.4M | -$14.0M | -$13.4M | $24.3M | -$3.3M | -$2.7M | $3.4M | -$15.7M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.08 | -$0.14 | -$0.14 | $0.25 | -$0.03 | -$0.03 | $0.03 | -$0.16 |
| Operating cash flow | $16.1M | -$593,000.00 | -$20.3M | $2.4M | $50.1M | $9.5M | $13.2M | $3.4M |
| Free cash flow | -$126.7M | -$2.8M | -$23.6M | $335,000.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Gross margin | 26.2% | 10.1% | 17.6% | 47.4% | 12.8% | 21.2% | 12.8% | 22.2% |
| Operating margin | -18.4% | -44.1% | -32.4% | 30.8% | -24.2% | -10.8% | -26.1% | -15.4% |
| Net margin | -32.7% | -60.0% | -27.5% | 19.5% | -6.4% | -4.6% | 6.8% | -29.0% |
Company news
May 8, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
Mar 20, 2026
Mar 11, 2026
- 131d agoAcacia Research Corp (ACTG) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic ...finance.yahoo.com
- 131d agoAcacia Research Q4 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com
- 131d agoAcacia Research: Q4 Earnings Snapshotfinance.yahoo.com
- 131d agoAcacia Research Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2025 Financial Resultsfinance.yahoo.com
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Molinelli Gavin | Award | 6,438 | $4.66 | $30,001.08 | filing |
| 2026-06-23 | Sundar Ajay | Award | 4,175 | $4.79 | $19,998.25 | filing |
| 2026-06-23 | OCONNELL MAUREEN | Award | 25,052 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-23 | FELMAN MICHELLE | Award | 25,052 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-23 | Kohlberg Isaac T. | Award | 25,052 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-23 | Molinelli Gavin | Award | 25,052 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-08 | McNulty Martin D. Jr.· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 287,133 | $4.62 | $1.3M | filing |
| 2026-06-08 | Soncini Jason W.· General Counsel | Tax withholding | 48,985 | $4.62 | $226,310.70 | filing |
| 2026-06-08 | Rasamny Robert· Chief Administrative Officer | Tax withholding | 28,390 | $4.62 | $131,161.80 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | Soncini Jason W.· General Counsel | Award | 93,049 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | Rasamny Robert· Chief Administrative Officer | Award | 60,285 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | McNulty Martin D. Jr.· Chief Executive Officer | Award | 539,160 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | Molinelli Gavin | Award | 6,237 | $4.81 | $29,999.97 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | Sundar Ajay | Award | 4,158 | $4.81 | $19,999.98 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | Soncini Jason W.· General Counsel | Tax withholding | 6,147 | $4.85 | $29,812.95 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | McNulty Martin D. Jr.· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 8,207 | $4.15 | $34,059.05 | filing |
| 2025-12-31 | Molinelli Gavin | Award | 8,021 | $3.74 | $29,998.54 | filing |
| 2025-12-31 | Sundar Ajay | Award | 5,348 | $3.74 | $20,001.52 | filing |
| 2025-09-30 | Molinelli Gavin | Award | 9,231 | $3.25 | $30,000.75 | filing |
| 2025-09-30 | Sundar Ajay | Award | 6,154 | $3.25 | $20,000.50 | filing |
| 2025-08-11 | Zambito Michael SIKORYAK· Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 7,700 | $3.27 | $25,146.66 | filing |
| 2025-08-11 | FELMAN MICHELLE | Gift | 11,560 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2025-08-11 | FELMAN MICHELLE | Gift | 11,561 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2025-06-30 | Molinelli Gavin | Award | 8,380 | $3.58 | $30,000.40 | filing |
| 2025-06-30 | Sundar Ajay | Award | 5,587 | $3.58 | $20,001.46 | filing |
Latest 25 transactions.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.