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ACTG

ACACIA RESEARCH CORP

Next earnings Aug 4, 2026 · consensus $-0.10 EPS, $50.5M rev

Last earnings -7.2% on 2026-05-07

Hold
$4.69
▼ -0.21%
$4.69▲ +31.01%
over 1Y
L $3.15EODHDH $5.16
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-0.2%
1W-1.1%
1M+0.4%
3M-3.1%
YTD+25.4%
1Y+31.0%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
B
Valuation
Undervalued
Filings
Watch
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 7 analysts
Buy

Revenue grew 133.2% YoY.

The read

Middling fundamentals offset by an attractive price (~75% below fair value) — worth a look on the value angle.

ACACIA RESEARCH CORP shows $285M in FY2025 revenue (+133.2% YoY), a 7.6% net margin, and 4.0% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$88.0M$59.2M$125M$122M$285M
Gross profit$51.9M$21.8M$72.3M$29.7M$84.5M
Operating income$14.5M-$40.1M$20.9M-$32.9M$6.41M
Net income$149M-$125M$67.1M-$36.1M$21.7M
Diluted EPS$1.91-$3.13$0.58-$0.36$0.22
Net margin169.5%-211.2%53.6%-29.5%7.6%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$238M
EV / EBITDA4.8
EV / Sales0.8
EV / FCF—
P / FCF—
PEG (trailing)0.13
Earnings yield4.8%
FCF yield-16.2%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)0.8%
Free cash flow-$73.4M
Total debt$91.9M
Net cash$215M
Altman Z-Score2.01 grey
Piotroski F-Score7/8

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.0%
Dividend yield (est.)0.0%
Shareholder yield0.0%
Shares Δ YoY+0.4%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-06-25
  2. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-07
  3. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-07
  4. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-30
  5. 10-K Annual report2026-03-12
  6. 8-K Earnings results2026-03-11
  7. 8-K Officer / director change2026-02-06
  8. 10-Q Quarterly report2025-11-06
  9. 8-K Earnings results2025-11-05

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
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Quality score

B
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueB+
GrowthA+
ProfitabilityC-
Financial healthA-
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✓P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$8.22

Undervalued +75% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $0.22 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 22.0% growth) × 0.90 quality = 37.4× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$285M
+133.2% YoY
Net margin
7.6%
ROE
4.0%
P/E
21.3

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$285M+133.2%
Net income$21.7M+160.1%
Gross profit$84.5M+184.9%
Operating income$6.41M+119.5%
Diluted EPS$0.22+161.1%
Cash & equivalents$307M+12.0%
Total assets$771M+1.9%
Total liabilities$187M-8.3%
Stockholders' equity$543M+5.6%
Gross: 29.6%Op.: 2.2%L/E: 0.34x

Frequently asked

Is ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG) a buy?
ACTG currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Revenue grew 133.2% YoY.
What is ACTG's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on ACTG's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $8.22. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is ACTG overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, ACTG currently appears undervalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is ACACIA RESEARCH CORP's quality score?
ACTG scores 74.25490196078431/100 (grade B) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000934549, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-07) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 7:44:06 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-06-23
Sundar Ajay
Insider
Award4.17K @ $4.79$20.0K
2026-06-23
Molinelli Gavin
Director
Award25.1K
2026-06-23
Kohlberg Isaac T.
Director
Award25.1K
2026-06-23
OCONNELL MAUREEN
Director
Award25.1K
2026-06-23
FELMAN MICHELLE
Director
Award25.1K
2026-06-08
Soncini Jason W.
General Counsel
Tax49.0K @ $4.62$226K
2026-06-08
Rasamny Robert
Chief Administrative Officer
Tax28.4K @ $4.62$131K
2026-06-08
McNulty Martin D. Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Tax287K @ $4.62$1.33M
2026-06-05
Soncini Jason W.
General Counsel
Award93.0K
2026-06-05
Rasamny Robert
Chief Administrative Officer
Award60.3K
2026-06-05
McNulty Martin D. Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Award539K

Dividends

Irregular
Yield (TTM)
—
Annual / share
—
Last ex-date
2015-11-04
Last amount
$0.13
ex 2015-11-04paid 2015-11-30$0.13
ex 2015-08-03paid 2015-08-31$0.13
ex 2015-04-30paid 2015-05-29$0.13
ex 2015-02-26paid 2015-03-30$0.13
ex 2014-10-30paid 2014-11-28$0.13
ex 2014-07-31paid 2014-08-31$0.13

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-07Miss -74.3% est▼ -7.20%8-K ↗
2026-03-11Beat +126.1% est▲ +20.48%8-K ↗
2025-11-05Beat +80.4% est▲ +10.37%8-K ↗
2025-08-06Beat +51.0% est▼ -9.19%8-K ↗
2025-05-08—▲ +15.31%8-K ↗
2025-03-13—▼ -14.45%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Recent news

market news →
Acacia Research (ACTG) Q1 2026 Earnings TranscriptBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-08
Acacia Research Q1 Earnings Call HighlightsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-07
Craig-Hallum Raises PT on Acacia Research (ACTG), Keeps a Buy RatingBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-03-20
Wednesday Sector Leaders: Rental, Leasing, & Royalty, Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing StocksBullish
nasdaq.com· 2026-03-11
Acacia Research Q4 Earnings Call HighlightsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-03-11
Acacia Research Q4 2025 Earnings PreviewBearish
seekingalpha.com· 2026-03-10

Vs tracked universe

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1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score74 vs 67
Revenue growth133.2% vs 7.1%
Net margin7.6% vs 10.5%
Return on equity4.0% vs 12.3%
P/E21.3 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 2d
Bullish
+0.18
vs typical · 2 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.