ACTG

Acacia Research Corporation · NASDAQ · Industrials · USD · 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12

Figures on this page computed 2026-11-08 12:25 UTC

Last close

4.24USD

Market data, 2026-11-05

ACTG: weekly closes from 3.56 on 2025-11-07 to 4.24 on 2026-11-05, a move of +19.1%. Prices in USD.

Weekly closes, 2025-11-07 to 2026-11-05

Over that span: +19.1%

Except where said otherwise: 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12

18.5xP/E
Price / Earnings per Share (diluted)
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
1.5%ROIC
NOPAT / Invested Capital x 100, where NOPAT = Operating Income x (1 - Tax Rate) and Invested Capital = Equity + Total Debt - Cash
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
The filing itself
7.6%Net margin
Net Income / Revenue x 100
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
n/aFCF margin
We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.
Free Cash Flow / Revenue x 100
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
0.19Debt/equity
Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
The filing itself
n/aDividend yield
We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.
Source
computed
Taken on
2026-11-07
Reported in
USD
- computed

Returns on capital is the furthest below its sector's middle: 0.48 against 0.59 on the market's range.

What it pays out: n/aWe do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.

Five bars, one line

lens 7 of 9

2.80x

6.77x

n/a

1.78x

1.01x

SalesProfitFree cash flowDebtPrice

Each bar against this company's own average; the line is that average.

Filed2025

Market data2026-11-05

Each against its own average

4 of 5 read

Except where said otherwise: 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12

Sales2.80x
Its own average over 9 years, 102.0M.
Profit6.77x
Its own average over 10 years, 3.2M.
Free cash flown/a
Its own average over 9 years, -11.2M.
Debt1.78x
Its own average over 2 years, 59.1M.
Price1.01x
Its own average over 11 years, 4. Market data, 2026-11-05

Profit is furthest from its own average, at 6.77 times.

The filed years, as a table

Each line is 100 at 2016-12-31, the first year we hold.

Filed year	Sales	Shares in issue
2016-12-31	n/a	100.0
2017-12-31	100.0	101.2
2018-12-31	201.1	99.8
2019-12-31	17.2	101.6
2020-12-31	45.5	114.7
2021-12-31	134.6	196.6
2022-12-31	90.6	84.8
2023-12-31	191.3	184.5
2024-12-31	187.0	198.1
2025-12-31	436.1	194.0

How sales was got

Source: filed
Statement: income
Fiscal year: 2025
Accession: 0000934549-26-000010
Reported in: USD

The filing itself

How shares in issue was got

Source: filed
Statement: income
Fiscal year: 2025
Accession: 0000934549-26-000010
Reported in: USD

The filing itself

Figures behind the shape

Growth

57.1%

faster is higher, placed against 4,950 companies as of 2026-11-07

Five-year revenue growth rate57.1%
Source
computed
Taken on
2026-11-07
Reported in
USD
- computed
Five-year EPS growth rate-33.6%
Source
computed
Taken on
2026-11-07
Reported in
USD
- computed
One-year change in net income160.1%
Source
computed
Taken on
2026-11-07
Reported in
USD
- computed

Returns on capital

1.5%

higher is higher, placed against 5,089 companies as of 2026-11-07

Return on invested capital1.5%
NOPAT / Invested Capital x 100, where NOPAT = Operating Income x (1 - Tax Rate) and Invested Capital = Equity + Total Debt - Cash
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
The filing itself
Return on equity4.0%
Net Income / Shareholders' Equity x 100
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
The filing itself
Return on assets2.8%
Net Income / Total Assets x 100
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
The filing itself

Margins

29.6%

wider is higher, placed against 4,336 companies as of 2026-11-07

Gross margin29.6%
Gross Profit / Revenue x 100
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
Operating margin2.3%
Operating Income / Revenue x 100
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
Net margin7.6%
Net Income / Revenue x 100
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
Free cash flow marginn/a
We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.
Free Cash Flow / Revenue x 100
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself

Price

18.5x

cheaper is higher, placed against 4,362 companies as of 2026-11-07

Price to earnings18.5x
Price / Earnings per Share (diluted)
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
Price to book0.8x10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
Price / Book Value per Share, where BVPS = Shareholders' Equity / Diluted Shares
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000034
Reported in
USD
- computed
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
EV to EBITDA4.3x
Enterprise Value / EBITDA, where EV = Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
Price to sales ratio1.4x
Market Cap / Revenue, where Market Cap = Price x Diluted Shares
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself

Safety

0.19

safer is higher, placed against 3,227 companies as of 2026-11-07

Debt to equity0.19
Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
The filing itself
Current ratio9.1810-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
Current Assets / Current Liabilities
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000034
Reported in
USD
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-08-06
The filing itself
Interest coverage0.7x
Operating Income / Interest Expense
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
Altman Z-Score1.89
1.2 x A + 1.4 x B + 3.3 x C + 0.6 x D + 1.0 x E (A=WC/TA, B=RE/TA, C=EBIT/TA, D=MktCap/TL, E=Rev/TA)
Source
computed
Taken on
2026-11-07
Reported in
USD
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12

What it pays out

n/a

We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.

more, and better covered, is higher, with no cohort held

Dividend yieldn/a
We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.
Source
computed
Taken on
2026-11-07
Reported in
USD
- computed
Payout ration/a
We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.
Common Dividends Paid / Net Income x 100, both from the latest filed fiscal year
Source
computed
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000934549-26-000010
Reported in
USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-03-12
The filing itself
Dividend cover ration/a
We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.
Source
computed
Taken on
2026-11-07
Reported in
USD
- computed

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