Acacia Research Corporation
ACTG | NASDAQ
$4.36
-$0.15 (-3.33%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$4.36
$0 (0.00%)
After-hours:
Sep 21, 2026, 7:30 PM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $435.62M
Enterprise Value $190.6M
Beta 0.44
Average Volume 246.8K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 98.12M
Shares Change YoY 1.19%
Institutional Ownership 87.81%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US0038813079
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -3.3%
Price Change 3M -9.0%
Price Change 6M -13.5%
Price Change YTD 16.6%
Price Change 1Y 31.3%
Price Change 3Y 22.5%
Price Change 5Y -38.9%
1M CAGR (ann.) -3.4%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 36.3%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -8.2%
All-Time CAGR -4.4%
Valuation
PE Ratio -16.77
Forward PE N/A
PEG Ratio 0.02
Forward PEG -5.83
PS Ratio 1.51
Forward PS 2.10
PB Ratio 0.80
P/FCF Ratio 26.44
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 42.75
P/OCF Ratio 14.06
EV/Sales 0.68
EV/EBIT 11.81
EV/EBITDA 3.60
EV/FCF 11.96
Earnings Yield -6.0%
FCF Yield 3.8%
Adj. FCF Yield 2.3%
Financial Health
Net Cash $242.2M
Total Debt $102.04M
Cash & Short-Term Investments $332.57M
Total Assets $791.53M
Current Ratio 4.76
Quick Ratio 4.51
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.19
Debt / EBITDA 1.93
Debt / FCF 6.41
OCF / Debt 0.29
Interest Coverage -2.44
Altman Z-Score 1.61
Piotroski F-Score 4
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 61.2%
Operating Profit Margin -7.0%
EBITDA Margin 19.0%
Net Profit Margin -5.4%
FCF Margin 5.7%
Adj. FCF Margin 3.5%
SBC / Revenue 2.2%
SBC Impact (per share) -38.1%
Returns
Return on Assets -1.9%
Return on Equity -2.8%
Return on Invested Capital -2.4%
Return on Capital Employed -2.8%
Return on Tangible Assets -2.1%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 75.3%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 42.7%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 9.1%
EPS CAGR 3Y -506.5%
EPS CAGR 5Y -578.2%
EPS CAGR 10Y 23.2%
FCF CAGR 3Y 399.1%
FCF CAGR 5Y 71.2%
FCF CAGR 10Y -6.9%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 1
EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A
Earnings Date Nov 3, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) -$0.10
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 900.0%
Revenue Est (next Q) $45.5M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) -23.5%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number N/A
Graham Upside N/A
Lynch Fair Value N/A
Lynch Upside N/A
Price Target $6
Price Target Upside 37.6%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $30M
Free Cash Flow $15.93M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $9.85M
FCF Per Share $0.16
OCF Per Share $0.31
OCF/S Ratio 10.8%
Income Statement
Revenue $278.37M
Gross Profit $170.35M
Operating Income $-19.35M
EBITDA $52.94M
Net Income $-15.01M
EPS (Diluted) -$0.26
Revenue / Employee $282.33K
Profit / Employee $-15.22K
Employees 986
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