15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 57.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown slower than revenue (-25.9% vs 57.1% per year).
Operating margin has expanded, at 2.2% in the latest year.
Financial health
The company holds more cash ($307M) than total debt ($92M).
Total debt is 1.8× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$285M
$24M
29.6%
2.2%
4.5%
3.2%
—
$92M
$307M
2024
$122M
-$35M
24.2%
-26.9%
-6.7%
-4.6%
-$99M
—
$274M
2023
$125M
$69M
57.8%
16.7%
12.1%
10.9%
-$23M
—
$340M
2022
$59M
-$125M
36.9%
-67.7%
-48.4%
-25.9%
-$38M
—
$288M
2021
$88M
$149M
59.0%
16.5%
35.6%
18.7%
$13M
—
$309M
2020
$30M
$109M
16.6%
-65.5%
39.4%
21.4%
-$20M
—
$166M
2019
—
-$17M
—
—
-9.9%
-7.8%
-$2M
—
$57M
2018
—
-$105M
—
—
-55.5%
-46.9%
$21M
—
$129M
2017
—
$22M
—
—
7.5%
7.2%
$13M
—
$137M
2016
—
-$54M
—
—
-20.4%
-18.3%
$34M
—
$139M
2015
—
-$160M
—
—
-51.6%
-46.0%
-$10M
—
$135M
2014
—
-$66M
—
—
-13.7%
-12.3%
$4M
—
$134M
2013
—
-$56M
—
—
-10.2%
-9.5%
-$4M
—
$127M
2012
—
$59M
—
—
9.7%
8.9%
$104M
—
$222M
2011
—
$21M
—
—
6.6%
6.0%
$60M
—
$315M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Jun '26
$115M
$47000
26.8%
7.4%
0.0%
0.0%
—
$91M
$308M
Mar '26
$54M
-$16M
22.2%
-15.4%
-3.0%
-2.1%
—
$91M
$308M
Dec '25
$50M
$3M
12.8%
-26.1%
0.6%
0.4%
—
$92M
$307M
Sep '25
$59M
-$3M
21.2%
-10.8%
-0.5%
-0.4%
—
—
$302M
Jun '25
$51M
-$3M
12.8%
-24.2%
-0.6%
-0.4%
—
—
$317M
Mar '25
$124M
$24M
47.4%
30.8%
4.5%
3.0%
$335000
—
$272M
Dec '24
$49M
-$13M
17.6%
-32.4%
-2.6%
-1.8%
-$24M
—
$274M
Sep '24
$23M
-$14M
10.1%
-44.1%
-2.6%
-2.0%
-$3M
—
$360M
Jun '24
$26M
-$8M
26.2%
-18.4%
-1.5%
-1.1%
-$127M
—
$387M
Mar '24
$24M
-$186000
49.2%
-8.6%
-0.0%
-0.0%
$55M
—
$439M
Dec '23
$92M
$75M
73.9%
60.6%
13.2%
11.8%
-$5M
—
$340M
Sep '23
$10M
$2M
2.4%
-130.4%
0.3%
0.3%
$1M
—
$345M
Jun '23
$8M
-$19M
-13.1%
-158.5%
-5.8%
-3.5%
-$15M
—
$355M
Mar '23
$15M
$9M
32.7%
-63.0%
2.7%
1.7%
-$4M
—
$364M
Dec '22
$13M
-$18M
27.8%
-110.9%
-7.1%
-3.8%
-$24M
—
$288M
Sep '22
$16M
$28M
37.5%
-71.6%
10.9%
5.8%
$4M
—
$242M
Jun '22
$17M
-$62M
44.8%
-33.9%
-25.3%
-10.9%
-$15M
—
$264M
Mar '22
$14M
-$73M
35.2%
-63.0%
-21.9%
-11.1%
-$3M
—
$289M
Dec '21
$63M
$204M
0.0%
49.5%
48.7%
25.6%
$23M
—
$309M
Sep '21
$2M
$90M
0.0%
-804.2%
40.1%
12.0%
-$1M
—
$218M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced ACTG against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 5.6× (Jan '24) to 18.0× (Sep '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 6.4× (Mar '23) to 1.5× (Sep '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 0.7% (Mar '23) to 0.3% (Nov '24).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is ACTG growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, ACACIA RESEARCH CORP's revenue has grown 57.1% per year, and net income declined 25.9% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does ACTG have?
As of FY2025, ACACIA RESEARCH CORP reported $92M of total debt against $307M of cash.
What is ACTG's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 29.6%, operating margin 2.2%, and net margin 8.6%.
What is ACTG's P/E ratio?
As of Sep '26, ACACIA RESEARCH CORP traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 18.0× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.