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ACTG Financials ACACIA RESEARCH CORP

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
-$160M $63M $285M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-211% 78% 367% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-55% -8% 39% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$99M $3M $104M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $170M $340M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$409M -$99M $211M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
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

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.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 10.1 20.3 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 3.4 6.8 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 0.4 0.8 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
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%.

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), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.