ACTG

ACACIA RESEARCH CORP

Nasdaq · CIK 934549

Last close4.34
Daily change-0.02 (-0.46%)
10 Years gain-32.40%
Dividends TTM0
Dividend yield0.00%

Fundamental Analysis

ACTG · STANDARD

SIC 6794 · Patent Owners & Lessors · Fiscal year end 1231

Screener
Fundamental
55.6
Momentum
0.0
Acceleration
2.9
Confidence
83.0
Annual Revenue9
Quarterly Revenue61
Annual CFO17
Balance SheetAvailable
RankingEligible

Score Breakdown

Growth18.8 / 25
Quality13.1 / 25
Capital Efficiency4.8 / 20
Balance Sheet15.0 / 15
Shareholder Economics3.9 / 10
Forward Indicators0.0 / 5

Signals

No positive signals calculated.

Warnings

Gross margin compression · MEDIUMGross margin compressed by 12.326 percentage points.
Operating margin compression · MEDIUMOperating margin compressed by 10.0305 percentage points.
ROIC declining · MEDIUMROIC declined by 8.5394 percentage points.
Possible growth trap · HIGHRevenue growth is high, but quality indicators are deteriorating.

Key Metrics

Revenue Growth TTM25.66%OK
Revenue CAGR 3Y68.88%OK
Gross Margin22.13%OK
Operating Margin-6.67%OK
FCF Marginn/aMISSING
FCF Growthn/aINSUFFICIENT_HISTORY
ROIC-5.08%OK
Incremental Operating Margin 3Y10.16%OK
Net Debt / CFOn/aNOT_MEANINGFUL
Diluted Share Growth 1Y1.17%OK
SBC / Revenuen/aMISSING
SBC / FCFn/aNOT_MEANINGFUL

Financial History

PeriodRevenueGross ProfitOperating IncomeCFOFCFGross MarginOp MarginFCF MarginROICShares
2025 FY Dec 31, 2025$285.23M$84.48M$6.41M$75.24Mn/a29.62%2.25%n/a1.75%97.16M
2025 FY Dec 31, 2024$122.31M$29.65M-$32.93M$50.12Mn/a24.24%-26.92%n/a-14%99.21M
2024 FY Dec 31, 2023$125.10M$72.27M$20.94M-$22.51M-$22.70M57.77%16.74%-18.14%8,303.86%92.41M
2023 FY Dec 31, 2022$59.22M$21.84M-$40.09M-$37.34M-$38.07M36.87%-67.7%-64.28%n/a42.46M
2022 FY Dec 31, 2021$88.05M$51.95M$14.55M$13.33M$13.24M59%16.52%15.03%n/a98.47M

Formula Trace

MetricValueFormulaStatusSource
Revenue TTM$279.48Msum latest 4 fiscal quarters RevenueOK0000934549-26-000034, 0000934549-25-000054
Revenue Growth TTM25.66%Revenue_TTM / Revenue_TTM_1Y_ago - 1OK0000934549-26-000034, 0000934549-25-000054
Revenue CAGR 3Y68.88%(Revenue_current / Revenue_3Y_ago)^(1/3) - 1OK0000934549-26-000010
Revenue CAGR 5Y57.13%(Revenue_current / Revenue_5Y_ago)^(1/5) - 1OK0000934549-26-000010
Gross Profit CAGR 3Y56.99%(GrossProfit_current / GrossProfit_3Y_ago)^(1/3) - 1OK0000934549-26-000010
Operating Income Growth-349.83%OperatingIncome_current / OperatingIncome_prior_year - 1OK0000934549-26-000034, 0000934549-25-000054
FCF Growthn/aFCF_current / FCF_prior_year - 1INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Revenue Growth Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Gross Profit Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Operating Income Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
FCF Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Gross Margin22.13%Gross Profit / RevenueOK0000934549-26-000034, 0000934549-25-000054
Operating Margin-6.67%Operating Income / RevenueOK0000934549-26-000034, 0000934549-25-000054
ROIC-5.08%NOPAT / Average Invested CapitalOK0000934549-26-000034, 0000934549-25-000054
Net Debt / CFOn/aNet Debt / CFONOT_MEANINGFUL0000934549-26-000034
Current Ratio4.77xCurrent Assets / Current LiabilitiesOKderived
Cash / Debt3.38x(Cash + Short-term Investments) / Total DebtOK0000934549-26-000034
Revenue per Diluted Share$2.85Revenue / Diluted SharesOK0000934549-26-000034, 0000934549-25-000054