Acacia Research Corporation
Acacia Research Corporation (the Company, Acacia, we, us, or our ) is a disciplined value-oriented acquirer and operator of businesses across public and private markets and industries including but not limited to the industrial, energy and technology sectors. We acquire businesses with a view towards strong free cash flow generation and with an ability to scale where we can tap into our…
$4.18
+$0.00 (+0.00%)
EOD Oct 22, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 2.25%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue up 133.2% YoY with margins expanding 29.2pp.
Insufficient data to identify specific risks. Treat any missing metrics as a data gap, not a clean bill of health.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$278M
▲ +133.2% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$15M
▲ +160.1% YoY
Op. Margin
-6.95%
▲ +29.2pp YoY
ROIC
-2.39%
▲ +5.0pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF
N/A
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$30M
▲ +50.1% YoY
Net Debt
-$205M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$308M
5Y CAGR: +57.1%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 3 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 3 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Acacia Research (ACTG) overvalued?
Acacia Research (ACTG)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Acacia Research scores 40/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Acacia Research a high-quality business?+
Acacia Research scores 40 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 5 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -7.0% operating margin and a -2.4% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Acacia Research a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh ACTG's valuation and scores 40/100 on quality (mixed). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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