Acacia Research Corporation

ACTG - Financial Snapshot

Metrics for ACTG

Price $4.85
Shares Outstanding 96.48M
All-Time Low $0.96
52-Week Low $2.70

Balance Statement Metrics

Net Cash / Share $1.8
cashValuePerShare = (Cash + Short Term Investments - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Current Assets / Share $2.58
netCurrentAssetsPerShare = (Current Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Tangible Assets / Share $5.14
netTangibleAssetsPerShare = (Total Assets - Intangibles - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Shares Outstanding Ave Change (Annual) 25.31%
Shares Δ YoY -3.85%
Avg CA Burn (Annual %) -12.03% (as of 2-20-2026)
Avg CA Burn (Quarterly %) -0.70% (as of 2-20-2026)

Earning Metrics

Max Earning Power / Share $0.96
maxEarningPowerPerShare = (EBITDA / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Adjusted Earning Power $-0.27
adjustedEarningPower = (Net Income / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Non-Cash Charges to Market Cap 2.3%
nonCashChargeToMKTCAP = Non-Cash Charges / Market Capitalization
Avg EBITDA (5Y) 69.8M (as of 2-20-2026)
Avg EBITDA (5Q) 14.9M (as of 2-20-2026)
Avg Net Income (5Y) 13.8M (as of 2-20-2026)
Avg Net Income (5Q) -1.8M (as of 2-20-2026)
Data as of: Price 03-20-26 16:00 ET, Balance Sheet 2025-09-30, Income Statement 2025-09-30, Cash Flow 2025-09-30

Indicators

Dividend indicators Value Date
Current Dividend Streak No 2-20-2026
Consecutive Years Paid No 2-20-2026
Pays Dividend No 2-20-2026
Last Dividend Date 11-29-15
Income indicators Value Date
EBITDA Positive Yes 2-20-2026
Net Income Positive No 2-20-2026
Current Dividend Streak No 2-20-2026

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Tangible Book Value Per Share History

Formula: Tangible Book Value / shares from balance statements. Includes 5 quarterly + 4 annual.

Chart plots one TBV / Share point per report date (duplicate same-date annual/quarterly rows are merged).

Report Date Period TBV / Share Tangible Book Value Shares Used
2025-09-30 Quarterly $4.73 456.5M ($456,458,000) 96.5M (96,460,378)
2025-06-30 Quarterly $4.68 451.2M ($451,155,000) 96.4M (96,444,993)
2025-03-31 Quarterly $4.65 446.9M ($446,920,000) 96.2M (96,171,702)
2024-12-31 Quarterly $4.48 430.1M ($430,057,000) 96M (96,048,999)
2024-12-31 Annual $4.48 430.1M ($430,057,000) 96M (96,048,999)
2024-09-30 Quarterly $5.06 500.3M ($500,316,000) 98.8M (98,838,337)
2023-12-31 Annual $5.26 525.7M ($525,720,000) 99.9M (99,895,473)
2022-12-31 Annual $4.92 214.1M ($214,081,000) 43.5M (43,484,867)
2021-12-31 Annual $7.44 363.2M ($363,170,000) 48.8M (48,807,748)

Dividend Payments

Historical cash dividends per share from Yahoo ex-dividend dates.

Date Dividend / Share
2015-11-04 $0.125
2015-08-03 $0.125
2015-04-30 $0.125
2015-02-26 $0.125
2014-10-30 $0.125
Show 6 older dividend payments
Date Dividend / Share
2014-07-31 $0.125
2014-04-29 $0.125
2014-02-27 $0.125
2013-10-30 $0.125
2013-07-30 $0.125
2013-05-01 $0.125

Shares Outstanding Changes

Date Shares Outstanding Delta
2026-03-17 96,475,469 +15,091
2025-11-06 96,460,378 +15,385
2025-09-17 96,444,993 -7

Short Interest Changes

Latest short-interest change: 1,849,789 shares (5.39% of float) | Days to cover: 8.51

Date Short Interest Delta Δ %
2026-03-12 1,849,789 shares +284,909 +18.21%
2026-02-27 1,564,880 shares -133,140 -7.84%
2026-02-11 1,698,020 shares +15,055 +0.89%

Interesting Volume Days

Volume/ratio use shares outstanding as of the event date (frozen).

Date Volume Shares Outstanding Volume / Shares Price
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Acacia Research Corporation operates as an acquirer and operator of businesses across industrial, energy, and technology sectors in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through four segments: Intellectual Property Operations, Industrial Operations, Energy Operations, and Manufacturing Operations. The company is involved in investing in IP; and licensing and enforcement of patented technologies. It also designs and manufactures printers, including hardware and embedded software, as well as consumable products, such as inked ribbons for various industrial printing applications. In addition, the company acquires, explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas resources located in Texas and Oklahoma; and designs and manufactures purchase brochure, folder, applications display holders, plastic injection-molded office supply and arts, crafts and education products, plastic and aluminum air venting and air control products, extruded vinyl chair mats, safety reflectors for bicycles, and mud flaps and splash guards for the heavy duty truck market. Acacia Research Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in New York, New York.