ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
Can this company survive a downturn?
How efficiently does it turn assets into profit?
Is the business becoming more valuable over time?
1.1. Financial Health of ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (5 min.)
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Key Takeaways
What matters most right now.
β Revenue growth
Revenue grew 16% last quarter to $0.1B. Compared to the 5-year average revenue level of $0.1B, the business continues to expand in scale.
β Profitability
Net profit margin is -4.6%, close to its 5-year average of -16.2%. This indicates profitability is broadly in line with the companyβs long-term performance.
β Cash generation
Free cash flow of $0.1B equals a 104.5% margin, broadly in line with its 5-year average of -39%, indicating stable cash generation.
β οΈ Financial resilience
The company has a current ratio of 8.63, compared to a 5-year average of 9.69. This shows how well it can cover short-term obligations if conditions worsen.
β οΈ Debt levels
Debt relative to equity is 0.36, compared to a 5-year average of 0.35. This shows whether leverage is increasing or staying disciplined.
β Share dilution
Shares outstanding increased by 0.28% year-over-year, which slightly reduces each shareholderβs ownership.
β Capital efficiency
Return on equity is -0.5%, compared to a 5-year average of -1.2%. This shows how effectively management turns shareholder capital into profit.
Why this matters
The facts behind the takeaways.
β How much profit the business keeps
The company keeps -10.8% profit from its sales. Over the past 5 years, this was about -15%.
β How much cash the business generates
About 104.5% of sales turns into real cash. Historically, this was closer to -39%.
β οΈ Ability to pay short-term bills
The companyβs short-term financial buffer is 8.63, compared to 9.69 historically.
β οΈ Debt pressure
Debt levels are 0.36 today, compared to 0.35 over the last 5 years.
What to watch next
Focus points for the next quarters.
β Next earnings
Watch whether revenue growth translates into sustained margin improvement next quarter.
Balance Sheet
Showing financial position from 2009-12-31 to 2025-09-30.
Income Statement
Performance overview from 2009-12-31 to 2025-09-30.
| 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-03-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-03-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-06-30 | 2019-03-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2018-09-30 | 2018-06-30 | 2018-03-31 | 2018-01-01 | 2017-12-31 | 2017-09-30 | 2017-06-30 | 2017-03-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2016-09-30 | 2016-06-30 | 2016-03-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2015-09-30 | 2015-06-30 | 2015-03-31 | 2014-12-31 | 2014-09-30 | 2014-06-30 | 2014-03-31 | 2013-12-31 | 2013-09-30 | 2013-06-30 | 2013-03-31 | 2012-12-31 | 2012-09-30 | 2012-06-30 | 2012-03-31 | 2011-12-31 | 2011-09-30 | 2011-06-30 | 2011-03-31 | 2010-12-31 | 2010-09-30 | 2010-06-30 | 2010-03-31 | 2009-12-31 | |
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| Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | π Member | 51,237 | 124,422 | 122,312 | 23,310 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment1 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segment2 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segment3 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Cost Of Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | π Member | 44,695 | 65,485 | 92,658 | 20,959 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Gross Profit | π Member | 6,542 | 58,937 | 29,654 | 2,351 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | π Member | 17,422 | 18,242 | 60,195 | 13,870 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Research And Development | π Member | 0 | 0 | 37 | 108 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Selling General And Administrative | π Member | 15,546 | 17,320 | 55,363 | 11,232 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Stock Based Compensation | π Member | 1,876 | 922 | 4,795 | 2,530 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Allocated Stock Based Compensation | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Impairment Charges | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Restructuring Charges | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other Operating Expenses | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Operating Income | π Member | -12,385 | 38,305 | -32,926 | -10,272 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Non Operating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Income | π Member | 2,936 | 0 | 0 | 4,540 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Interest Expense | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Gain On Asset Sales | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other Non Operating Income | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Income Before Tax | π Member | -890 | 29,609 | -38,147 | -6,160 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Income Tax | π Member | 547 | 6,081 | -3,449 | 5,497 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Net Income | π Member | -3,293 | 24,287 | -36,057 | -13,996 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
Cash Flow Statement
Operational cash dynamics from 2009-12-31 to 2025-09-30.