Acacia Research Corporation
Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) acquires and operates businesses and strategic assets across industries, with a focus on generating cash flow and improving operating performance. Its activities include intellectual property licensing and enforcement, oil and natural gas production, industrial printing, and… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Acacia Research Corporation reported revenue of $273.37M, down 3.7% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $27.18M. Its operating margin was −6.0%, and operations generated $35.43M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $285.23M, up 133.2% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $24.47M.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Acacia Research Corporation does
In the company’s own words
Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) acquires and operates businesses and strategic assets across industries, with a focus on generating cash flow and improving operating performance. Its activities include intellectual property licensing and enforcement, oil and natural gas production, industrial printing, and specialty manufacturing. Through Acacia Research Group, it licenses and enforces patent portfolios, including technologies used in Wi-Fi, memory, wireless networks, internet search, and navigation; its customers and partners include companies using patented technologies and patent owners. Its Energy Operations Business holds an approximately 73.5% interest in Benchmark Energy II, which acquires, produces, and develops oil and gas properties in Texas and Oklahoma. Industrial operations include Printronix, a maker of line matrix printers, supplies, and services sold mainly through channel partners, while manufacturing operations include Deflecto, a specialty manufacturer serving commercial transportation, HVAC, and office markets. Acacia also holds investments in life sciences companies. As of December 31, 2025, Benchmark operated 554 gross wells, and Acacia had executed more than 1,600 patent license agreements.
Company details
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry (SIC)
- Holding & Investment
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, NY
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 934549
- SIC
- 6794
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2011–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Acacia Research Corporation — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Acacia Research Corporation’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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