# Acacia Research Corporation (Acacia Tech) (ACTG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price $4.54, market value $443 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Acacia Research Corporation (Acacia Tech) reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.4×**. Enterprise value is 13.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 22.2%**. Acacia Research Corporation (Acacia Tech) keeps 22.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: -7.0%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: 7.6%**. 7.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 4.0%**. 4.0% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: -4.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -4.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -1.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces -1.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 133.2%** (3-yr 68.9%/yr, 5-yr 57.1%/yr). Revenue grew 133.2% over the last year, against 57.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 161.1%** (5-yr -31.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 161.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.17**. Debt is 0.17 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Acacia Research Corporation (Acacia Tech) holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.81**. A Z-score of 2.81 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Acacia Research Corporation (Acacia Tech) does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 35.9%** (YTD 21.4%, 3-mo -1.7%). The shares are up 35.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.9%** (45.0% above the low). Trading 14% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.48** (volatility 38%). Beta of 0.48 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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