Acacia Research Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Acacia Research's earnings are forecast to decline at 41.6% per annum while its annual revenue is expected to grow at 1.6% per year. EPS is expected to decline by 41.2% per annum.

Key information

-41.6%

Earnings growth rate

-41.25%

EPS growth rate

Diversified Financial earnings growth	6.4%
Revenue growth rate	1.6%
Future return on equity	n/a
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	08 May 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Acacia Research: More Volatile Than Expected, But Still A Buy

May 13

Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Acacia Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTG) Revenues Despite 26% Price Jump

May 10

Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By Acacia Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTG) Revenues

Mar 14

Acacia Research: Recent Oil And Gas Assets Acquisition Bearing Fruit, Discount To Book Value Still High

Aug 13

Revenues Not Telling The Story For Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG)

Aug 04

Adding Acacia Research To My Value Portfolio

May 27

Acacia Research: Positive Developments, Discount To Book Value High Despite Recent Price Spike

Mar 18

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Acacia Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTG) Shares

Feb 12

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Acacia Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTG) P/S Ratio

May 24

Acacia Research GAAP EPS of -$1.44, revenue of $16.7M

Aug 11

Acacia Research: Multiple Acquisitions On The Way

Jul 20

Does Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 14

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:ACTG - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	235	-19	N/A	N/A	1
12/31/2025	289	8	N/A	N/A	1
3/31/2025	222	-12	-167	-2	N/A
12/31/2024	122	-36	-113	50	N/A
9/30/2024	166	48	-100	66	N/A
6/30/2024	153	60	-91	68	N/A
3/31/2024	135	48	30	37	N/A
12/31/2023	125	55	-29	-23	N/A
9/30/2023	46	-36	-42	-42	N/A
6/30/2023	52	-14	-39	-39	N/A
3/31/2023	61	-51	-44	-39	N/A
12/31/2022	59	-133	-43	-37	N/A
9/30/2022	109	65	-5	9	N/A
6/30/2022	95	117	-12	4	N/A
3/31/2022	96	206	6	16	N/A
12/31/2021	88	119	-8	13	N/A
9/30/2021	29	3	-48	-34	N/A
6/30/2021	47	-39	-32	-21	N/A
3/31/2021	32	-63	-43	-24	N/A
12/31/2020	30	87	-34	-20	N/A
9/30/2020	26	25	-10	4	N/A
6/30/2020	8	-13	-21	-7	N/A
3/31/2020	12	-25	-13	-3	N/A
12/31/2019	11	-17	-7	-2	N/A
9/30/2019	60	-29	8	13	N/A
6/30/2019	72	-55	5	9	N/A
3/31/2019	73	-77	-31	-31	N/A
12/31/2018	132	-105	N/A	21	N/A
9/30/2018	86	-204	N/A	-14	N/A
6/30/2018	109	-12	N/A	28	N/A
3/31/2018	119	2	N/A	64	N/A
12/31/2017	65	22	N/A	13	N/A
9/30/2017	84	122	N/A	46	N/A
6/30/2017	112	-30	N/A	-9	N/A
3/31/2017	137	-56	N/A	22	N/A
12/31/2016	153	-54	N/A	34	N/A
9/30/2016	168	-159	N/A	11	N/A
6/30/2016	117	-193	N/A	34	N/A
3/31/2016	116	-157	N/A	17	N/A
12/31/2015	125	-160	N/A	-10	N/A
9/30/2015	119	-60	N/A	-8	N/A
6/30/2015	143	-45	N/A	-2	N/A
3/31/2015	153	-55	N/A	9	N/A
12/31/2014	131	-66	N/A	4	N/A
9/30/2014	115	-83	N/A	15	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: ACTG's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-41.6% per year).

Earnings vs Market: ACTG is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.

High Growth Earnings: ACTG is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: ACTG's revenue (1.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.7% per year).

High Growth Revenue: ACTG's revenue (1.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if ACTG's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/07/07 12:31
End of Day Share Price	2025/07/03 00:00
Earnings	2025/03/31
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Acacia Research Corporation is covered by 8 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Darrin Peller	Barclays
Daniel Gelbtuch	Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Anthony Stoss	Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC

Acacia Research Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Price target decreased by 14% to US$6.00

Consensus EPS estimates fall from profit to US$0.07 loss

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 55%, revenue upgraded

Price target increased by 17% to US$7.00

Price target decreased by 14% to US$6.00

Consensus forecasts updated

Recent updates

Acacia Research Corporation Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes, Effective June 24, 2025

Independent Director recently sold US$61k worth of stock

Acacia Research: More Volatile Than Expected, But Still A Buy

Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Acacia Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTG) Revenues Despite 26% Price Jump

First quarter 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Acacia Research Corporation to Report Q1, 2025 Results on May 08, 2025

Acacia Research Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2025

Price target decreased by 14% to US$6.00

Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By Acacia Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTG) Revenues

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Acacia Research Corporation to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Mar 13, 2025

Acacia Research: Big Upside Remains, But Patience Is Key

Independent Director recently sold US$69k worth of stock

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.14 loss per share (vs US$0.018 loss in 3Q 2023)

Acacia Research: What To Make Of The Latest Acquisition Announcement

Acacia Research Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 12, 2024

Acacia Research Corporation (NasdaqGS:ACTG) acquired Deflecto, LLC from Edgewater Growth Capital Partners L.P. managed by Edgewater Services, LLC for approximately $100 million.

Consensus EPS estimates fall from profit to US$0.07 loss

Acquisitions Drive Growth Amidst Falling Revenue Forecasts And Margin Pressures

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 55%, revenue upgraded

Acacia Research: Recent Oil And Gas Assets Acquisition Bearing Fruit, Discount To Book Value Still High

Second quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Revenues Not Telling The Story For Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG)

Acacia Research Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 08, 2024

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

High number of new directors

Adding Acacia Research To My Value Portfolio

Director recently bought US$100k worth of stock

Now 20% overvalued after recent price rise

First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.002 loss per share (vs US$0.15 profit in 1Q 2023)

Acacia Research Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

Acacia Research Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 21, 2024

Acacia Research: Positive Developments, Discount To Book Value High Despite Recent Price Spike

Price target increased by 17% to US$7.00

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Acacia Research Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Mar 14, 2024

Acacia Research Corporation Announces Board Changes

Acacia Research Corporation Appoints Martin D. Mcnulty, Jr. as Permanent Chief Executive Officer

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Acacia Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTG) Shares

Acacia Research Corporation (NasdaqGS:ACTG) acquired an unknown majority stake in Benchmark Energy II, LLC from McArron Partners, L.P.

Third quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Acacia Research Corporation (NasdaqGS:ACTG) announces an Equity Buyback for 5,800,000 shares, for $20 million.

Acacia Research Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 13, 2023

Price target decreased by 14% to US$6.00

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.32 loss per share (vs US$1.32 loss in 2Q 2022)

Acacia Research Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

New major risk - Shareholder dilution

Interim CEO recently bought US$150k worth of stock

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Acacia Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTG) P/S Ratio

Acacia Research Corporation Approves the Appointment of Geoff Ribar as Director

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Independent Director exercised options to buy US$108k worth of stock.

Acacia Research Corporation Announces CFO Changes

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Consensus forecasts updated

Second quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Acacia Research GAAP EPS of -$1.44, revenue of $16.7M

Acacia Research: Multiple Acquisitions On The Way

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Price target increased to US$8.00

Consensus forecasts updated

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Investor sentiment improved over the past week