Acacia Research (ACTG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Acacia Research (ACTG) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $62.6 million in Q1 2026, down 0.97% quarter-over-quarter from $63.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 27.31% on a YoY basis from $86.1 million in Q1 2025.

Acacia Research (ACTG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Acacia Research's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $62.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 27.31% year-over-year to $62.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $255.3 million (up 18.77% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $278.8 million, up 79.61% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $62.6 million for Q1 2026 at Acacia Research, down from $63.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $86.1 million in Q1 2025 to a low of $20.4 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $41.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $30.6 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Operating Expenses surged 226.11% in 2025, then declined 27.31% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $27.7 million in 2022, then soared by 31.44% to $36.4 million in 2023, then surged by 77.77% to $64.7 million in 2024, then declined by 2.23% to $63.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 0.97% to $62.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $62.6 million (Q1 2026), $63.2 million (Q4 2025), and $65.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Ennis 518.30 Mn 483.73 Mn 28.13 Mn 16.19 Mn
2 Acacia Research 468.93 Mn 185.94 Mn 51.12 Mn 62.60 Mn
3 Acco Brands 360.21 Mn 241.31 Mn 106.80 Mn 117.20 Mn
4 EShallGo 52.89 Mn 50.60 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 62.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 63.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 65.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 63.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 86.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 64.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 33.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 30.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 26.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 36.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 23.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 20.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 24.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 27.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 27.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 22.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 22.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 31.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 14.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 15.76 Mn