Acacia Research (ACTG) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)
Acacia Research's Operating Margin came in at 7.43% for Q2 2026, up 31.61 percentage points from -24.17% a year earlier and up 22.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acacia Research (ACTG) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Acacia Research reported Operating Margin of -6.95%, down 6.89 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.25%, up 29.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +67.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was -26.92% in FY2024 (-43.65 pp), 16.74% in FY2023 (+84.43 pp), -67.70% in FY2022 (-84.22 pp) and 16.52% in FY2021 (+82.06 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.49 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 732.59 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 789.88 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ACTG's Operating Margin at -15.41% (Q1 2026), -26.10% (Q4 2025) and -10.81% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 165.57 Bn | 111.92 Bn | - | 34.74% |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 134.78 Bn | -423.22 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 85.82 Bn | 80.74 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Kkr | 83.68 Bn | 50.16 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Brookfield | 82.01 Bn | -83.38 Bn | 4.47 Bn | -53.96% |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.83 Bn | 68.08 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 68.53 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 16.30% |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 61.44 Bn | 56.87 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 71.79% |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 47.81 Bn | 45.18 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 76.73% |
| 10 | Acacia Research | 422.55 Mn | -848.93 Mn | 30.65 Mn | 7.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -15.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -26.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -24.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -32.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -44.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -18.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 60.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -130.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -158.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -62.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -110.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -71.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -33.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -62.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 49.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -804.17% |
API Access
Acacia Research Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ACTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ACTG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ACTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();