Acacia Research ACTG
NASDAQ ACTG
$4.51 -0.04 (-0.88%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Acacia Research (ACTG) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Acacia Research (ACTG) posted quarterly Research & Development of $3.1 million for Q1 2026, down 5.83% year-over-year from $3.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.95% quarter-over-quarter from $3.2 million in Q4 2025.

Acacia Research (ACTG) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Acacia Research's Research & Development history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 5.83% year-over-year to $3.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $12.8 million (up 108.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $13.0 million, up 79.49% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $3.1 million, down from $3.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $3.4 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$5.8 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $1.9 million (2023), against an average of $1.5 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development slumped 477.31% in 2022, then jumped 8497.3% in 2025.
  • Acacia Research's Research & Development stood at -$5.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 126.25% to $1.5 million in 2023, then plunged by 97.57% to $37000.0 in 2024, then surged by 8497.3% to $3.2 million in 2025, then fell by 1.95% to $3.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ACTG's Research & Development at $3.1 million in Q1 2026, $3.2 million in Q4 2025, and $3.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Ennis 561.92 Mn 512.84 Mn 31.08 Mn -
2 Acacia Research 437.30 Mn 110.54 Mn 30.65 Mn 2.49 Mn
3 Acco Brands 398.56 Mn 292.16 Mn 134.10 Mn -
4 EShallGo 2.96 Mn -5.95 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 3.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 37,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 1.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 156,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 2.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 2.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 84,000.00