Acacia Research (ACTG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Acacia Research's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -2.86% in Q2 2026, down 2.84 percentage points from -0.02% a year earlier but up 2.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Acacia Research (ACTG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Acacia Research came in at 0.90%, up 6.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +9.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -5.10% in FY2024 (-9.05 pp), 3.95% in FY2023 (+11.19 pp), -7.24% in FY2022 (-10.44 pp) and 3.20% in FY2021 (+11.33 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between -10.21% (Q2 2023) and 5.54% (Q2 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.42 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 15.75 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 12.64 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ACTG's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -5.65% (Q1 2026), 0.89% (Q4 2025) and 0.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 165.06 Bn | 111.42 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 134.74 Bn | -423.26 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 84.49 Bn | 79.41 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Brookfield | 82.12 Bn | -83.26 Bn | 4.47 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kkr | 81.93 Bn | 48.41 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.19 Bn | 67.44 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 65.87 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 10.56 Bn | - |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 60.57 Bn | 55.99 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 21.24% |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 45.46 Bn | 42.82 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 20.87% |
| 10 | Acacia Research | 425.48 Mn | -846.00 Mn | 30.65 Mn | -2.86% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.83% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -10.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.82% |
Acacia Research Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ACTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ACTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();