Acacia Research (ACTG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Acacia Research (ACTG) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Acacia Research's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -6.95%, down 6.89 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.25%, up 29.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +67.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -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 ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.49 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 732.59 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 789.88 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -15.41% (Q1 2026), -26.10% (Q4 2025) and -10.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 164.13 Bn | 110.49 Bn | - | 34.74% |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 133.82 Bn | -424.18 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 84.08 Bn | 79.01 Bn | - | 58.55% |
| 4 | Brookfield | 82.97 Bn | -82.41 Bn | 4.47 Bn | -53.96% |
| 5 | Kkr | 81.05 Bn | 47.53 Bn | - | 36.27% |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.64 Bn | 67.88 Bn | - | 79.12% |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 65.67 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 16.30% |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 61.89 Bn | 57.32 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 71.79% |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 46.13 Bn | 43.49 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 76.73% |
| 10 | Acacia Research | 423.53 Mn | -847.95 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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ACTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ACTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();