Acacia Research's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Acacia Research (ACTG) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Acacia Research vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 284M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+68.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Acacia Research ranks #12 of 24 companies by market capitalization in the Conglomerates industry, holding 0.1% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Acacia Research accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
ACTG Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Acacia Research generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Conglomerates industry grew revenue 13.0% year over year, combined, vs 133.7% for Acacia Research. Acacia Research's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.06% to 0.11%, a gain of 0.06 percentage points.
Acacia Research's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia Research Corporation | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
ACTG Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
ACTG Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
ACTG Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
ACTG Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
Acacia Research's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Acacia Research's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dss Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Quest Patent Research Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Acacia Research's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Acacia Research's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Acacia Research Corporation | Manufacturing Operations 51.01 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).