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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)

Acacia Research swings to $15.7M Q1 loss as revenue falls to $54.2M

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Acacia Research reported first quarter 2026 results on May 7, 2026. Revenue fell to $54.2 million from $124.4 million a year earlier, mainly because of lower paid-up license revenue at its Intellectual Property Operations segment, and the company posted a GAAP net loss of $15.7 million, compared with net income of $24.3 million in the prior-year quarter.

Key points

  • Total revenue was $54.2 million versus $124.4 million in the first quarter of 2025; Intellectual Property Operations revenue was $0.7 million versus $69.9 million.
  • GAAP net loss attributable to Acacia was $15.7 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, versus net income of $24.3 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, a year earlier.
  • Adjusted net loss was $6.6 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, versus adjusted net income of $33.1 million, or $0.34 per share, in the prior-year quarter.
  • Cash, cash equivalents, equity securities and loans receivable totaled $329.9 million, or $3.41 per share, at March 31, 2026, down from $339.6 million at December 31, 2025.

The filing

CompanyACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 7, 2026, 7:23 AM ET
Accession number0000934549-26-000020

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:29 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 07, 2026.

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