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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000934549-26-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACTG"
cik: "0000934549"
company_name: "ACACIA RESEARCH CORP"
filed_at: "2026-08-05T11:03:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T11:06:09.163838+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acacia Research Q2 revenue $114.6M (+124% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.13

## Summary
- Total revenue $114.6M, up 124% from Q2 2025; GAAP net income $47K, diluted EPS $0.00.
- Adjusted net income $12.8M, adjusted diluted EPS $0.13; Total Company Adj. EBITDA $17.3M.
- Operated Segment Adj. EBITDA $22.8M; Benchmark Energy revenue $20.5M (strongest quarter).
- Cash, equity securities and loans receivable $334.6M, or $3.43 per share; no parent-company debt.
- CEO cites higher paid-up licensing revenue and active acquisition pipeline for remainder of 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000934549-26-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACTG
- cik: 0000934549
- company_name: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T11:03:05+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454926000031/0000934549-26-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454926000031/actg-20260805.htm

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