secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)
CIK:        0000934549
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-05T11:03:05+00:00
Accession:  0000934549-26-000031
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454926000031/0000934549-26-000031-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454926000031/actg-20260805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000934549-26-000031

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