Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Conglomerates & Holding Companies
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -23.25 | — | — | — | 26.71 | — | — | 3.20 | — | — | — | — | 1.42 | — | — | — | — | 2.59 | — | — | 2.85 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +31.2% | — | — | +284.8% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.50 | 1.93 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 1.82 | 1.32 | 1.69 | 0.62 | 2.16 | 4.99 | 4.85 | 5.47 | 1.06 | 8.97 | 12.38 | 5.81 | 7.34 | 5.82 | 6.90 | 7.64 | 1.91 |
| — | +46.5% | -41.1% | +243.1% | -15.7% | -73.6% | -65.1% | -88.6% | +103.5% | -44.4% | -60.8% | -5.9% | -85.5% | +54.1% | +79.5% | -24.0% | +285.3% | -94.2% | -14.5% | -45.1% | -82.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.90 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 1.17 | 0.97 | 1.43 | 1.31 | 1.72 | 1.19 | 1.12 |
| — | +40.3% | +36.6% | +52.2% | -18.1% | -32.4% | -28.5% | -40.4% | +14.9% | +11.9% | -28.0% | -6.7% | -53.6% | -45.1% | -32.2% | -19.1% | +27.7% | -51.2% | -55.0% | -52.6% | +66.4% | |
| P/FCF | 44.76 | — | 10.01 | — | 13.38 | 22.47 | 1.81 | 231.60 | — | 18.78 | — | 2.44 | — | 79.00 | — | — | — | 24.24 | — | — | 9.34 |
| — | — | +452.8% | — | — | +19.6% | — | +9408.6% | — | -76.2% | — | — | — | +225.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.25 | — | 4.30 | 111.05 | — | 6.71 | — | 0.79 | — | — | 18.78 | 10.93 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.57 |
| — | — | — | +13965.0% | — | — | — | -92.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 32.53 | — | 2.28 | — | 5.14 | — | 25.44 | 1.22 | — | — | — | — | 0.22 | 1.84 | — | 0.86 | — | 1.60 | — | — | 2.85 |
| — | — | -91.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +14.7% | — | — | — | -1.3% | — | — | +551.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 82.5% | 26.4% | 37.0% | 91.1% | 54.8% | 86.0% | 160.5% | 47.4% | 17.6% | 10.1% | 26.2% | 49.2% | 73.9% | 2.4% | -13.1% | 32.7% | 27.8% | 37.5% | 44.8% | 35.2% | 72.2% |
| — | -69.3% | -77.0% | +92.3% | +211.5% | +753.0% | +513.8% | -3.6% | -76.2% | +329.1% | +299.0% | +50.2% | +166.1% | -93.7% | -129.3% | -6.9% | -61.5% | +124.9% | -4.3% | +316.6% | +9992.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 2.2% | -6.6% | 7.4% | -15.4% | -26.1% | -10.8% | -24.2% | 30.8% | -32.4% | -44.1% | -18.4% | -8.6% | 63.1% | -130.4% | -158.5% | -63.0% | -110.9% | -71.6% | -33.9% | -63.0% | 49.5% |
| — | +39.1% | +130.8% | -150.0% | +19.3% | +75.5% | -31.3% | +458.8% | -151.3% | +66.2% | +88.4% | +86.4% | +156.9% | -82.2% | -367.4% | +0.0% | -324.1% | +91.1% | -459.0% | +35.6% | +133.8% | |
| Net Margin | 7.6% | -10.2% | 0.0% | -29.0% | 6.8% | -4.6% | -6.4% | 19.5% | -27.5% | -60.0% | -32.7% | -0.8% | 81.0% | 16.2% | -237.6% | 63.8% | -140.1% | 176.9% | -367.9% | -542.4% | 323.6% |
| — | -122.4% | +100.6% | -248.7% | +124.8% | +92.4% | +80.3% | +2652.3% | -134.0% | -470.1% | +86.2% | -101.2% | +157.8% | -90.8% | +35.4% | +111.8% | -143.3% | -96.9% | -425.6% | +80.9% | -82.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 3.8% | -1.0% | 0.0% | -2.7% | 0.6% | -0.5% | -0.6% | 4.3% | -2.4% | -2.4% | -1.4% | -0.0% | 13.7% | 0.4% | -5.4% | 3.0% | -6.7% | 10.2% | -20.0% | -18.9% | 61.4% |
| — | -112.1% | +101.5% | -163.6% | +124.8% | +80.1% | +59.9% | +13747.6% | -117.4% | -710.7% | +73.8% | -101.0% | +305.2% | -96.2% | +72.9% | +116.0% | -110.8% | -78.2% | -240.3% | +76.1% | +87.8% | |
| ROA | 2.8% | -0.7% | 0.0% | -2.1% | 0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 3.1% | -1.8% | -1.9% | -1.2% | -0.0% | 12.9% | 0.3% | -3.4% | 1.8% | -3.8% | 5.4% | -10.1% | -10.0% | 26.4% |
| — | -104.5% | +101.5% | -166.1% | +124.2% | +81.5% | +65.8% | +10704.4% | -114.3% | -722.8% | +64.6% | -101.6% | +438.6% | -94.3% | +65.8% | +118.1% | -114.4% | -58.8% | -406.1% | +67.0% | +54.5% | |
| ROIC | 1.2% | -0.9% | 1.8% | -1.7% | -2.6% | -1.3% | -2.3% | 7.0% | -3.4% | -2.6% | -1.5% | -0.7% | 20.6% | -9.6% | -19.0% | -13.8% | -14.4% | -7.4% | -2.4% | -2.4% | 9.3% |
| — | +28.3% | +177.0% | -124.2% | +24.8% | +51.7% | -50.0% | +1054.5% | -116.6% | +72.7% | +91.9% | +94.7% | +242.4% | -29.8% | -687.1% | -477.8% | -256.0% | -20.4% | -303.9% | +4.5% | +479.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.43 |
| — | -76.2% | -8.8% | -10.5% | -20.1% | +47.9% | +42.0% | +669.4% | +881.9% | +2211.6% | -24.3% | -85.4% | -90.3% | -97.7% | -58.0% | -63.7% | -44.6% | -70.4% | -55.2% | -45.4% | +5.3% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.10 | — | 6.98 | 176.51 | — | 24.19 | — | 2.38 | — | — | 31.90 | 6.29 | 0.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.30 |
| — | — | — | +7314.8% | — | — | — | -62.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 9.18 | 5.64 | 4.76 | 8.56 | 9.18 | 8.63 | 8.80 | 6.16 | 8.89 | 16.39 | 11.17 | 21.40 | 20.06 | 22.60 | 6.24 | 5.60 | 4.91 | 5.00 | 3.67 | 3.07 | 3.65 |
| — | -34.7% | -45.9% | +39.1% | +3.2% | -47.3% | -21.2% | -71.2% | -55.7% | -27.5% | +79.0% | +282.2% | +308.9% | +352.0% | +70.0% | +82.4% | +34.5% | +52.7% | +15.6% | -12.3% | -0.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 8.64 | 5.30 | 4.51 | 8.09 | 8.64 | 8.11 | 8.29 | 5.81 | 8.31 | 15.95 | 10.90 | 21.02 | 19.67 | 22.03 | 6.06 | 5.44 | 4.74 | 4.84 | 3.58 | 3.02 | 3.61 |
| — | -34.6% | -45.6% | +39.4% | +3.9% | -49.1% | -23.9% | -72.4% | -57.7% | -27.6% | +79.7% | +286.6% | +314.6% | +355.2% | +69.2% | +80.2% | +31.6% | +47.8% | +12.8% | -13.8% | -1.7% | |
| Interest Coverage | 4.48 | -2.71 | 15.10 | -9.69 | 4.01 | -0.51 | 0.62 | 13.08 | -1.30 | -3.17 | -8.76 | -3.98 | — | 20.73 | -21.69 | 14.26 | -21.66 | 28.12 | -24.65 | -32.89 | 13.49 |
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Acacia Research Corporation's current P/E is -23.2x. The average P/E over the last 1 quarters is 26.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Acacia Research Corporation's current operating margin is 2.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Acacia Research Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.