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Adeia Inc.

ADEA

Technology · 26.32 -1.8% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Adeia Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 25 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 12.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 1.4 percentage points.
Company-1.8% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 25 activeSemiconductors · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 5 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Interest expense fell 20% to $8,546k in Q1 2026, attributed to a lower debt balance and lower variable interest rates.
  • R&D expense increased 11% to $18,202k in Q1 2026, driven by patent portfolio expenses and increased headcount.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if ADEA's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Application

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 25 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 12.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 7.3 percentage points.
Evidence that challenges
  • Net margin fell 1.4 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • Interest expense fell 20% to $8,546k in Q1 2026, attributed to a lower debt balance and lower variable interest rates.
  • R&D expense increased 11% to $18,202k in Q1 2026, driven by patent portfolio expenses and increased headcount.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods8
Price observations327
Usable filing statements108
Verified relationships5
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +17.9% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +5.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +7.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 65% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 18% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

26.32
6m+12.9%12m+71.5%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$391.2M-24.2%$-0.52+27.9%
2022-12-31$438.9M+12.2%$-2.75+0.3%
2023-12-31$388.8M-11.4%$0.60+4.9%
2024-12-31$376.0M-3.3%$0.57+0.2%
2025-12-31$443.4M+17.9%$0.99-0.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 5 filings
31 Litigation Expense (in thousands, except for percentages): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 Decrease % Change 2026 2025 Decrease % Change Litigation expense $ 5,334 $ 7,174 $ (1,840 ) (26 )% $ 11,307 $ 13,028 $ (1,721 ) (13 )…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dpositive · 5 filings
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 Increase % Change 2026 2025 Increase % Change Research and development $ 18,341 $ 15,857 $ 2,484 16 % $ 36,543 $ 32,324 $ 4,219 13 % The increase in R&D costs during the three and six months ende…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 3 filings
Interest Expense (in thousands, except for percentages): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 Decrease % Change 2026 2025 Decrease % Change Interest expense $ 8,035 $ 10,216 $ (2,181 ) (21 )% $ 16,581 $ 20,865 $ (4,284 ) (21 )% The…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Foreign exchangenegative · 1 filings
The decrease in income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to unrealized foreign exchange gain associated with South Korea withholding tax refund claims.
10-Q · Nov 6, 2025

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 6.7× · EV/sales 7.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

26.32-1.8% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for ADEA. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +2
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Reported investment and cash context

Capital spending YoY
+136.9%
Capital spending / revenue
+0.5%
Free-cash-flow margin
+55.8%
FCF margin change
+9.8 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 12.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 7.3 percentage points.

What weakened

  • Net margin fell 1.4 percentage points.

Filing receipts

Interest Expense (in thousands, except for percentages): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 Decrease % Change 2026 2025 Decrease % Change Interest expense $ 8,035 $ 10,216 $ (2,181 ) (21 )% $ 16,581 $ 20,865 $ (4,284 ) (21 )% The decrease in interest expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the same periods in 2025, was primarily due to lower debt balance and lower variable interest rates.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities Cash flows provided by operations were $113.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, primarily due to our net income of $40.1 million being adjusted for noncash items of amortization of intangible assets of $32.0 million, stock-based compensation expense of $19.2 million, and $21.9 million in changes in operating assets and liabilities including payment during the period of employee bonuses earned in 2025.

Cash flows provided by operations were $80.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to our net income of $28.5 million being adjusted for noncash items of amortization of intangible assets of $28.3 million, stock-based compensation expense of $16.9 million, and $9.0 million in changes in operating assets and liabilities including payment during the period of employee bonuses earned in 2024.

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Business ecosystem

The relationships behind ADEA

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

AMZN57.4% of ADEAcustomerFeb 26, 2026

The increase of $57.4 million was primarily attributable to the execution a new long-term license agreement with Disney in the fourth quarter of 2025, partially offset by a multi-year license agreement with Amazon in the fourth quarter of 2024.

MSFTMicrosoft CorporationcustomerMay 6, 2026

The increase of $35.2 million was primarily attributable to the execution of three new license agreements in the first quarter of 2026, including AMD and another new customer for access to our semiconductor IP portfolio, and Microsoft for access to our media…

ROKURoku, Inc.customerFeb 26, 2026

Select customers include LG, Panasonic, Roku, Samsung, Sharp, Canon and TCL.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

ADEA is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Semiconductors. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.