Accel Entertainment, Inc. ACEL R2KR3K
Company Overview
Accel Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a distributed gaming operator in the United States. It engages in the installation, maintenance, and operation of gaming terminals; redemption devices that disburse winnings and contain automated teller machine (ATM) functionality; and other amusement devices in authorized non-casino locations, such as restaurants, bars, taverns, convenience stores, liquor stores, truck stops, and grocery stores. The company also designs and manufactures gaming terminals and related equipment, as well as offers turnkey and full-service gaming solutions to bars, restaurants, convenience stores, truck stops, and fraternal and veteran establishments. In addition, it operates stand-alone ATMs in gaming and non-gaming locations, as well as amusement devices, including jukeboxes, dartboards, pool tables, and other entertainment related equipment; and develops brick-and-mortar casinos that serve local gaming markets and horse racing venues. Accel Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in Burr Ridge, Illinois.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 20.5%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Net profit has compounded at 29.8% per year over the last five years.
Revenue has grown at a 25.4% CAGR over the past five years.
Trades at a P/E of 16.4, below the sector median of 18.3.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $1.33B (+8.1% YoY); net profit $51.47M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +9.6%, earnings +87.5%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 25.4%, profit CAGR 29.8%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 25.43% |
| 1 Year: | 9.60% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 29.76% |
| 1 Year: | 87.50% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -3.68% |
| 6 Months: | -10.64% |
| 3 Months: | -11.22% |
| 1 Month: | -0.36% |
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- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMABelow
- RSI (14)46.64 · Neutral
P/E of 16.42 is below the sector median of 18.27 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 20.5%.
- Compounding revenue at 25.4% over 5 years.
- Profit CAGR of 29.8% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACEL Accel Entertainment, Inc. R2KR3K | 11.00 | 16.42 | $895.32M | 0.00% | 11.10% | 20.47% | 25.43% | 29.76% |
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| 3 | TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI | 372.22 | 351.15 | $1.47T | 0.00% | 4.10% | 4.67% | 52.40% | 39.39% |
| 4 | HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPXR3K | 319.83 | 22.40 | $319.09B | 3.08% | 28.75% | 104.30% | 4.06% | 6.35% |
| 5 | BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AITECH | 99.64 | 24.13 | $247.88B | 0.99% | 4.16% | 6.36% | 5.62% | 12.49% |
| 6 | TM Toyota Motor Corporation | 196.79 | 8.70 | $233.04B | 3.23% | 5.24% | 12.40% | 10.91% | 16.22% |
| 7 | MCD McDonald's Corporation SPXR3K | 248.46 | 20.20 | $175.82B | 2.99% | 22.47% | - | 0.92% | 7.33% |
| 8 | TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPXR3K | 145.06 | 26.86 | $160.25B | 1.52% | 21.26% | 62.17% | 6.84% | 8.48% |
| 9 | BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 155.83 | 17.28 | $120.75B | 1.08% | 70.23% | -96.88% | 16.93% | 22.07% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 323.91M | 335.91M | 329.69M | 341.45M | 351.56M | - |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 223.55M | 230.64M | 226.43M | 233.13M | 242.25M | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.36M | 105.27M | 103.27M | 108.32M | 109.31M | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74.41M | 78.39M | 77.91M | 78.65M | 82.23M | - |
| Operating Income | -45.00K | -94.40K | -288.60K | -166.29K | -137.69K | -211.47K | -160.88K | 9.26M | 1.02M | 2.14M | -23.84M | 8.98M | 9.55M | 24.93M | 18.65M | 21.21M | 27.32M | 23.24M | 27.67M | 29.16M | 25.12M | 25.56M | 22.68M | - | 25.95M | 26.87M | 25.36M | 29.66M | 27.08M | 32.05M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46.88M | 40.54M | 46.15M | 50.71M | 49.19M | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.69M | 8.77M | 8.62M | 8.12M | 8.50M | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.61M | 12.35M | 17.80M | 22.18M | 20.04M | - |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.99M | 5.09M | 4.49M | 6.08M | 5.38M | - |
| Net Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.00M | 4.33M | -1.60M | 48.04M | -46.77M | 6.83M | 1.50M | 12.45M | 10.81M | 15.79M | 22.46M | 22.44M | 9.18M | 9.98M | 10.45M | 7.42M | 14.59M | - | 14.64M | 7.32M | 13.36M | 16.15M | 14.67M | 12.49M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.06 | 0.07 | -0.03 | 0.60 | -0.60 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.16 | - | 0.17 | 0.15 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 0 | 0 | 428.70M | 316.35M | - | 969.80M | 1.17B | 1.23B | 1.33B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | 670.90M | 817.20M | 859.47M | 913.75M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | 298.90M | 353.23M | 371.50M | 417.21M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | 202.04M | 245.82M | 280.62M | 309.36M |
| Operating Income | 18.17M | 24.87M | 13.34M | -24.68M | - | 96.86M | 107.41M | 90.88M | 107.85M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | 163.18M | 157.99M | 156.18M | 184.28M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | 21.64M | 33.14M | 35.89M | 34.20M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | 94.76M | 65.72M | 53.73M | 71.93M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | 20.66M | 20.12M | 18.44M | 20.66M |
| Net Income | 8.31M | 10.80M | -36.76M | -410.00K | - | 74.10M | 45.60M | 35.25M | 51.47M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.14 | 0.17 | -0.59 | -0.02 | - | 0.81 | 0.53 | 0.41 | 0.60 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2016 | Feb 2017 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Nov 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 450.51M | 335.17M | - | 509.32M | - | - | - | 560.24M | - | 862.77M | 912.89M | 1.05B | 1.10B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 299.21M | 312.59M | 326.15M | 343.03M |
| Cash & Equivalents | - | 0 | 372.07K | 92.23M | 429.95M | 125.40M | - | - | - | 134.45M | - | 224.11M | 261.61M | 281.31M | 296.57M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.94M | 7.68M | 8.12M | 8.23M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.17M | 13.47M | 10.55M | 14.20M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 15.91M | 16.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 684.18M | 714.49M | 789.09M | 829.63M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 157.39K | 85.88M | - | 54.95M | - | - | - | 52.39M | - | 89.91M | 109.65M | 118.35M | 131.49M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 168.90M | - | 334.69M | - | - | - | 321.89M | - | 518.57M | 514.09M | 560.94M | 569.84M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 542.03M | 542.57M | 595.38M | 607.42M |
| Total Equity | 24.14M | 0 | 44.53M | 57.12M | - | -43.01M | 59.71M | 32.95M | 122.28M | 127.87M | - | 178.59M | 198.40M | 255.03M | 269.68M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 94.50M | 95.02M | 95.87M | 96.25M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 33.10M | 44.34M | 45.56M | -3.71M | - | 108.00M | 132.53M | 121.19M | 150.88M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -70.87M | -73.55M | -151.53M | -61.44M | - | -189.26M | -59.79M | -124.15M | -100.55M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 59.08M | 46.12M | 139.14M | 74.19M | - | 106.59M | -35.24M | 22.65M | -35.06M |
| Capital Expenditure | -23.63M | -23.25M | -20.80M | -25.76M | - | -47.38M | -81.74M | -66.54M | -98.37M |
| Free Cash Flow | 9.47M | 21.10M | 24.77M | -29.47M | - | 60.62M | 50.79M | 54.65M | 52.50M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | 25.33M | 37.50M | 19.69M | 15.26M |
| Share Buybacks | 123.00K | 3.34M | 0 | 0 | 8.98M | 79.00M | 30.07M | 25.50M | 39.86M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | 30.8% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 31.3% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | 3.1% | -7.8% | - | 10.0% | 9.2% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | -8.6% | -0.1% | - | 7.6% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| ROE % | 18.7% | 18.9% | 85.5% | -0.3% | - | 41.5% | 23.0% | 13.8% | 19.1% |
| ROCE % | 4.0% | 10.0% | 2.9% | -4.9% | - | 12.5% | 13.4% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | 9.97% | 8.10M | $89.08M |
| 2 | Greenvale Capital, LLP | 6.94% | 5.63M | $61.96M |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc. | 6.06% | 4.92M | $54.16M |
| 4 | Hill Path Capital, LP | 3.44% | 2.79M | $30.68M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.10% | 2.52M | $27.70M |
| 6 | American Century Companies Inc | 2.15% | 1.74M | $19.18M |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.68% | 1.37M | $15.04M |
| 8 | State Street Corporation | 1.66% | 1.35M | $14.80M |
| 9 | Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 1.32% | 1.07M | $11.77M |
| 10 | Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC | 1.09% | 886.27K | $9.75M |
Analyst View
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ACEL — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL)?
As of 2026-10-23 16:27 PDT, Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) trades at $11.00 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $9.61 to $13.41.
What is the market capitalisation of ACEL?
Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) has a market capitalisation of $895.32M on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of ACEL?
ACEL trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.42. The industry average P/E is 18.27. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.15.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of ACEL?
ACEL has a return on equity (ROE) of 20.47%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 11.10%.
Is ACEL a good stock to buy?
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