Accel Entertainment, Inc. ACEL R2K

Consumer Cyclical · Gambling · United States

https://www.accelentertainment.com

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.

Market & Price

Market Cap

$967.76M

Current Price

$11.89

High / Low (52W)

$13.06 / $9.61

Beta

1.04

Valuation

Stock P/E

19.82

Industry PE

22.37

Forward P/E

12.19

PEG Ratio

Book Value

$3.34

Price to Book

3.56

P/S

0.71

EV/EBITDA

6.64

Dividend Yield

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

10.92%

ROE

19.02%

ROA

6.90%

Profit Margin

3.79%

Op Margin

8.24%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$0.17

EPS (TTM)

$0.60

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

2.13

Quick Ratio

2.49

Current Ratio

2.71

Debt

$589.10M

Total Assets

$1.10B

Current Assets

$343.03M

Working Capital

$211.54M

Ownership

Promoter Holding

13.81%

Chg in Prom Hold

-0.01%

FII / Inst Holding

76.51%

Chg in FII Hold

0.00%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$1.29B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$1.36B

EBITDA

$193.84M

Free Cash Flow

$35.00M

Operating Cash Flow

$148.87M

Shares Outstanding

81.39M

Gross Margin

31.37%

Payout Ratio

0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

11.13%

Profit 5Y

-11.44%

Revenue (YoY)

8.50%

Earnings (YoY)

0.00%

PROS

Compounding revenue at 11.1% over 5 years.
Generates positive free cash flow.
In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

Earnings shrank at -11.4% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Period: Metric:

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

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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
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
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
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

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	-	-	-	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

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	11.13%
1 Year:	8.50%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	-11.44%
1 Year:	0.00%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+5.97%
6 Months:	+17.61%
3 Months:	+4.67%
1 Month:	-4.80%

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 %	-	-	-	-	-	10.0%	9.2%	7.4%	8.1%
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	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

Insiders

13.81%

Institutions

76.51%

Public Float

88.77%

Top Institutional Holders

#	Holder	% Held	Shares	Value
1	DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP	9.95%	8.10M	$96.29M
2	Greenvale Capital, LLP	7.20%	5.86M	$69.67M
3	Blackrock Inc.	5.09%	4.14M	$49.26M
4	Hill Path Capital, LP	3.43%	2.79M	$33.16M
5	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	3.19%	2.60M	$30.89M
6	American Century Companies Inc	1.63%	1.33M	$15.79M
7	Geode Capital Management, LLC	1.58%	1.29M	$15.33M
8	State Street Corporation	1.51%	1.23M	$14.63M
9	Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership	1.33%	1.08M	$12.88M
10	LPL Financial LLC	1.16%	946.77K	$11.26M

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