Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

Accel Entertainment (ACEL) posted Operating Expenses of $324.5 million for Q1 2026, up 4.07% on a QoQ basis from $311.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 8.9% year-over-year from $298.0 million in Q1 2025.

Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Accel Entertainment's Operating Expenses history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $324.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 8.9% year-over-year to $324.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (up 7.56% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.2 billion, up 7.28% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $324.5 million for Q1 2026 at Accel Entertainment, up from $311.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $324.5 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $175.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $272.0 million and a median of $276.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses surged 51.14% — and 2024, when it gained 4.04%.
  • Accel Entertainment's Operating Expenses stood at $253.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 7.37% to $271.6 million in 2023, then increased by 9.24% to $296.7 million in 2024, then gained by 5.08% to $311.8 million in 2025, then advanced by 4.07% to $324.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ACEL's Operating Expenses at $324.5 million in Q1 2026, $311.8 million in Q4 2025, and $304.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Codere Online Luxembourg 425.84 Bn 425.77 Bn - -
2 Flutter Entertainment 19.13 Bn 17.62 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.50 Bn
3 DraftKings 12.12 Bn 11.11 Bn 696.69 Mn 289.11 Mn
4 Super Group (SGHC) 7.57 Bn 7.15 Bn - -470.00 Mn
5 Churchill Downs 6.27 Bn 6.17 Bn 464.00 Mn 520.00 Mn
6 Rush Street Interactive 3.15 Bn 2.82 Bn 132.17 Mn 327.58 Mn
7 Brightstar Lottery 1.94 Bn 670.63 Mn 297.00 Mn 60.00 Mn
8 Accel Entertainment 1.02 Bn 746.37 Mn 350.92 Mn 324.48 Mn
9 Inspired Entertainment 207.07 Mn 163.57 Mn 54.60 Mn 24.30 Mn
10 Gambling.com 58.26 Mn 42.45 Mn 39.34 Mn -25.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 324.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 311.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 304.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 309.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 297.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 296.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 280.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 286.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 276.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 271.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 262.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 263.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 265.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 252.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 243.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 200.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 175.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 175.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 174.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 177.05 Mn