Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)
Accel Entertainment posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $324.5 million for Q1 2026, up 8.9% year-on-year from $298.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.07% on a QoQ basis from $311.8 million in Q4 2025.
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) has 10 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $324.5 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 8.9% year-over-year to $324.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (up 7.56% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.2 billion, up 7.28% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $324.5 million, 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $276.3 million (2024), against an average of $272.0 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Expenses surged 51.14%; it then grew 4.04% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $253.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 7.37% to $271.6 million in 2023, then grew by 9.24% to $296.7 million in 2024, then rose by 5.08% to $311.8 million in 2025, then gained by 4.07% to $324.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $324.5 million (Q1 2026), $311.8 million (Q4 2025), and $304.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flutter Entertainment | 18.39 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 792.00 Mn |
| 2 | DraftKings | 13.23 Bn | 12.22 Bn | 696.69 Mn | 289.11 Mn |
| 3 | Churchill Downs | 6.28 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 475.00 Mn | 520.00 Mn |
| 4 | Rush Street Interactive | 2.60 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 132.17 Mn | 327.58 Mn |
| 5 | Brightstar Lottery | 2.28 Bn | 2.94 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Accel Entertainment | 1.01 Bn | 735.58 Mn | 109.94 Mn | 324.48 Mn |
| 7 | Codere Online Luxembourg | 490.38 Mn | 420.96 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Bragg Gaming | 269.74 Mn | 261.99 Mn | 18.22 Mn | 128.91 Mn |
| 9 | Inspired Entertainment | 233.43 Mn | 189.93 Mn | 54.60 Mn | 24.30 Mn |
| 10 | High Roller Technologies | 45.23 Mn | 42.56 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 137.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 86.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 126.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 24.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 104.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 131.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 100.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 95.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 160,877.00 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 211,475.00 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 137,687.00 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 166,288.00 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 288,600.00 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 157,434.00 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 94,400.00 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 45,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 79,538.00 |