Accel Entertainment ACEL
NYSE ACEL
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As of: Sep 29, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Updated

Accel Entertainment's Operating Expenses came in at $336.07 million for Q2 2026, up 8.7% from $309.04 million a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

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

Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Accel Entertainment reported Operating Expenses of $1.28 billion, up 7.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.22 billion, up 7.3% from FY2024.

  • Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 29.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • Going back by year, Operating Expenses was $1.14 billion in FY2024 (+7.3%), $1.06 billion in FY2023 (+21.8%), $872.94 million in FY2022 (+31.4%) and $664.52 million in FY2021 (+94.9%).
  • The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q1 2017.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses has increased for 22 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.9% over the last eight quarters.
  • Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Operating Expenses ran from 4.0% in Q1 2024 to 102.9% in Q4 2021.
  • Business Quant data shows ACEL's Operating Expenses at $324.48 million (Q1 2026), $311.78 million (Q4 2025) and $304.33 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Las Vegas Sands 25.14 Bn 11.55 Bn 1.48 Bn 2.54 Bn
2 DraftKings 18.81 Bn 14.47 Bn 551.45 Mn 297.09 Mn
3 Flutter Entertainment 13.30 Bn 7.05 Bn 1.71 Bn 845.00 Mn
4 Madison Square Garden Sports 10.02 Bn 9.62 Bn 119.21 Mn 86.28 Mn
5 Life Time Group Holdings 8.83 Bn 8.07 Bn 412.26 Mn 716.29 Mn
6 Wynn Resorts 8.33 Bn 1.88 Bn 758.95 Mn 1.56 Bn
7 MGM Resorts International 8.01 Bn -169.85 Mn 1.98 Bn 3.97 Bn
8 Caesars Entertainment 6.03 Bn 2.65 Bn 1.50 Bn 2.48 Bn
9 Super Group (SGHC) 5.93 Bn 3.92 Bn - -50.00 Mn
10 Accel Entertainment 893.94 Mn -218.32 Mn 115.51 Mn 336.07 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 336.07 Mn
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
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