Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)
Accel Entertainment's (ACEL) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $324.5 million in Q1 2026, up 8.9% YoY 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) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) has 10 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $324.5 million in 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 improved to $324.5 million in Q1 2026, from $311.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $324.5 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $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 grew 4.04%.
- Tracing ACEL's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $253.0 million in 2022, then gained by 7.37% to $271.6 million in 2023, then climbed by 9.24% to $296.7 million in 2024, then increased by 5.08% to $311.8 million in 2025, then rose 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.
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| 1 | Flutter Entertainment | 17.48 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |