Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)
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.
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 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
| 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 |
Accel Entertainment Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=ACEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "ACEL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=ACEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();