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

Accel Entertainment (ACEL) reported Operating Margin of 7.7% for Q1 2026, down 31.0% on a YoY basis from 11.16% in Q1 2025, and down 11.34% quarter-over-quarter from 8.69% in Q4 2025.

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

Accel Entertainment has reported Operating Margin for 10 years, with the latest figure at 7.7% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 31.0% year-over-year to 7.7%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.02% (up 74.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.1%, up 72.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 7.7%, down from 8.69% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 11.99% in Q2 2022, with the low at 6.55% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 8.64% across 5 years, with a median of 8.57% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin surged 427 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 263 bps.
  • Accel Entertainment's Operating Margin stood at 9.02% in 2022, then slipped by 5 bps to 8.57% in 2023, then decreased by 24 bps to 6.55% in 2024, then jumped by 33 bps to 8.69% in 2025, then fell by 11 bps to 7.7% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 7.7% (Q1 2026), 8.69% (Q4 2025), and 7.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Flutter Entertainment 17.90 Bn 16.81 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.84%
2 DraftKings 13.03 Bn 12.02 Bn 696.69 Mn 0.36%
3 Churchill Downs 6.18 Bn 6.02 Bn 475.00 Mn 21.57%
4 Rush Street Interactive 2.98 Bn 2.81 Bn 132.17 Mn 11.55%
5 Brightstar Lottery 2.10 Bn 1.86 Bn 553.00 Mn 83.99%
6 Accel Entertainment 1.07 Bn 801.63 Mn 109.94 Mn 7.70%
7 Codere Online Luxembourg 539.90 Mn 470.47 Mn - -
8 Bragg Gaming 273.64 Mn 265.89 Mn 18.22 Mn -38.10%
9 Inspired Entertainment 234.31 Mn 190.81 Mn 54.60 Mn 16.08%
10 High Roller Technologies 50.40 Mn 47.74 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.70%
Dec 31, 2025 8.69%
Sep 30, 2025 7.69%
Jun 30, 2025 8.00%
Mar 31, 2025 8.01%
Dec 31, 2024 6.55%
Sep 30, 2024 7.23%
Jun 30, 2024 7.33%
Mar 31, 2024 8.47%
Dec 31, 2023 8.57%
Sep 30, 2023 8.74%
Jun 30, 2023 9.97%
Mar 31, 2023 9.44%
Dec 31, 2022 9.02%
Sep 30, 2022 8.70%
Jun 30, 2022 11.99%
Mar 31, 2022 10.77%
Dec 31, 2021 8.87%
Sep 30, 2021 9.64%
Jun 30, 2021 12.34%