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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |