Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

Accel Entertainment (ACEL) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.23% for Q1 2026, up 128.0% on a YoY basis from 4.93% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 11.2% in Q4 2025.

Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Accel Entertainment has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 years, with the latest figure at 11.23% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 128.0% year-over-year to 11.23%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.23% (up 128.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.42%, up 88.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 11.23%, roughly flat from 11.2% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.94% in Q1 2022, with the low at 9.95% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.2% across 5 years, with a median of 12.09% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1827 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 341 bps.
  • Accel Entertainment's Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.73% in 2022, then gained by 8 bps to 13.73% in 2023, then retreated by 25 bps to 10.32% in 2024, then grew by 9 bps to 11.2% in 2025, then grew by 0 bps to 11.23% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.23% (Q1 2026), 11.2% (Q4 2025), and 10.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Flutter Entertainment 17.90 Bn 16.81 Bn 1.84 Bn -0.45%
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4 Rush Street Interactive 2.98 Bn 2.81 Bn 132.17 Mn 25.29%
5 Brightstar Lottery 2.10 Bn 1.86 Bn 553.00 Mn 28.28%
6 Accel Entertainment 1.07 Bn 801.63 Mn 109.94 Mn 11.23%
7 Codere Online Luxembourg 539.90 Mn 470.47 Mn - -
8 Bragg Gaming 273.64 Mn 265.89 Mn 18.22 Mn -20.82%
9 Inspired Entertainment 234.31 Mn 190.81 Mn 54.60 Mn 8.83%
10 High Roller Technologies 50.40 Mn 47.74 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.23%
Dec 31, 2025 11.20%
Sep 30, 2025 10.52%
Jun 30, 2025 10.22%
Mar 31, 2025 9.95%
Dec 31, 2024 10.32%
Sep 30, 2024 11.50%
Jun 30, 2024 11.92%
Mar 31, 2024 13.05%
Dec 31, 2023 13.73%
Sep 30, 2023 13.81%
Jun 30, 2023 13.59%
Mar 31, 2023 13.35%
Dec 31, 2022 12.73%
Sep 30, 2022 12.09%
Jun 30, 2022 13.27%
Mar 31, 2022 14.94%
Dec 31, 2021 13.09%
Sep 30, 2021 7.69%
Jun 30, 2021 5.86%