Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)
Accel Entertainment's (ACEL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.23% in Q1 2026, up 128.0% YoY from 4.93% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 11.2% in Q4 2025.
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) has 10 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.23% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 128.0% year-over-year to 11.23% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.23% (up 128.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.42%, up 88.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was little changed at 11.23% in Q1 2026, from 11.2% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.94% in Q1 2022 to a low of 9.95% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 12.2% and a median of 12.09% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1827 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 341 bps.
- Tracing ACEL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flutter Entertainment | 17.95 Bn | 16.39 Bn | 1.71 Bn | -2.75% |
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| 3 | Super Group (SGHC) | 6.71 Bn | 6.29 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Churchill Downs | 6.57 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 712.00 Mn | 11.74% |
| 5 | Rush Street Interactive | 2.84 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 139.66 Mn | 25.66% |
| 6 | Brightstar Lottery | 2.25 Bn | 980.32 Mn | 297.00 Mn | 9.28% |
| 7 | Accel Entertainment | 987.75 Mn | 732.30 Mn | 115.51 Mn | 11.98% |
| 8 | Codere Online Luxembourg | 415.46 Mn | 346.04 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | Inspired Entertainment | 175.48 Mn | 151.08 Mn | 52.10 Mn | 11.39% |
| 10 | Grandstand | 70.65 Mn | 61.84 Mn | 31.83 Mn | 44.95% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.98% |
| 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% |