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

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

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

Accel Entertainment's Return on Capital Employed history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.23% for 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 11.23% for Q1 2026 at Accel Entertainment, roughly flat from 11.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 14.94% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 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 tumbled 341 bps.
  • Accel Entertainment's Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.73% in 2022, then climbed by 8 bps to 13.73% in 2023, then slipped by 25 bps to 10.32% in 2024, then rose by 9 bps to 11.2% in 2025, then rose by 0 bps to 11.23% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ACEL's Return on Capital Employed at 11.23% in Q1 2026, 11.2% in Q4 2025, and 10.52% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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4 Super Group (SGHC) 7.57 Bn 7.15 Bn - -
5 Churchill Downs 6.27 Bn 6.17 Bn 464.00 Mn 10.41%
6 Rush Street Interactive 3.15 Bn 2.82 Bn 132.17 Mn 25.29%
7 Brightstar Lottery 1.94 Bn 670.63 Mn 297.00 Mn 11.28%
8 Accel Entertainment 1.02 Bn 746.37 Mn 350.92 Mn 11.23%
9 Inspired Entertainment 207.07 Mn 163.57 Mn 54.60 Mn 8.83%
10 Gambling.com 58.26 Mn 42.45 Mn 39.34 Mn -11.71%

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%