Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026)
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.98% for Q2 2026, up 1.76 percentage points from 10.22% a year earlier and up 0.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Accel Entertainment posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.42%, up 0.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +16.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.54% in FY2024 (-3.26 pp), 13.80% in FY2023 (-1.11 pp), 14.91% in FY2022 (+1.32 pp) and 13.59% in FY2021 (+18.71 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.95 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 18.27 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 3.41 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 11.23% (Q1 2026), 11.20% (Q4 2025) and 10.52% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 23.47 Bn | 9.89 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 18.16% |
| 2 | DraftKings | 16.53 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 551.45 Mn | -6.65% |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.99 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 1.71 Bn | -2.75% |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.80 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 3.28% |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 9.15 Bn | 8.39 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 7.26% |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 7.85 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 11.51% |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.67 Bn | -517.04 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 2.72% |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 11.77% |
| 9 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 6.32% |
| 10 | Accel Entertainment | 880.95 Mn | -231.31 Mn | 115.51 Mn | 11.98% |
Historic 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% |
Accel Entertainment Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ACEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ACEL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ACEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();