Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2019 - 2026)
Accel Entertainment's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.62% in Q2 2026, up 2.42 percentage points from 7.20% a year earlier and up 0.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Accel Entertainment came in at 8.89%, up 1.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +9.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 7.50% in FY2024 (-2.70 pp), 10.20% in FY2023 (-2.21 pp), 12.40% in FY2022 (+2.58 pp) and 9.83% in FY2021 (+9.98 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.60 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 14.41 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 2.86 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ACEL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 8.93% (Q1 2026), 8.83% (Q4 2025) and 7.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 23.47 Bn | 9.89 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 14.68% |
| 2 | DraftKings | 16.53 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 551.45 Mn | -15.70% |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.99 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 1.71 Bn | -3.04% |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.80 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 119.21 Mn | - |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 9.15 Bn | 8.39 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 8.48% |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 7.85 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 10.11% |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.67 Bn | -517.04 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 10.62% |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 9.49% |
| 9 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 11.14% |
| 10 | Accel Entertainment | 880.95 Mn | -231.31 Mn | 115.51 Mn | 9.62% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.90% |
Accel Entertainment Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();