Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026)

Accel Entertainment (ACEL) posted Share-based Compensation of $2.5 million for Q1 2026, down 34.6% on a QoQ basis from $3.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 19.51% year-over-year from $2.1 million in Q1 2025.

Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Accel Entertainment's Share-based Compensation history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 19.51% year-over-year to $2.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $12.6 million (down 3.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $12.2 million, changed 0.01% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $2.5 million for Q1 2026 at Accel Entertainment, down from $3.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $7.2 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$4.9 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.1 million and a median of $2.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation sank 176.18% — and 2023, when it jumped 327.17%.
  • Accel Entertainment's Share-based Compensation stood at -$4.9 million in 2022, then surged by 150.08% to $2.4 million in 2023, then surged by 34.14% to $3.3 million in 2024, then gained by 16.6% to $3.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 34.6% to $2.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ACEL's Share-based Compensation at $2.5 million in Q1 2026, $3.8 million in Q4 2025, and $5.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Codere Online Luxembourg 425.84 Bn 425.77 Bn - -
2 Flutter Entertainment 19.13 Bn 17.62 Bn 1.84 Bn 53.00 Mn
3 DraftKings 12.12 Bn 11.11 Bn 696.69 Mn 24.30 Mn
4 Super Group (SGHC) 7.57 Bn 7.15 Bn - 12.00 Mn
5 Churchill Downs 6.27 Bn 6.17 Bn 464.00 Mn -
6 Rush Street Interactive 3.15 Bn 2.82 Bn 132.17 Mn 22.69 Mn
7 Brightstar Lottery 1.94 Bn 670.63 Mn 297.00 Mn 7.00 Mn
8 Accel Entertainment 1.02 Bn 746.37 Mn 350.92 Mn 2.50 Mn
9 Inspired Entertainment 207.07 Mn 163.57 Mn 54.60 Mn 400,000.00
10 Gambling.com 58.26 Mn 42.45 Mn 39.34 Mn 1.58 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 537,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 537,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 2.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 492,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 492,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 1.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.44 Mn