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Accel Entertainment ACEL Q1 2026 earnings

Reported May 5, 2026 · After market close

Revenue$351.6MBeat by $8.7M
EPS$0.17Beat by $0.01
Revenue estimate$342.9M
EPS estimate$0.16

Next report

Aug 4, 2026 (In 6 days)
Revenue estimate$356.7M
EPS estimate$0.18

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$351.6M+8.5%
Gross profit$350.9M+9.0%
Operating income$27.1M+4.3%
Net income$14.7M+0.2%
EPS (diluted)$0.170.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$274.1M+0.8%
Total debt$580.6M0.0%
Total equity$272.3M+5.1%
Total assets$1.1B+2.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$42.7M-4.5%
CapEx$22.9M-14.6%
Free cash flow$19.9M+10.5%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 07/28/26
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Market cap$1.01B-7.1%
Enterprise value$1.31B-7.1%
P/E19.6×-11.2×
P/S0.7×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin99.7%+0.3pp
Operating margin8%+0.7pp
Net margin3.8%+0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.4%+1.0pp
Debt / equity2.1×-0.1×
Current ratio2.7×+0.3×

Segments

By product

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Net gaming$331.4M+9.8%
ATM fees and other$13.1M+7.2%
Amusement$5.8M-1.4%
Manufacturing$1.2M-67.9%

By segment

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Reportable Segment$340.8M+7.1%
Other Operating Segment$10.8M+83.1%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026$351.6MBeat by $8.7M
Q4 2025$341.4MBeat by $5.8MQ3 2025$329.7MMiss by $6.0MQ2 2025$335.9MBeat by $9.8MQ1 2025$323.9MMiss by $3.5MQ4 2024$317.5MBeat by $11.4M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2026$0.17Beat by $0.01
Q4 2025$0.19Miss by $0.01Q3 2025$0.24Beat by $0.04Q2 2025$0.25Beat by $0.03Q1 2025$0.24Beat by $0.06Q4 2024$0.19Miss by $0.01

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Questions, answered.

When did Accel Entertainment report Q1 2026 earnings?
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 5, 2026 after market close.
What were Accel Entertainment's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Accel Entertainment reported revenue of $351.6M and eps of $0.17 for Q1 2026.
Did Accel Entertainment beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $342.9M by $8.7M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.01.
How did Accel Entertainment's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 8.5% from $323.9M a year earlier and eps declined 29.2% from $0.24.
Where can I find Accel Entertainment's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001698991-26-000036) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001698991-26-000037) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.