Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) stock
ACELNYSEServices-Amusement & Recreation ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 3, 2026Score 15/3027% below fair value
$13.55−0.28 (-2.02%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.10BP/E 17.8Yield –
Accel Entertainment statistics
101 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 2, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 151.62
- 2.61
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.35
- 11.78
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.96
- 2.47
- EV / EBIT
- 11.67
- 19.86
- EV / FCF
- 13.01
- 31.07
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.55%
- 1.07%
- Float
- 74M
- 42M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 8.49%
- 18.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 55.6%
- 46.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 3M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -3.81%
- -3.86%
- Short % of Float
- 3.42%
- 7.16%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.13%
- 4.51%
- Days to Cover
- 5.42
- 5.30
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $14.08
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $9.55
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $12.22
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $11.60
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $11.81
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.44
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -1.24%
- -0.21%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 22.5%
- -1.19%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 11.2%
- -19.3%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 16.7%
- -3.38%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 18.8%
- -12.4%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 31.4%
- -11.1%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 22.4%
- -12.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 5.53%
- -35.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 777,642
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 622,151
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 388,581
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.20
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 71.5
- 49.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 34.9%
- 54.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.62
- 0.99
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 6.07%
- 0.91%
- EBITDA Margin
- 12.2%
- 5.76%
- FCF Margin
- 7.40%
- 4.13%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 22.3%
- -12.7%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 5.78%
- -3.98%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 15.1%
- 3.03%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 12.1%
- 2.58%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.27
- 0.73
- Quick Ratio
- 2.07
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 1.86
- 0.72
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.27
- 4.30
- Debt / FCF
- 5.37
- 10.45
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 1.57
- 2.67
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 9.00%
- 9.00%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 46.3%
- 12.7%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 49.0%
- 17.6%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 119.4%
- -38.6%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 11.1%
- 9.22%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 33.3%
- 24.7%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -9.52%
- 0.00%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.29
- 0.50
- Inventory Turnover
- 0.32
- 8.77
- Revenue Per Employee
- $890.43K
- $391.49K
- Profits Per Employee
- $39.93K
- -$41.33K
- Employee Count
- 1,600
- 245
- WACC
- 7.20%
- 9.01%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $86.41M
- -$1.17M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$271.74M
- $5.69K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$3.35
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $305.05M
- $13.60M
- Book Value Per Share
- $3.76
- $0.42
- Tangible Book Value
- $7.26M
- -$468.64K
- Working Capital
- $189.11M
- -$1.52M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$67.76M
- -$1.79M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.30
- $0.14
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.81%
- -1.39%
- FCF Yield
- 9.59%
- 1.15%
- Buyback Yield
- 3.73%
- 0.83%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.73%
- 2.04%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $22.54M
- $877.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 26.1%
- 26.7%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $8.02
- $8.83
- Graham Upside
- -40.8%
- -50.2%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.92
- 1.51
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | ACEL | S&P 500 | Difference | ACEL per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +19.9% | -3.0% | +23.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | +9.2% | -2.8% | +12.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +18.8% | +11.5% | +7.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +31.6% | +13.5% | +18.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | +27.3% | +77.7% | −50.3 pts | +8.4% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +5.5% | +72.6% | −67.1 pts | +1.1% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +27000.0% | +308.2% | +26691.8 pts | +75.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
3M ACEL shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.8% from the previous report, or 3.42% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2,544,631 | -3.8% | 469,075 | 5.4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2,645,555 | -4.6% | 405,088 | 6.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2,771,892 | +20.6% | 384,877 | 7.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2,298,310 | +0.3% | 271,527 | 8.5 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2,292,377 | +4.7% | 291,670 | 7.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,189,123 | +0.9% | 324,642 | 6.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,169,562 | +4.9% | 245,731 | 8.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,068,192 | +18.4% | 274,691 | 7.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,746,543 | -4.3% | 400,297 | 4.4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,825,323 | +1.3% | 306,340 | 6.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,801,614 | +10.8% | 266,896 | 6.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,626,006 | +9.4% | 367,959 | 4.4 |
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