ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC (ACEL) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:ACEL • US00436Q1067

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11.67 USD
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This ACEL fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. ACEL Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ACEL had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year ACEL had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • ACEL had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years ACEL had a positive operating cash flow.
ACEL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFACEL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M 100M 150M

1.2 Ratios

  • ACEL has a better Return On Assets (4.66%) than 65.87% of its industry peers.
  • ACEL's Return On Equity of 19.09% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ACEL outperforms 77.78% of its industry peers.
  • ACEL has a better Return On Invested Capital (7.60%) than 61.11% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.66%
ROE 19.09%
ROIC 7.6%
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ACEL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICACEL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40 -60

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 3.87%, ACEL is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.38% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ACEL has declined.
  • The Operating Margin of ACEL (8.10%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • ACEL's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 31.35%, ACEL is not doing good in the industry: 74.60% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • ACEL's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 8.1%
PM (TTM) 3.87%
GM 31.35%
OM growth 3Y-6.74%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-20.31%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.57%
GM growth 5Y-1.19%
ACEL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsACEL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30

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2. ACEL Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), ACEL is destroying value.
  • ACEL has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
ACEL Yearly Shares OutstandingACEL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M
ACEL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsACEL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.68 indicates that ACEL is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • ACEL has a better Altman-Z score (2.68) than 70.63% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ACEL is 11.57, which is on the high side as it means it would take ACEL, 11.57 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ACEL (11.57) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • ACEL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.11. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 2.11, ACEL perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 45.24% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.11
Debt/FCF 11.57
Altman-Z 2.68
ROIC/WACC0.89
WACC8.54%
ACEL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFACEL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

2.3 Liquidity

  • ACEL has a Current Ratio of 2.61. This indicates that ACEL is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of ACEL (2.61) is better than 90.48% of its industry peers.
  • ACEL has a Quick Ratio of 2.55. This indicates that ACEL is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • ACEL's Quick ratio of 2.55 is amongst the best of the industry. ACEL outperforms 90.48% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.61
Quick Ratio 2.55
ACEL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesACEL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M

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3. ACEL Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • ACEL shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 20.88%, which is quite impressive.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 105.52% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • Looking at the last year, ACEL shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 8.12% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 33.29% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)20.88%
EPS 3Y8.05%
EPS 5Y105.52%
EPS Q2Q%57.14%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.12%
Revenue growth 3Y11.13%
Revenue growth 5Y33.29%
Sales Q2Q%7.54%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, ACEL will show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -5.82% on average per year.
  • ACEL is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 3.02% yearly.
EPS Next Y-21.18%
EPS Next 2Y-8.51%
EPS Next 3Y-5.82%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year5.48%
Revenue Next 2Y4.13%
Revenue Next 3Y3.02%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
ACEL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesACEL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 500M 1B
ACEL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesACEL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

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4. ACEL Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 10.61 indicates a reasonable valuation of ACEL.
  • 90.48% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ACEL, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • ACEL is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.18, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 13.46, ACEL is valued correctly.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ACEL is valued a bit cheaper than 77.78% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 37.96, ACEL is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 10.61
Fwd PE 13.46
ACEL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsACEL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ACEL is valued cheaply inside the industry as 87.30% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of ACEL indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ACEL is cheaper than 76.98% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 18.13
EV/EBITDA 6.79
ACEL Per share dataACEL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • ACEL's earnings are expected to decrease with -5.82% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.1
EPS Next 2Y-8.51%
EPS Next 3Y-5.82%

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5. ACEL Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • ACEL does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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ACEL Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC

NYSE:ACEL (4/13/2026, 8:07:22 PM)

After market: 11.8 +0.13 (+1.11%)

11.67

+0.06 (+0.52%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Earnings (Last)03-03
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners51.95%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners13.71%
Ins Owner Change0.18%
Market Cap951.92M
Revenue(TTM)1.33B
Net Income(TTM)51.47M
Analysts80
Price Target16.03 (37.36%)
Short Float %2.73%
Short Ratio3.14
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)48.84%
Min EPS beat(2)34.89%
Max EPS beat(2)62.78%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)31.22%
Min EPS beat(4)13.12%
Max EPS beat(4)62.78%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)19.91%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)21.62%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)14.53%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.8%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.47%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.14%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.73%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.47%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.14%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.09%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.99%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.33%
PT rev (1m)3.61%
PT rev (3m)3.61%
EPS NQ rev (1m)4.85%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-4.92%
EPS NY rev (1m)-1.71%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.71%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.41%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.22%
Revenue NY rev (1m)1.14%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.14%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 10.61
Fwd PE 13.46
P/S 0.72
P/FCF 18.13
P/OCF 6.31
P/B 3.53
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.79
EPS(TTM)1.1
EY9.43%
EPS(NY)0.87
Fwd EY7.43%
FCF(TTM)0.64
FCFY5.52%
OCF(TTM)1.85
OCFY15.85%
SpS16.32
BVpS3.31
TBVpS-1.51
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.1
Graham Number9.05
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.66%
ROE 19.09%
ROCE 11.1%
ROIC 7.6%
ROICexc 10.94%
ROICexgc 26.16%
OM 8.1%
PM (TTM) 3.87%
GM 31.35%
FCFM 3.94%
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y-6.74%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-20.31%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.57%
GM growth 5Y-1.19%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover1.21
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.11
Debt/FCF 11.57
Debt/EBITDA 3.06
Cap/Depr 125.88%
Cap/Sales 7.39%
Interest Coverage 3.41
Cash Conversion 81.12%
Profit Quality 102.01%
Current Ratio 2.61
Quick Ratio 2.55
Altman-Z 2.68
F-Score8
WACC8.54%
ROIC/WACC0.89
Cap/Depr(3y)121.38%
Cap/Depr(5y)105.87%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.59%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.74%
Profit Quality(3y)122.8%
Profit Quality(5y)141.3%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)20.88%
EPS 3Y8.05%
EPS 5Y105.52%
EPS Q2Q%57.14%
EPS Next Y-21.18%
EPS Next 2Y-8.51%
EPS Next 3Y-5.82%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.12%
Revenue growth 3Y11.13%
Revenue growth 5Y33.29%
Sales Q2Q%7.54%
Revenue Next Year5.48%
Revenue Next 2Y4.13%
Revenue Next 3Y3.02%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y18.67%
EBIT growth 3Y3.63%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year96.21%
EBIT Next 3Y27.83%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-3.93%
FCF growth 3Y-4.67%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y24.49%
OCF growth 3Y11.79%
OCF growth 5YN/A

ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC / ACEL Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC (ACEL) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to ACEL.


What is the valuation status for ACEL stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC (ACEL). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of ACEL stock?

ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC (ACEL) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


How financially healthy is ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC?

The financial health rating of ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC (ACEL) is 5 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for ACEL stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC (ACEL) is expected to decline by -21.18% in the next year.