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Accel Entertainment, Inc. ACEL

NYSE · stock · Services-Amusement & Recreation Services · website · IPO 2017-08-18

Accel Entertainment, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.1B
P / E21.0×
P / S0.8×
P / B4.0×
P / FCF17.5×
Net margin3.9%
Return on equity19.1%
FCF margin4.7%
Net debt$310.9M
Net debt / EBITDA1.9×
Enterprise value USD$1.4B
EV / EBITDA8.7×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.7%
Return on capital11.1%
Graham number -47.4%$6.49

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($6.49); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.30% 3.20% -8.60% -0.10% 4.30% 7.60% 3.90% 2.90% 3.90% 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
7.30% 7.40% 3.10% -7.80% 9.60% 10.00% 9.20% 7.40% 8.10% 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
18.70% 18.90% -0.30% 19.90% 41.50% 23.00% 13.80% 19.10% 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
59.4M 62.2M 76.6M 93.4M 94.6M 91.2M 86.8M 85.0M 86.4M 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$139.2M $224.3M $205.7M $142.7M $317.9M $281.0M $314.1M $310.9M 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.80% 3.20% -7.20% -0.10% 5.10% 8.60% 5.00% 3.40% 4.70% 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.80% 6.30% 5.80% -9.30% 11.00% 6.30% 4.30% 4.40% 4.70% 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
4.05× 2.66× 2.16× 3.04× 2.73× 2.33× 2.25× 201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.14 $0.17 -$0.59 -$0.02 $0.33 $0.81 $0.53 $0.41 $0.60 201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Accel Entertainment, Inc. trades at about 20.6× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.4×–69.6×, median 27.5×).

11.4× 69.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11.4×–69.6×); dot = today's 20.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating margin8.1%7.4%9.2%10.0%9.6%-7.8%3.1%7.4%7.3%
Net margin3.9%2.9%3.9%7.6%4.3%-0.1%-8.6%3.2%3.3%
FCF margin4.7%4.4%4.3%6.3%11.0%-9.3%5.8%6.3%3.8%
Return on assets4.7%3.4%5.0%8.6%5.1%-0.1%-7.2%3.2%1.8%
Return on equity19.1%13.8%23.0%41.5%19.9%-0.3%85.5%18.9%18.7%
Debt / equity2.25×2.33×2.73×3.04×2.16×2.66×-8.13×4.05×—
Current ratio2.612.762.853.333.452.902.761.193.22

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.