ACEL Accel Entertainment margins

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Gross margin

31.4%

Operating margin

8.3%

EBITDA margin

14.3%

Net margin

4.5%

The Accel Entertainment reports a gross margin of 31.4%, an operating margin of 8.3%, an EBITDA margin of 14.3%, and a net margin of 4.5%. The company's available margins all improved, with net margin showing the strongest expansion of 1.2 percentage points.

ACEL margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Accel Entertainment's margins averaged 30.71% gross, 8.06% operating, 13.45% EBITDA, and 3.66% net. Compared with their three-year averages, all four current margins are higher.

ACEL margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

All available margins expanded year over year, led by net margin with an increase of 1.2 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

0.4pp

Operating margin expansion

0.7pp

EBITDA margin expansion

0.9pp

Net margin expansion

1.2pp

ACEL Gross margin

In the last 3 years, Accel Entertainment had an average gross margin of 30.71%. Against its three-year average, Accel Entertainment's gross margin is currently 31.4%, 0.7 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Accel Entertainment's gross margin reached 31.4% at its highest point in Sep 2026 and 30.1% at its lowest in Sep 2024.

ACEL Operating margin

Accel Entertainment recorded an average operating margin of 8.06% across the last 3 years. Accel Entertainment currently reports an operating margin of 8.3%, 0.2 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Accel Entertainment's operating margin peaked at 9.2% in Dec 2023 and reached a low of 7.3% in Mar 2025.

ACEL EBITDA margin

Over the last 3 years, Accel Entertainment's EBITDA margin averaged 13.45%. Currently, Accel Entertainment's current EBITDA margin is 14.3%, which is 0.9 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, EBITDA margin reached a high of 14.3% in Sep 2026 and a low of 12.7% in Dec 2024.

ACEL Net margin

Across the last 3 years, Accel Entertainment's net margin averaged 3.66%. As of the latest period, the current net margin for Accel Entertainment is 4.5%, 0.8 percentage points above its three-year average. Net margin was highest at 4.5% in Sep 2026 and lowest at 2.8% in Jun 2025.

ACEL margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 31.4%, ACEL ranks lower than the Consumer Cyclical sector and the industry average. In comparison with the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, Accel Entertainment's gross margin is 13% lower.

Frequently asked questions

What is Accel Entertainment's gross margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, ACEL has a gross margin of 31.4%.

What is Accel Entertainment's operating margin?

The current operating margin for ACEL is 8.3% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What is Accel Entertainment's EBITDA margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, ACEL has an EBITDA margin of 14.3%.

What is Accel Entertainment's net margin?

The current net margin for ACEL is 4.5% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What are the average margins of ACEL?

The three-year average margins for ACEL were 30.7% gross, 8.1% operating, 13.5% EBITDA, and 3.7% net.

What are the highest historical margins of ACEL?

Accel Entertainment's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 32.8% gross in Dec 2021, 10.4% operating in Jun 2022, 17.6% EBITDA in Jun 2022, and 7.6% net in Dec 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of ACEL?

Over this 5-year history, Accel Entertainment's margins fell as low as 29.9% gross in Jun 2023, 7.3% operating in Mar 2025, 12.7% EBITDA in Dec 2024, and 2.8% net in Jun 2025.