NYSE$ACEL

Accel Entertainment Inc · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

ACEL reported Q1 2026 revenue of $351.6M and net income of $14.7M, with diluted EPS of $0.17.

For Q1 2026, ACEL reported revenue of $351.6M and net income of $14.7M. Management discusses segment performance, costs, and liquidity in the quarterly filing.

  • Revenue of $351.6M for Q1 2026.
  • Net income of $14.7M; diluted EPS $0.17.
  • Operating trends and segment mix are detailed in the quarterly report.
  • Liquidity, capital allocation, and macro exposure are discussed in MD&A.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$352M

Previous: $324M+8.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.17

Previous: $0.17+0.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$22.9M

Previous: -$26.8M+14.6%
Net Income

$14.7M

Previous: $14.6M+0.2%
Operating Income

$27.1M

Previous: $26M+4.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Accel Entertainment · Revenue · Quarterly

$352M

Q1 2026+8.5%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The 10-Q does not provide numeric consolidated annual EPS guidance for ACEL. Management commentary in MD&A covers costs, capital, and sector-specific risks.

Tailwinds

  • Management discusses operational priorities and liquidity in the quarterly filing.
  • Segment or product trends are disclosed where applicable to the business model.

Headwinds

  • Macro, input-cost, and interest-rate exposure can affect near-term results.
  • One-time items, impairments, or fair-value marks may distort quarterly comparability.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

-0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-4.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.1%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

18 / 34 earnings

Positive

+29.1%

Q2 2020

Best reaction

-19.7%

Q2 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.1%-4.8%-1.2%
Q4 2025+19.2%+3.7%-0.3%
Q3 2025-0.7%-1.5%+1.6%
Q1 2025+4.6%+6.0%+3.4%
Q4 2024-8.0%-10.9%-14.9%
Q3 2024-3.7%-3.8%+0.8%
Q2 2024+11.3%-0.7%+6.8%
Q1 2024-13.8%-13.3%-11.7%
Q4 2023+7.9%+7.7%+12.3%
Q3 2023+5.3%+3.5%-3.8%
Q2 2023+8.1%+2.8%+6.8%
Q1 2023+7.3%+3.1%+10.3%
Q4 2022+2.7%+2.8%-2.1%
Q3 2022-11.8%-11.5%-14.6%
Q2 2022-19.7%-11.8%-23.6%
Q1 2022-9.9%-16.1%-10.6%
Q4 2021+4.1%-1.9%-9.0%
Q3 2021+0.2%+2.2%+0.2%
Q2 2021+4.6%+3.0%+4.7%
Q1 2021+8.2%+10.7%+4.3%
Q4 2020-2.7%-10.2%-5.9%
Q3 2019+0.8%+7.9%+4.5%
Q3 2020+0.8%+7.9%+4.5%
Q2 2020+29.1%+27.5%+61.1%
Q1 2019-13.3%-7.9%+13.6%
Q1 2020-13.3%-7.9%+13.6%
Q4 2017-11.3%-35.6%-3.1%
Q2 2019-11.3%-35.6%-3.1%
Q4 2019-11.3%-35.6%-3.1%
Q4 2018-11.3%-35.6%-3.1%
Q3 2018+0.2%+0.3%+0.0%
Q2 2018+0.3%+0.0%-1.0%
Q1 2018-0.1%+0.4%+0.3%
Q3 2017+0.0%+0.2%+0.4%
Q2 2017
Q1 2017

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