# Accel Entertainment Inc. (ACEL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $11.88, market value $965 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.7×** (5-yr avg 22.7×, 3-yr avg 21.5×). Accel Entertainment Inc. trades at 17.7× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 22.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 11.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.24**. A PEG of 0.24 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 3.4×**. The shares trade at 3.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.5×**. Enterprise value is 7.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.2%** (5-yr avg 6.6%). Free cash flow equals 8.2% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.6%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 8.2%**. 8.2% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.9%**. 3.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 19.1%**. 19.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 15.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 15.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 5.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.1%** (3-yr 11.1%/yr, 5-yr 33.3%/yr). Revenue grew 8.1% over the last year, against 33.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 46.3%** (3-yr -9.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 46.3%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 0.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 0.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 2.25**. Debt is 2.25 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.8×**. It would take 1.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.57**. A Z-score of 2.57 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Accel Entertainment Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (7 analysts). 7 analysts cover Accel Entertainment Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $15.57 (+31% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 3.4%** (YTD 4.1%, 3-mo -1.5%). The shares are up 3.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.1%** (24.4% above the low). Trading 15% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.50** (volatility 33%). Beta of 0.50 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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