ACEL
Strong BuyFull HouseAI neutralAccel Entertainment, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · United States · $893M cap · $4.7M/day traded
$11.19 -0.8% · close 27 Oct · scored 28 Oct
Full House: Strong business, sensible price, market agrees. The rare full house.
As of 28 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) is 83/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 64, Value 54, Momentum 63, each scored against its sector).
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Accel Entertainment operates distributed gaming terminals in bars, restaurants and convenience stores, mainly in Illinois, and is expanding into Nevada, Montana and a Chicago casino project. It reported record quarterly revenue of $368 million and added about 600 terminals in Nevada through a grocery route agreement. The business carries debt, depends on state gaming tax policy, and insiders have sold a small amount of stock.
ABOUT ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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Accel Entertainment is the leading distributed gaming operator in the United States, specializing in the installation and maintenance of video gaming terminals (VGTs) in non-casino locations such as bars, restaurants, and truck stops. The company operates a highly lucrative, recurring revenue model based on long-term, exclusive location contracts. Its competitive moat is secured by its massive scale, deep regulatory compliance expertise, and proprietary route-logistics technology.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 969.8M | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 11.1% | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.5B | 6.4% |
| EPS | 0.82 | 0.53 | 0.42 | 0.61 | -9.4% | 0.67 | 0.53 | 0.68 | 5.6% |
| Shares | 86.7M | 84.1M | 85.7M | 82.3M | -5.1% | 81.2M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 542.0M | 542.6M | 595.4M | 607.4M | 3.9% | 573.3M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 178.6M | 198.4M | 255.0M | 269.7M | 14.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 108.0M | 132.5M | 121.2M | 150.9M | 11.8% | 149.0M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -189.3M | -59.8M | -124.2M | -100.6M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 106.6M | -35.2M | 22.7M | -35.1M | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Calmer than 68% of stocks we rank over the past year (32% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Consumer Cyclical, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of ACEL are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACEL | Accel Entertainment, Inc.(you) | $893M | 83 | Strong Buy |
| LNW.AX | Light & Wonder, Inc. | $6.8B | 63 | Hold |
| MRDN | Meridian Holdings Inc. | $131M | 54 | Hold |
| RSI | Rush Street Interactive, Inc. | $3.9B | 43 | Hold |
| CHDN | Churchill Downs Incorporated | $5.8B | 29 | Sell |
| INSE | Inspired Entertainment, Inc. | $85M | 30 | Sell |
| SMP | Standard Motor Products, Inc. | $833M | 85 | Strong Buy |
| LEGH | Legacy Housing Corporation | $667M | 83 | Strong Buy |
| MYE | Myers Industries, Inc. | $1.2B | 83 | Strong Buy |
| KRT | Karat Packaging Inc. | $1.1B | 86 | Strong Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 8.5% · P/E 19.9x · Gross margin 37.4%
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