ACEL Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Restaurants & Leisure · Services-amusement & recreation services · CIK 0001698991
Form 144 · 2
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
83
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
5
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced
What the filings say about ACEL
Insiders, 180 days
-$1.6M net sold
1 buyer · 5 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$1.9M
2 notices
Accel Entertainment insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, Accel Entertainment, Inc. insiders sold a net $1.6M of stock across 239 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jun 10, 2025.
- The trade is 2.8% of the 19,346 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 83 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Accounting Officer Kozlik Christen sold about $6.4K of ACEL on Sep 15, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 83 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 28 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (28 sales), the last on Sep 11, 2026.
- The trade is 8.3% of the 157,767 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 83 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Compliance Officer Harmer Derek sold about $152.7K of ACEL on Sep 14, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 83 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 27 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (27 sales), the last on Jun 15, 2026.
- The trade is 15.4% of the 170,929 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 83 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Compliance Officer Harmer Derek sold about $306.0K of ACEL on Sep 11, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 83 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 41 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (41 sales), the last on Jun 1, 2026.
- The trade is 0.4% of the 3,857,943 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 83 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO and President Rubenstein Andrew H. sold about $189.5K of ACEL on Aug 5, 2026; 83 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 26 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (26 sales), the last on Mar 13, 2026.
- The trade is 10.6% of the 187,827 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 83 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Compliance Officer Harmer Derek sold about $260.0K of ACEL on Jun 15, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 83 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.239 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$1.6M over 180 days
-$654.7K over 90 days · -$491.8K of it by a 10%+ holder
below 52% of Restaurants & Leisure
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
83 funds bought in last quarter
below 63% of Restaurants & Leisure
Revenue
+8.1% year over year
more than 62% of Restaurants & Leisure
Margin
3.9% net margin
more than 56% of Restaurants & Leisure
Buybacks
$17.7M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 75% of Restaurants & Leisure
Short interest
6.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.2 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 50% of Restaurants & Leisure
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+7.8%12M
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns ACEL: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
8,098,349 sh
$102.1M
5,632,300 sh
$71.0M
4,923,361 sh
$62.1M
2,789,113 sh
$35.2M
2,517,802 sh
$31.7M
Congress trades in ACEL
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
ACEL planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Derek Harmer
Filed 2026-09-11
$475.0K
Andrew Rubenstein
Filed 2026-08-05
$1.4M
ACEL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Buffalo Early Stage Growth Fund
$1.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.5%
Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF
$251.2K position · as of 2026-05-31
1.0%
FULLERTHALER BEHAVIORAL MICRO-CAP EQUITY FUND
$234.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.8%
Zacks Small-Cap Core Fund
$255.6K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.7%
Cambria US EW ETF
$991.0K position · as of 2026-05-29
0.5%
Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund
$2.6M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.4%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · (1)
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$3.6M
$4.6M
$949.9K
+13%
-16%
2024
$3.8M
$3.3M
$1.3M
+6%
-12%
2023
$5.8M
$8.9M
$1.3M
+2%
-8%
2022
$3.8M
$475.6K
$1.2M
-24%
-26%
2021
$3.5M
$5.2M
$1.5M
+29%
-2%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $1.6M sold by insiders over 180 days, 83 funds added last quarter, $1.9M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
ACEL financials
Revenue growth
+8.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
3.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.4B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | $1.3B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.2B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.2B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $969.8M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $734.7M |
| Jun 2026 | $368.1M |
| Mar 2026 | $351.6M |
| Dec 2025 | $341.4M |
| Sep 2025 | $329.7M |
| Jun 2025 | $335.9M |
| Mar 2025 | $323.9M |
| Dec 2024 | $317.5M |
| Sep 2024 | $302.2M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+4.1%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | +3.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +2.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +3.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +7.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +4.3% |
| Jun 2026 | +3.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +4.2% |
| Dec 2025 | +4.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +4.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.2% |
| Mar 2025 | +4.5% |
| Dec 2024 | +2.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +1.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$78.9M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | $62.0M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $54.7M |
| FY Dec 2023 | $50.8M |
| FY Dec 2022 | $60.6M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $81.0M |
| Jun 2026 | $8.9M |
| Mar 2026 | $19.9M |
| Dec 2025 | $16.0M |
| Sep 2025 | $34.2M |
| Jun 2025 | -$6.2M |
| Mar 2025 | $18.0M |
| Dec 2024 | $2.1M |
| Sep 2024 | $33.1M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
2.02x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | 2.25x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 2.33x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 2.73x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 3.04x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 2.16x |
| Jun 2026 | 2.02x |
| Mar 2026 | 2.13x |
| Dec 2025 | 2.25x |
| Sep 2025 | 2.23x |
| Jun 2025 | 2.29x |
| Mar 2025 | 2.24x |
| Dec 2024 | 2.33x |
| Sep 2024 | 2.68x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.26x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.25x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.20x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.24x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.20x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.32x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.26x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.26x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.25x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.22x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.22x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.24x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.20x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.27x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+20.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | +19.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +15.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +24.2% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +44.0% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +22.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +20.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +19.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +19.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +18.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +15.0% |
| Mar 2025 | +18.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +15.5% |
| Sep 2024 | +21.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+5.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | +4.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +3.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +5.1% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +10.0% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +5.4% |
| Jun 2026 | +5.3% |
| Mar 2026 | +4.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +4.8% |
| Sep 2025 | +4.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +3.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +4.3% |
| Dec 2024 | +3.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +4.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+14.1%
operating income after a 27.8% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on invested capital ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | +13.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +15.3% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +15.2% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +15.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +14.1% |
| Mar 2026 | +13.5% |
| Dec 2025 | +13.2% |
| Sep 2025 | +12.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +10.7% |
| Mar 2025 | +11.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.8% |
| Sep 2024 | +13.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+12.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | +11.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +13.6% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +14.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +13.3% |
| Jun 2026 | +12.0% |
| Mar 2026 | +11.7% |
| Dec 2025 | +11.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +11.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +10.7% |
| Mar 2025 | +10.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.5% |
| Sep 2024 | +11.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
16.84x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
P/E, trailing ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | 19.02x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 26.05x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 19.38x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 9.51x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 39.45x |
| Jun 2026 | 18.82x |
| Mar 2026 | 18.18x |
| Dec 2025 | 19.02x |
| Sep 2025 | 22.14x |
| Jun 2025 | 29.43x |
| Mar 2025 | 20.24x |
| Dec 2024 | 26.05x |
| Sep 2024 | 22.78x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$1.2B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | $1.3B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.2B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.2B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $991.4M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $1.4B |
| Jun 2026 | $1.3B |
| Mar 2026 | $1.2B |
| Dec 2025 | $1.3B |
| Sep 2025 | $1.2B |
| Jun 2025 | $1.3B |
| Mar 2025 | $1.2B |
| Dec 2024 | $1.2B |
| Sep 2024 | $1.2B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+8.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
FCF yield ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | +6.5% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +6.2% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +5.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +9.0% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +6.6% |
| Jun 2026 | +7.7% |
| Mar 2026 | +7.2% |
| Dec 2025 | +6.5% |
| Sep 2025 | +5.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +4.7% |
| Mar 2025 | +7.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.2% |
| Sep 2024 | +7.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
0.25x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 68%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
PEG, trailing ACEL
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.41x |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.07x |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | 0.28x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.81x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.41x |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | 5.58x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $969.8M |
| Operating income | $107.9M | $90.9M | $107.4M | $96.9M |
| Net income | $51.5M | $35.3M | $45.6M | $74.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | 0.60 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 0.81 |
| Operating cash flow | $150.9M | $121.2M | $132.5M | $108.0M |
| Cash | $296.6M | $281.3M | $261.6M | $224.1M |
| Long-term debt | $569.8M | $560.9M | $514.1M | $518.6M |
| Buybacks | $39.9M | $25.5M | $30.1M | $79.0M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
ACEL Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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ACEL filings, in plain words
Are Accel Entertainment insiders buying or selling ACEL?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Accel Entertainment insiders were net sellers, a net $1.6M: $577.5K of purchases and $2.2M of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 5 sellers.
Are there planned insider sales of ACEL?
Yes. 2 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $1.9M of stock; the latest, by Derek Harmer, was filed 2026-09-11.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Accel Entertainment insiders were net sellers of ACEL, a net $1.6M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 5 sellers. None of the 11 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 2 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $1.9M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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