Growth remains strong (avg 100/100), but business quality is pulling the composite down (avg 45/100).
Broad-market heuristics · Not a buy/sell signal
Valuation and growth
Valuation
Growth
Under 20x, reasonable relative to earnings
Under 20x cash flow, well covered
Above 10% CAGR, strong compounder
Above 10% CAGR, strong compounder
Business Quality & Capital Allocation
Shrinking >2%, active buybacks
Modest contraction, within normal range
Net debt/FCF of 2.6x, high leverage
10–15%, respectable returns
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) quality: score, margins and returns
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) scores 72/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score (a solid business), a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, on 8.3% operating margins and 11.0% ROIC. Every metric is computed from SEC filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Accel Entertainment (ACEL) a high-quality business?+
Accel Entertainment scores 72 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which rates it a solid business on these measures. Recent figures include a 8.3% operating margin and a 11.0% return on invested capital. Quality and price are separate questions: even a great business can be a poor investment if you overpay, so read this score alongside the valuation. The metric-by-metric breakdown is on this scorecard.
What does Accel Entertainment's quality score measure?+
Intrinsiqq's quality score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, change in share count, and balance-sheet strength, each computed from ACEL's SEC filings rather than opinion or sentiment. A higher score means a more durable, capital-efficient business; it is not a buy or sell signal. Open each metric on this page to see exactly where Accel Entertainment scores well and where it falls behind.
What is Accel Entertainment's return on invested capital (ROIC)?+
Accel Entertainment earns about 11.0% on its invested capital, which is solid. ROIC measures how much profit a company generates per dollar put to work; sustained ROIC above its cost of capital is one of the clearest signs of a real competitive moat. Compare it to ACEL's margins and growth on this scorecard to judge durability.
How profitable is Accel Entertainment?+
Accel Entertainment runs an operating margin of about 8.3% and a net margin of about 4.5%. Revenue has grown at roughly 33.3% a year recently. High, stable margins usually point to pricing power and operating discipline. Margins are most telling next to growth and returns on capital, all of which feed this quality score. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
SourceQuality score computed from the 10-Q filed 30 Oct 2026, covering the period ending 30 Sept 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 4 Nov 2026. How this is calculated.
Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically. Checks use broad-market heuristics, so sector norms may differ, and the valuation checks are more cyclical than the quality checks.
Peers
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Held by ETFs
ACEL is in 21 US ETFs. The largest of them, with ACEL's weight in each:
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV0.06%of the fund
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO0.04%of the fund
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETFVCR0.03%of the fund
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETFAVSC0.05%of the fund
State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETFSPGM0.01%of the fund
Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETFVTWG0.04%of the fund
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