Accel Entertainment's Q4 revenue exceeded expectations, stock price up 7%, strong performance guidance

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Accel Entertainment announced a Q4 2024 revenue of $341.4 million, exceeding expectations and up 7.5% year-over-year. Full-year record revenue reached $1.3 billion, with net profit of $51.3 million, up 45.3%. The stock price increased by 7.6% in Q4, and adjusted EBITDA also hit a new high.

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2026-03-04 00:19:50

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Chicago News - Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: ACEL) announced fourth-quarter revenue of $341.4 million, surpassing analysts’ consensus estimate of $335.3 million. This represents a 7.5% increase compared to Q4 2024. Following the earnings release, the company’s stock rose 7.6%.

As of the end of the quarter, the company operated 4,501 gaming locations and 27,950 gaming terminals, up 2.2% and 2.9% year-over-year, respectively.

For the full fiscal year 2025, the company achieved a record $1.3 billion in revenue, an 8.1% increase from 2024. Net income for Q4 reached $16.2 million, a 91.7% increase from the same period last year, partly due to a $600,000 gain from fair value changes in contingent consideration shares. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter hit a record $56.3 million, up 18.9% from Q4 2024.

CEO Andy Rubenstein stated, “Accel delivered a strong finish to 2025, with Q4 revenue up 7.5% and adjusted EBITDA up 18.9%, showing excellent performance. For the full year, we generated a record $1.3 billion in revenue and $210.1 million in adjusted EBITDA, reflecting the growth and resilience of our distributed gaming model and our disciplined capital allocation strategy.”

The company reported full-year net income of $51.3 million for 2025, a 45.3% increase from 2024. Diluted earnings per share were $0.60, up 46% from $0.41 last year. Full-year adjusted EBITDA reached a record $210.1 million, an 11.1% increase year-over-year.

As of the end of the quarter, Accel held $296.6 million in cash and approximately $311 million in net debt. During Q4, the company repurchased 1.5 million shares for about $16.2 million and completed a new $900 million credit facility in September 2025.

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