---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001698991-26-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACEL"
cik: "0001698991"
company_name: "Accel Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:26:39.057568+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Accel Entertainment Q1 2026 revenue record $352M, net income flat at $15M; adjusted EBITDA up 9%

## Summary
- Revenue of $352M (+9% YoY) – quarterly record; net income $15M flat; adjusted EBITDA $54M (+9%).
- Ended Q1 with 4,540 locations (+3%) and 28,353 terminals (+4%); cash $274M, net debt $306M, leverage 1.4x.
- Repurchased 1.1M shares for $12M; Illinois revenue up 6% ex-Fairmount; Fairmount launched table games in April.
- Adjusted EBITDA and net income impacted by $2M shift in Fairmount Park purse expense timing.
- Management highlights Chicago market opportunity (TITO rollout) and Nebraska growth; pipeline for tuck-in M&A.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001698991-26-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACEL
- cik: 0001698991
- company_name: Accel Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899126000036/0001698991-26-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899126000036/acel-20260505.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698991-26-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698991-26-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698991-26-000036.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: a8337c2fba13ac6d1b45122659a7df504c0c8ff4
  claim: Accel Entertainment, Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $352 million, net income $15 million.
  evidence_excerpt: Revenue increased 9% to $352 million compared to Q1 '25
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899126000036/0001698991-26-000036-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.