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Accel Entertainment cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$60.7M in Q3 2026 · $105M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$79.4M
Capital spending−$18.7M
Free cash flow+$60.7M
Cash / net income3.9×

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Accel Entertainment generated $79.4M of operating cash flow and spent $18.7M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $60.7M. That is $26.5M more than in Q3 2025 ($34.2M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $173M; the largest uses were capital spending ($67.8M), buybacks ($41.1M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($30.3M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($2.5M); the cash balance rose by $4.1M.

Operating cash flow was $79.4M against net income of $20.6M — 3.9× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: payables +$16.1M, depreciation & amortization +$14.1M, stock-based pay +$3.8M.

Free cash flow

Accel Entertainment: free cash flow by quarterAccel Entertainment: free cash flow by quarter$2.1MQ4 2024$18.0MQ1 2025−$6.2MQ2 2025$34.2MQ3 2025$16.0MQ4 2025$19.9MQ1 2026$8.9MQ2 2026$60.7MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Accel Entertainment: operating cash flow against capital spendingAccel Entertainment: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$13.5M$11.5MQ4 2024$44.8M$26.8MQ1 2025$19.8M$26.0MQ2 2025$55.2M$21.0MQ3 2025$31.1M$15.1MQ4 2025$42.7M$22.9MQ1 2026$20.0M$11.1MQ2 2026$79.4M$18.7MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $79.4M, Capital spending $18.7M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Accel Entertainment: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearAccel Entertainment: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksFY2021: Operating cash flow $111MFY2021: Net borrowing −$1.4MFY2021: Shares issued $1.7MFY2021: Asset sales $1.4MFY2021: Capital spending −$29.8MFY2021: Acquisitions −$6.2MFY2021: Buybacks −$9.0M$114MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $108MFY2022: Net borrowing $195MFY2022: Shares issued $366KFY2022: Asset sales $2.1MFY2022: Capital spending −$47.4MFY2022: Acquisitions −$144MFY2022: Buybacks −$79.0M$306MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $133MFY2023: Net borrowing −$17KFY2023: Shares issued $375KFY2023: Asset sales $1.7MFY2023: Capital spending −$81.7MFY2023: Acquisitions −$7.2MFY2023: Buybacks −$30.1M$135MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $121MFY2024: Net borrowing $51.8MFY2024: Shares issued $289KFY2024: Asset sales $984KFY2024: Capital spending −$66.5MFY2024: Acquisitions −$53.6MFY2024: Buybacks −$25.5M$174MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $151MFY2025: Net borrowing $14.4MFY2025: Asset sales $1.6MFY2025: Capital spending −$88.9MFY2025: Acquisitions −$5.3MFY2025: Buybacks −$39.9M$167MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $623M; the largest uses were capital spending ($314M) and acquisitions ($216M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$294M
Debt$566M
Net debt$272M
Due within a year$37.6M

Accel Entertainment funds itself: free cash flow was $105M over the last twelve months, and $294M of cash and investments stands against $566M of debt ($37.6M due within a year, 7.8× covered by cash).

Accel Entertainment: debt maturities by year (FY2025)Accel Entertainment: debt maturities by year (FY2025)$37.6MYear 1$30.0MYear 2$30.0MYear 3$30.0MYear 4$484MYear 5
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $294M of cash and investments now.

Where the cash came from and went

Accel Entertainment: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Accel Entertainment: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Operating cash flow$79.4MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$38.9MCapital spending−$18.7MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$7.6MBuybacks−$7.2MAcquisitions−$5.6MTaxes on employees’ shares−$2.2MAsset & business sales$1.3MOther financing−$605K
Accel Entertainment: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Accel Entertainment: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$173MCapital spending−$67.8MBuybacks−$41.1MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$30.3MAcquisitions−$24.8MTaxes on employees’ shares−$5.3MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$4.1MAsset & business sales$2.5MOther financing−$2.4M

From profit to cash

Accel Entertainment: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Accel Entertainment: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$20.6MDepreciation & amortization$14.1MStock-based pay$3.8MDeferred taxes$630KGains on disposals$648KReceivables$297KInventory−$615KPayables$16.1MEmployee-related liabilities$810KDeferred revenue−$1.0MContract assets−$514KPrepaid and other assets$2.2MOperating cash flow$79.4M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Shares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026$79.4M−$18.7M−$5.6M−$7.2M−$7.6M—−$38.9M$60.7M
Q2 2026$20.0M−$11.1M−$13.8M−$5.6M−$7.6M—$18.6M$8.9M
Q1 2026$42.7M−$22.9M−$557K−$12.1M−$27.1M—$22.5M$19.9M
Q4 2025$31.1M−$15.1M−$4.9M−$16.2M$11.9M—−$6.3M$16.0M
Q3 2025$55.2M−$21.0M—−$6.8M$2.8M—−$25.6M$34.2M
Q2 2025$19.8M−$26.0M−$268K−$6.7M$14.6M—$7.3M−$6.2M
Q1 2025$44.8M−$26.8M−$125K−$10.2M−$14.9M—$9.4M$18.0M
Q4 2024$13.5M−$11.5M−$34.5M−$4.0M$41.1M$221K−$16.2M$2.1M

Accel Entertainment: income statement and cash flow

Accel Entertainment, Q3 2026: revenue $364M (+10% year over year), operating margin 7.9%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Accel Entertainment: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.