What SEC filings does Accel Entertainment, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about ACEL?

A Form 4 for ACEL discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Accel Entertainment, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for ACEL?

The 10-K is Accel Entertainment, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all ACEL SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Accel Entertainment, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for ACEL. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Accel Entertainment, Inc. file with the SEC?

Accel Entertainment, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling ACEL shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

ACEL SEC Filing News — Accel Entertainment, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-17.

Accel Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a distributed gaming operator in the United States. It engages in the installation, maintenance, and operation of gaming terminals; redemption devices that disburse winnings and contain automated teller machine (ATM) functionality; and other amusement devices in authorized non-casino locations, such as restaurants, bars, taverns, convenience stores, liquor stores, truck stops, and grocery stores. The company also designs and …

Sector: Consumer Cyclical Industry: Gambling Market Cap: $880.9M

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for ACEL currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 5 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

ACEL Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-06-15 — 2026-09-17

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 5 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$1.43M

Andrew Rubenstein · 2026-08-05

115,000 shares · Form 144

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 13 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 13 filings in this group are Form 4s for Accel Entertainment, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 13 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 5 compensation award, 5 open-market sale, 2 option exercise and 1 gift. 5 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×5: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×5: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Option exercise ×2: The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
Gift ×1: Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-17

ACEL insider Kozlik Christen (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 550 shares (~$6.4K)

Kozlik Christen, listed as Chief Accounting Officer at Accel Entertainment, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 550 ACEL shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	1,875	—	—
`S`	Open-market sale	550	$11.55	$6.4K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units (RSU)	1,875	$11.55	$21.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kozlik Christen (Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 550 Est. Value: $6.4K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Gift Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-17

ACEL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Rubenstein Andrew H. (Director, 10% Owner) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`G`	Gift	230	—	—
`G`	Gift	1,000	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rubenstein Andrew H. (Director, 10% Owner) Shares: 1,230

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-15

ACEL insider Harmer Derek (Chief Compliance Officer) sold 39,486 shares (~$458.8K)

Harmer Derek, listed as Chief Compliance Officer at Accel Entertainment, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 39,486 ACEL shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	26,324	$11.63	$306.0K
`S`	Open-market sale	13,162	$11.60	$152.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Harmer Derek (Chief Compliance Officer) Shares: 39,486 Est. Value: $458.8K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-11

ACEL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Phelan Mark T. (President and CEO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit (PSU)	55,229	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Phelan Mark T. (President and CEO)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-11

ACEL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	346,831	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	151,219	$12.16	$1.84M
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit (PSU)	346,831	—	—
`D`	Disposition to issuer derivative · Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit (PSU)	173,416	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit (RSU)	335,516	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rubenstein Andrew H. (Director, 10% Owner) Shares: 498,050

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-07

ACEL insider Rubenstein Andrew H. (Director, CEO and President, 10% Owner) sold 15,000 shares (~$189.5K)

Rubenstein Andrew H., listed as Director, CEO and President, 10% Owner at Accel Entertainment, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 15,000 ACEL shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	15,000	$12.64	$189.5K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rubenstein Andrew H. (Director, CEO and President, 10% Owner) Shares: 15,000 Est. Value: $189.5K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-21

ACEL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Harmer Derek (Chief Compliance Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	13,333	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,907	$12.31	$48.1K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Unit (RSU)	13,333	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Harmer Derek (Chief Compliance Officer) Shares: 17,240

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-14

ACEL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Summerer Brett Andrew (Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit (PSU)	4,629	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit (RSU)	6,612	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Summerer Brett Andrew (Chief Financial Officer)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-14

ACEL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Phelan Mark T. (COO, President, U.S. Gaming) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit (PSU)	41,313	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Phelan Mark T. (COO, President, U.S. Gaming)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-14

ACEL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Levin Scott D (Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit (PSU)	24,956	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit (RSU)	16,222	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Levin Scott D (Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-17

ACEL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Kozlik Christen (Chief Accounting Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	1,875	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	550	$13.13	$7.2K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units (RSU)	1,875	$13.13	$24.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kozlik Christen (Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 2,425

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-15

ACEL insider Harmer Derek (Chief Compliance Officer) sold 20,000 shares (~$260.0K)

Harmer Derek, listed as Chief Compliance Officer at Accel Entertainment, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 20,000 ACEL shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	20,000	$13.00	$260.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Harmer Derek (Chief Compliance Officer) Shares: 20,000 Est. Value: $260.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-15

ACEL insider Phelan Mark T. (COO, President, U.S. Gaming) sold 25,000 shares (~$325.0K)

Phelan Mark T., listed as COO, President, U.S. Gaming at Accel Entertainment, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 25,000 ACEL shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	25,000	$13.00	$325.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Phelan Mark T. (COO, President, U.S. Gaming) Shares: 25,000 Est. Value: $325.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 2 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Accel Entertainment, Inc. has 2 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-11

ACEL Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Derek Harmer (39,486 shares) ~$475.0K

Derek Harmer filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell ACEL (Accel Entertainment, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Derek Harmer Shares: 39,486 Est. Value: $475.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-05

ACEL Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Andrew Rubenstein (115,000 shares) ~$1.43M

Andrew Rubenstein filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell ACEL (Accel Entertainment, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Andrew Rubenstein Shares: 115,000 Est. Value: $1.43M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 4 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 4 in this period for Accel Entertainment, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-11

ACEL filed 8-K — material company event

Accel Entertainment, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-04

ACEL filed 8-K — material company event

Accel Entertainment, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-14

ACEL filed 8-K — material company event

Accel Entertainment, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-13

ACEL filed 8-K — material company event

Accel Entertainment, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Accel Entertainment, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-04

ACEL filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

Accel Entertainment, Inc. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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How we classify Accel Entertainment, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on ACEL. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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