Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2026		2025

Net income attributable to Accel Entertainment, Inc.	$	14,673	$	14,639



Basic weighted average outstanding shares of common stock	82,562		86,003
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards for common stock	1,532		1,220



Diluted weighted average outstanding shares of common stock	84,094		87,223

Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.18	$	0.17
Diluted	$	0.17	$	0.17

Anti-dilutive stock-based awards, contingent earnout shares and warrants excluded from the calculations of diluted EPS were 4.3 million and 4.4 million shares as of March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.