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Side-by-side financial comparison of Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) and CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. (CFR). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($580.9M vs $341.4M, roughly 1.7× Accel Entertainment, Inc.). CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. runs the higher net margin — 28.6% vs 4.7%, a 23.9% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (8.3% vs 7.5%). CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. produced more free cash flow last quarter ($127.3M vs $16.0M). Over the past eight quarters, CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.'s revenue compounded faster (7.6% CAGR vs 6.4%).

Legendary Entertainment, LLC is an American mass media and film production company based in Burbank, California, founded by Thomas Tull in 2000. The company has often collaborated with the major studios, including Warner Bros. Pictures, Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures and Paramount Pictures, as well as streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.

Frost Bank is an American bank based in San Antonio that is chartered in Texas, with 200 branches and 1,750 automated teller machines in the state. It is the primary subsidiary of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., a bank holding company. It is one of the 60 largest banks of the country by total assets.

ACEL vs CFR — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
CFR
CFR
1.7× larger
CFR
$580.9M
$341.4M
ACEL
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
CFR
CFR
+0.8% gap
CFR
8.3%
7.5%
ACEL
Higher net margin
CFR
CFR
23.9% more per $
CFR
28.6%
4.7%
ACEL
More free cash flow
CFR
CFR
$111.4M more FCF
CFR
$127.3M
$16.0M
ACEL
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
CFR
CFR
Annualised
CFR
7.6%
6.4%
ACEL

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q4 FY2025

Metric
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Revenue
$341.4M
$580.9M
Net Profit
$16.2M
$166.3M
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
8.7%
34.1%
Net Margin
4.7%
28.6%
Revenue YoY
7.5%
8.3%
Net Profit YoY
93.3%
7.4%
EPS (diluted)
$0.19
$2.56

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
$341.4M
$580.9M
Q3 25
$329.7M
$567.3M
Q2 25
$335.9M
$546.9M
Q1 25
$323.9M
$540.2M
Q4 24
$317.5M
$536.3M
Q3 24
$302.2M
$518.0M
Q2 24
$309.4M
$507.9M
Q1 24
$301.8M
$501.4M
Net Profit
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
$16.2M
$166.3M
Q3 25
$13.4M
$174.4M
Q2 25
$7.3M
$157.0M
Q1 25
$14.6M
$150.9M
Q4 24
$8.4M
$154.9M
Q3 24
$4.9M
$146.5M
Q2 24
$14.6M
$145.5M
Q1 24
$7.4M
$135.7M
Operating Margin
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
8.7%
34.1%
Q3 25
7.7%
36.7%
Q2 25
8.0%
34.1%
Q1 25
8.0%
33.2%
Q4 24
6.5%
34.3%
Q3 24
7.2%
33.8%
Q2 24
7.3%
34.5%
Q1 24
8.5%
32.2%
Net Margin
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
4.7%
28.6%
Q3 25
4.1%
30.7%
Q2 25
2.2%
28.7%
Q1 25
4.5%
27.9%
Q4 24
2.6%
28.9%
Q3 24
1.6%
28.3%
Q2 24
4.7%
28.6%
Q1 24
2.5%
27.1%
EPS (diluted)
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
$0.19
$2.56
Q3 25
$0.16
$2.67
Q2 25
$0.08
$2.39
Q1 25
$0.17
$2.30
Q4 24
$0.09
$2.36
Q3 24
$0.06
$2.24
Q2 24
$0.17
$2.21
Q1 24
$0.09
$2.06

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$296.6M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$607.4M
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$269.7M
$4.6B
Total Assets
$1.1B
$53.0B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
2.25×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
$296.6M
Q3 25
$290.2M
Q2 25
$264.6M
Q1 25
$271.9M
Q4 24
$281.3M
Q3 24
$265.1M
Q2 24
$254.9M
Q1 24
$253.9M
Total Debt
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
$607.4M
Q3 25
$595.4M
Q2 25
$595.5M
Q1 25
$580.7M
Q4 24
$595.4M
Q3 24
$554.1M
Q2 24
$565.7M
Q1 24
$539.9M
Stockholders' Equity
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
$269.7M
$4.6B
Q3 25
$267.1M
$4.5B
Q2 25
$260.5M
$4.2B
Q1 25
$259.1M
$4.1B
Q4 24
$255.0M
$3.9B
Q3 24
$206.7M
$4.1B
Q2 24
$209.1M
$3.7B
Q1 24
$202.1M
$3.6B
Total Assets
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
$1.1B
$53.0B
Q3 25
$1.1B
$52.5B
Q2 25
$1.1B
$51.4B
Q1 25
$1.0B
$52.0B
Q4 24
$1.0B
$52.5B
Q3 24
$950.2M
$51.0B
Q2 24
$950.3M
$48.8B
Q1 24
$919.1M
$49.5B
Debt / Equity
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
2.25×
Q3 25
2.23×
Q2 25
2.29×
Q1 25
2.24×
Q4 24
2.33×
Q3 24
2.68×
Q2 24
2.71×
Q1 24
2.67×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$31.1M
$274.0M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$16.0M
$127.3M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
4.7%
21.9%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
4.4%
25.2%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
1.92×
1.65×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$62.0M
$116.4M

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
$31.1M
$274.0M
Q3 25
$55.2M
$248.6M
Q2 25
$19.8M
$140.8M
Q1 25
$44.8M
$-296.1M
Q4 24
$13.5M
$989.5M
Q3 24
$50.1M
$307.2M
Q2 24
$28.9M
$129.6M
Q1 24
$28.8M
$488.4M
Free Cash Flow
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
$16.0M
$127.3M
Q3 25
$34.2M
$211.7M
Q2 25
$-6.2M
$114.5M
Q1 25
$18.0M
$-337.1M
Q4 24
$2.1M
$861.8M
Q3 24
$33.1M
$281.9M
Q2 24
$11.4M
$103.0M
Q1 24
$8.1M
$450.3M
FCF Margin
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
4.7%
21.9%
Q3 25
10.4%
37.3%
Q2 25
-1.9%
20.9%
Q1 25
5.6%
-62.4%
Q4 24
0.7%
160.7%
Q3 24
11.0%
54.4%
Q2 24
3.7%
20.3%
Q1 24
2.7%
89.8%
Capex Intensity
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
4.4%
25.2%
Q3 25
6.4%
6.5%
Q2 25
7.8%
4.8%
Q1 25
8.3%
7.6%
Q4 24
3.6%
23.8%
Q3 24
5.6%
4.9%
Q2 24
5.7%
5.2%
Q1 24
6.8%
7.6%
Cash Conversion
ACEL
ACEL
CFR
CFR
Q4 25
1.92×
1.65×
Q3 25
4.13×
1.43×
Q2 25
2.71×
0.90×
Q1 25
3.06×
-1.96×
Q4 24
1.62×
6.39×
Q3 24
10.23×
2.10×
Q2 24
1.98×
0.89×
Q1 24
3.88×
3.60×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

ACEL
ACEL

Video Gaming$319.1M93%
ATM Fees And Other Revenue$13.5M4%
Amusement$5.3M2%
Manufacturing$3.6M1%

CFR
CFR

Segment breakdown not available.

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