Accel Entertainment (ACEL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Andrew Rubenstein, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.6M in 2025, down 6% from $3.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 67:1, on median employee pay of $53,299.

Filed
March 19, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$3.6M-6% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
67:1median $53,299
CEO pay in equity
49%$1.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
100%Percentage of base salary
CEO Base Salary
$948,125Unchanged from prior year
Previous Say on Pay Support
99%Votes cast in favor

How Rubenstein was paid

$3.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary27%Stock awards49%Non-equity incentive23%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Andrew RubensteinChief Executive Officer$3,571,551
Brett SummererChief Financial Officer$616,554
Mark PhelanPresident, U.S. Gaming$1,499,426
Scott LevinChief Legal Officer & Secretary$942,962
Derek HarmerChief Compliance Officer$1,134,142
Mathew EllisChief Financial Officer (Former)$556,523

What changed and why

  • $3.6MChief executive officer total compensation decreased to $3,571,551 in fiscal year 2025 from $3,815,620 in the prior year.
  • 99%More than 99% of the votes cast supported the say-on-pay proposal at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Andrew Rubenstein will be succeeded by Mark Phelan as chief executive officer effective August 7, 2026.
  • Brett Summerer and Scott Levin joined the company as named executive officers during fiscal year 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.