Is United Parks and Resorts (PRKS) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does United Parks and Resorts's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.17×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is United Parks and Resorts's revenue?

United Parks and Resorts reported revenue of $1.7B for FY2025, with net profit of $168.4M, per official filings.

What is the share price of United Parks and Resorts (PRKS)?

United Parks and Resorts last traded at $40.45 (-0.4% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

United Parks and Resorts

PRKS · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerPRKS

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryLeisure

CountryUnited States

CEOMr. Marc G. Swanson CPA

Employees3,300

HeadquartersOrlando, United States

Websitewww.unitedparks.com

Filings tracked17

About United Parks and Resorts

United Parks & Resorts Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a theme park and entertainment company in the United States. The company owns and licenses a portfolio of theme parks, such as a marine-life theme park in San Diego, Orlando, and San Antonio under the SeaWorld brand; family-oriented destination theme parks in Tampa Bay and Williamsburg under the Busch Gardens brand; and South Seas-themed tropical setting water parks in Orlando and San Antonio under the Aquatica brand. It also engages in the operation of reservations only and all-inclusive marine life theme park under the Discovery Cove brand; Sesame Street theme parks in Philadelphia and San Diego under the Sesame Place brand; Water Country USA, a family water park; and Adventure Island, a park which features water rides, dining, and other attractions. The company was formerly known as SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. and changed its name to United Parks & Resorts Inc. in February 2024. United Parks & Resorts Inc. was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Who owns it

Insiders2.3%
Institutions97.7%
Public & other0.0%

326 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Hill Path Capital, LP60.00%
Nomura Holdings Inc.9.86%
Blackrock Inc.7.93%
Voss Capital, LP3.68%
Goldentree Asset Management LP3.00%
River Road Asset Management, LLC2.92%
Hawk Ridge Capital Management, LP2.61%
UBS Group AG2.60%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 3.4 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion2.17×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend13.6% → 10.1%

Margin has compressed by about 3.4 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Growth qualityrev -2% · PAT -15%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $382.9M · EPS 0.64

Est. earnings growth +33.7%

Next fiscal year

Rev $1.7B · EPS 4.56

Est. earnings growth +19.0%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$1.7B

Net margin

10.1%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-1.9%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-15.2%

EPS (FY2025)

3.06

Net profit (FY2025)

$168.4M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
FY2025	$1.7B	$168.4M	3.06	10.1%
FY2024	$1.7B	$227.5M	3.79	13.2%
FY2023	$1.7B	$234.2M	3.63	13.6%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$483.3M	$63.3M	1.34	13.1%
2026Q1	$278.3M	$-34.1M	-0.69	-12.2%
2025Q3	$511.9M	$89.3M	1.61	17.5%
2025Q2	$490.2M	$80.1M	1.45	16.3%
2025Q1	$286.9M	$-16.1M	-0.29	-5.6%
2024Q3	$545.9M	$119.7M	2.08	21.9%
2024Q2	$497.6M	$91.1M	1.46	18.3%
2024Q1	$297.4M	$-11.2M	-0.17	-3.8%
2023Q3	$548.2M	$123.6M	1.92	22.5%
2023Q2	$496.0M	$87.1M	1.35	17.6%
2023Q1	$293.3M	$-16.5M	-0.26	-5.6%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/4/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC6/23/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/11/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/11/2026
10-K filing
SEC3/3/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/26/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC1/6/2026material

2025

8-K/A — Executive/director change
SEC12/19/2025
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC12/19/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/7/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/6/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC10/28/2025material
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC9/5/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC8/19/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/8/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2025material

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