United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) stock
PRKSNYSEServices-Miscellaneous Amusement & RecreationFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 7/3036% below fair value
$40.10−0.06 (-0.15%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.82BP/E 15.0Yield –
United Parks & Resorts statistics
95 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 27, 2016
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 4.45
- 11.78
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.47
- 2.47
- EV / EBIT
- 13.27
- 19.86
- EV / FCF
- 27.00
- 31.07
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -11.4%
- 1.07%
- Float
- 16M
- 42M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 63.7%
- 18.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 134.0%
- 46.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -3.17%
- -3.86%
- Short % of Float
- 30.2%
- 7.16%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 11.0%
- 4.51%
- Days to Cover
- 7.13
- 5.30
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $50.00
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $28.77
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $34.85
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $34.56
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $38.12
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.10
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.28%
- -0.21%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 22.4%
- -1.19%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -9.79%
- -19.3%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 11.0%
- -3.38%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 10.5%
- -12.4%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 19.3%
- -11.1%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -19.2%
- -12.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -36.8%
- -35.3%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 140.0%
- 94.1%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 996,923
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 855,305
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 702,435
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.14
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 63.3
- 49.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 46.8%
- 54.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.04
- 0.99
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 10.5%
- 0.91%
- EBITDA Margin
- 29.7%
- 5.76%
- FCF Margin
- 9.15%
- 4.13%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 4.62%
- -3.98%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 12.9%
- 3.03%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 13.7%
- 2.58%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.55
- 0.73
- Quick Ratio
- 0.26
- 0.39
- Debt / EBITDA
- 4.65
- 4.30
- Debt / FCF
- 15.08
- 10.45
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.59
- 2.67
- Interest Coverage
- 2.37
- 0.96
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -1.90%
- 9.00%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -31.4%
- 12.7%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -18.3%
- 17.6%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -31.9%
- -38.6%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -1.34%
- 9.22%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 30.9%
- 24.7%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -9.59%
- 0.00%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.61
- 0.50
- Revenue Per Employee
- $497.46K
- $391.49K
- Profits Per Employee
- $37.64K
- -$41.33K
- Employee Count
- 3,300
- 245
- WACC
- 6.86%
- 9.01%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $172.82M
- -$1.17M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.24B
- $5.69K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$49.37
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- -$533.01M
- $13.60M
- Book Value Per Share
- -$11.76
- $0.42
- Tangible Book Value
- -$599.28M
- -$468.64K
- Working Capital
- -$184.03M
- -$1.52M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$258.18M
- -$1.79M
- FCF Per Share
- $3.31
- $0.14
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 6.83%
- -1.39%
- FCF Yield
- 8.26%
- 1.15%
- Buyback Yield
- 20.0%
- 0.83%
- Shareholder Yield
- 20.0%
- 2.04%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $128.80M
- $8.45M
- Income Tax
- $48.59M
- $877.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 28.1%
- 26.7%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.75
- 1.51
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | PRKS | S&P 500 | Difference | PRKS per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +18.1% | -3.0% | +21.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -11.0% | -2.8% | −8.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +10.5% | +11.5% | −1.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +21.0% | +13.5% | +7.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | -14.6% | +77.7% | −92.3 pts | -5.1% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -36.8% | +72.6% | −109.4 pts | -8.8% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +135.9% | +308.2% | −172.3 pts | +9.0% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M PRKS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.2% from the previous report, or 30.16% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 44.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 4,969,356 | -3.2% | 697,331 | 7.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,132,068 | -3.7% | 660,105 | 7.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5,330,353 | -7.0% | 834,519 | 6.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 5,734,461 | -5.4% | 649,291 | 8.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 6,058,774 | +0.9% | 502,966 | 12.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 6,002,606 | +3.1% | 688,070 | 8.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5,824,540 | +2.8% | 694,568 | 8.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 5,664,399 | -7.0% | 558,467 | 10.1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,093,981 | -9.5% | 1,038,532 | 5.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,734,139 | -3.3% | 860,965 | 7.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 6,966,302 | -7.0% | 1,071,980 | 6.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 7,486,807 | -5.4% | 1,263,094 | 5.9 |
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