UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC (PRKS) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:PRKS • US81282V1008

34.79 USD
-1.21 (-3.36%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026
34.79 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/27/2026, 7:00:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

5

Taking everything into account, PRKS scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. PRKS was compared to 126 industry peers in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. There are concerns on the financial health of PRKS while its profitability can be described as average. PRKS is cheap, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • PRKS had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year PRKS had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Of the past 5 years PRKS 4 years were profitable.
  • Of the past 5 years PRKS 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
PRKS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFPRKS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M 400M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of PRKS (6.61%) is better than 73.81% of its industry peers.
  • PRKS has a Return On Invested Capital of 12.46%. This is in the better half of the industry: PRKS outperforms 76.19% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for PRKS is significantly above the industry average of 10.67%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (17.51%) for PRKS is well above the current ROIC(12.46%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 6.61%
ROE N/A
ROIC 12.46%
ROA(3y)10.09%
ROA(5y)5.59%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)17.51%
ROIC(5y)N/A
PRKS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPRKS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200 -200 -400 -600

1.3 Margins

  • PRKS has a Profit Margin of 10.83%. This is in the better half of the industry: PRKS outperforms 76.98% of its industry peers.
  • PRKS's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Operating Margin of PRKS (23.05%) is better than 84.13% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of PRKS has declined.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 46.40%, PRKS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.62% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of PRKS has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 23.05%
PM (TTM) 10.83%
GM 46.4%
OM growth 3Y-2.3%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-8.23%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.41%
GM growth 5YN/A
PRKS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPRKS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40 -40 -60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so PRKS is creating value.
  • There is no outstanding debt for PRKS. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
PRKS Yearly Shares OutstandingPRKS Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M
PRKS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsPRKS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 1.88 indicates that PRKS is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • PRKS has a Altman-Z score of 1.88. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PRKS outperforms 54.76% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of PRKS is 10.13, which is on the high side as it means it would take PRKS, 10.13 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • PRKS has a Debt to FCF ratio (10.13) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 10.13
Altman-Z 1.88
ROIC/WACC1.57
WACC7.93%
PRKS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPRKS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

2.3 Liquidity

  • PRKS has a Current Ratio of 1.09. This is a normal value and indicates that PRKS is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • PRKS has a Current ratio (1.09) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.95 indicates that PRKS may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.95, PRKS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 49.21% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.09
Quick Ratio 0.95
PRKS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPRKS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for PRKS have decreased strongly by -21.19% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, PRKS shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -10.47% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-21.19%
EPS 3Y-10.47%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-44%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-2.82%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, PRKS will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 23.97% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, PRKS will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.70% on average per year.
EPS Next Y33.04%
EPS Next 2Y23.97%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year2.24%
Revenue Next 2Y2.7%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
PRKS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesPRKS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 500M 1B 1.5B
PRKS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesPRKS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 2 -2 4 -4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 11.41 indicates a reasonable valuation of PRKS.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, PRKS is valued cheaply inside the industry as 87.30% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • PRKS is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.10, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 8.57, which indicates a very decent valuation of PRKS.
  • 92.86% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PRKS, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • PRKS's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 28.06.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 11.41
Fwd PE 8.57
PRKS Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPRKS Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, PRKS is valued cheaper than 84.13% of the companies in the same industry.
  • 94.44% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PRKS, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 8.6
EV/EBITDA 7.21
PRKS Per share dataPRKS EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • PRKS's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • The decent profitability rating of PRKS may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as PRKS's earnings are expected to grow with 23.97% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.35
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y23.97%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • PRKS does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC

NYSE:PRKS (2/27/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

After market: 34.79 0 (0%)

34.79

-1.21 (-3.36%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Earnings (Last)02-26
Earnings (Next)05-11
Inst Owners82.45%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners2.35%
Ins Owner Change16.82%
Market Cap1.90B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)181.20M
Analysts74
Price Target45.99 (32.19%)
Short Float %23.42%
Short Ratio5.72
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-24.52%
Min EPS beat(2)-28.93%
Max EPS beat(2)-20.1%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-24.26%
Min EPS beat(4)-28.93%
Max EPS beat(4)-20.1%
EPS beat(8)1
Avg EPS beat(8)-12.56%
EPS beat(12)2
Avg EPS beat(12)-14.64%
EPS beat(16)5
Avg EPS beat(16)3.59%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-5.19%
Min Revenue beat(2)-6.62%
Max Revenue beat(2)-3.76%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.96%
Min Revenue beat(4)-6.62%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.16%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3%
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0.17%
PT rev (3m)-20.58%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-6.06%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-11.13%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.47%
EPS NY rev (3m)-19.41%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.19%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.54%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.3%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 11.41
Fwd PE 8.57
P/S 1.13
P/FCF 8.6
P/OCF 4.58
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.21
EPS(TTM)3.05
EY8.77%
EPS(NY)4.06
Fwd EY11.66%
FCF(TTM)4.05
FCFY11.63%
OCF(TTM)7.59
OCFY21.82%
SpS30.68
BVpS-5.66
TBVpS-9.77
PEG (NY)0.35
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 6.61%
ROE N/A
ROCE 16.31%
ROIC 12.46%
ROICexc 13.51%
ROICexgc 15.05%
OM 23.05%
PM (TTM) 10.83%
GM 46.4%
FCFM 13.19%
ROA(3y)10.09%
ROA(5y)5.59%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)17.51%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)18.78%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)21.23%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)22.92%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y-2.62%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y-2.07%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y-2.3%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-8.23%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.41%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.61
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 10.13
Debt/EBITDA 3.98
Cap/Depr 112.62%
Cap/Sales 11.56%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 74.29%
Profit Quality 121.81%
Current Ratio 1.09
Quick Ratio 0.95
Altman-Z 1.88
F-Score6
WACC7.93%
ROIC/WACC1.57
Cap/Depr(3y)160.4%
Cap/Depr(5y)128.08%
Cap/Sales(3y)14.55%
Cap/Sales(5y)15.5%
Profit Quality(3y)104.08%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-21.19%
EPS 3Y-10.47%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-44%
EPS Next Y33.04%
EPS Next 2Y23.97%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-2.82%
Revenue Next Year2.24%
Revenue Next 2Y2.7%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-19.26%
EBIT growth 3Y2.28%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year28.16%
EBIT Next 3Y10.82%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y15.81%
FCF growth 3Y-14.76%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-4.91%
OCF growth 3Y-1.54%
OCF growth 5YN/A

UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC / PRKS FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to PRKS.


Can you provide the valuation status for UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 9 / 10 to UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC (PRKS). This can be considered as Undervalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC?

UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC (PRKS) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


What is the valuation of UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC (PRKS) is 11.41 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is -6.15.