United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) Key Metrics
PRKS valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.47B
- Enterprise value
- $3.88B
- P/E (TTM)
- 12.9 10-yr median 14.8
- Forward P/E
- 10.7
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.9 10-yr median 1.9
- Price / book
- 181.7 10-yr median 5.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.9 10-yr median 10.1
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.25
PRKS key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsPRKS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
PRKS returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
PRKS per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
PRKS financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
PRKS efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
PRKS valuation history
PRKS returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
PRKS debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
PRKS cash returned to shareholders
PRKS price vs earnings per share
PRKS key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.00B | $3.37B | $3.41B | $3.76B | $5.16B | $2.47B | $2.57B | $1.92B | $1.16B | $1.61B |
| Enterprise value | $4.25B | $5.62B | $5.38B | $5.91B | $6.95B | $4.35B | $4.21B | $3.43B | $2.67B | $3.12B |
| P/E ratio | 11.9 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 20.1 | — | 28.7 | 42.9 | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Price / book | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.2 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 7.6 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 10.3 | 13.8 | — | 16.8 | 16.8 | 58.4 | 13.4 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 10.3 | — | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| EV / sales | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.9 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 13.3 | — | 11.3 | 11.3 | — | 11.4 |
| EV / free cash flow | 16.2 | 24.3 | 26.9 | 16.2 | 18.6 | — | 27.5 | 30.0 | 134.0 | 26.0 |
| Earnings yield | 8.4% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 5.0% | −12.6% | 3.5% | 2.3% | −17.4% | −0.8% |
| Free cash flow yield | 13.2% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 9.7% | 7.2% | −9.3% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 1.7% | 7.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.8% | 14.3% | 0.5% | 18.4% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 4.2% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $36.30 | $56.19 | $52.83 | $53.51 | $64.86 | $31.59 | $31.71 | $22.09 | $13.57 | $18.93 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $30.23 | $28.75 | $26.77 | $24.63 | $18.90 | $5.52 | $17.25 | $15.79 | $14.72 | $15.83 |
| Earnings per share | $3.06 | $3.79 | $3.63 | $4.14 | $3.22 | −$3.99 | $1.10 | $0.52 | −$2.36 | −$0.15 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $6.91 | $8.00 | $7.83 | $8.03 | $6.32 | −$1.54 | $4.30 | $3.38 | $2.24 | $3.30 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.78 | $3.86 | $3.10 | $5.18 | $4.70 | −$2.94 | $1.89 | $1.31 | $0.23 | $1.41 |
| Cash per share | $1.81 | $1.93 | $3.83 | $1.13 | $5.58 | $5.55 | $0.49 | $0.40 | $0.40 | $0.82 |
| Book value per share | −$7.93 | −$7.69 | −$3.23 | −$6.23 | −$0.43 | −$1.35 | $2.60 | $3.05 | $3.35 | $5.43 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$12.59 | −$11.43 | −$6.70 | −$9.40 | −$3.23 | −$4.21 | −$0.15 | $0.23 | $0.43 | −$0.77 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.77 |
| Capex per share | $2.13 | $4.14 | $4.73 | $2.86 | $1.62 | $1.40 | $2.41 | $2.07 | $2.01 | $1.89 |
| Debt per share | $42.80 | $39.38 | $34.44 | $31.73 | $28.11 | $29.63 | $20.68 | $17.72 | $17.97 | $18.64 |
| Shares outstanding | 55.0M | 60.0M | 64.5M | 70.3M | 79.6M | 78.2M | 81.0M | 86.9M | 85.8M | 84.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −8.4% | −7.0% | −8.2% | −11.7% | +1.8% | −3.5% | −6.7% | +1.3% | +1.0% | −1.2% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.6% | 16.2% | −54.1% | −2.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 15.3% | 20.4% | 19.8% | 21.8% | 24.4% | −10.5% | 9.7% | 7.3% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 6.5% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 9.9% | −12.8% | 4.1% | 2.1% | −9.1% | −0.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 7.1% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 13.8% | 10.7% | −13.3% | 4.3% | 2.4% | −11.0% | −0.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.8% | 13.4% | 11.6% | 21.0% | 24.9% | −53.2% | 11.0% | 8.3% | 1.6% | 8.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.26 | 2.11 | 2.16 | 1.94 | 1.96 | — | 3.89 | 6.56 | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $2.35B | $2.36B | $2.22B | $2.23B | $2.24B | $2.32B | $1.68B | $1.54B | $1.54B | $1.58B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $99.8M | $115.9M | $246.9M | $79.2M | $443.7M | $433.9M | $39.9M | $35.0M | $34.0M | $69.4M |
| Net debt | $2.25B | $2.25B | $1.97B | $2.15B | $1.79B | $1.88B | $1.64B | $1.51B | $1.51B | $1.51B |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.95 | 5.81 | 5.37 | 3.43 |
| Debt / assets | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.67 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.21 | 3.61 | 3.22 | 3.26 | 3.44 | — | 4.38 | 4.99 | — | 5.51 |
| Current ratio | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.95 | 0.57 | 1.53 | 1.60 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.58 |
| Quick ratio | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.83 | 0.44 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.47 |
| Interest coverage | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | -2.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Working capital | −$101.9M | −$142.4M | −$20.7M | −$175.5M | $195.4M | $190.3M | −$233.5M | −$164.1M | −$134.7M | −$109.9M |
| Invested capital | $1.82B | $1.79B | $1.77B | $1.71B | $1.76B | $1.78B | $1.85B | $1.77B | $1.80B | $1.97B |
| Tangible asset value | −$692.2M | −$685.7M | −$432.3M | −$660.9M | −$257.2M | −$329.1M | −$12.4M | $20.4M | $37.3M | −$65.1M |
| Net current asset value | −$2.77B | −$2.76B | −$2.44B | −$2.53B | −$2.08B | −$2.16B | −$1.92B | −$1.70B | −$1.68B | −$1.76B |
| Graham number | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8.04 | $5.95 | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$52.03 | −$47.27 | −$38.86 | −$37.04 | −$26.74 | −$28.14 | −$24.32 | −$20.18 | −$20.01 | −$21.27 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $325,000 | $1.5M | $65.3M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $16.8M | $482.9M | $17.9M | $693.6M | $215.7M | $12.4M | $150.0M | $98.0M | $2.1M | $1.6M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7% | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 6.4% | 208.4% | 8.9% | 190.6% | 57.7% | — | 97.9% | 86.2% | 18.2% | 55.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 7.0% | 14.4% | 17.7% | 11.6% | 8.6% | 25.3% | 14.0% | 13.1% | 13.7% | 11.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 30.8% | 51.7% | 60.4% | 35.5% | 25.6% | — | 56.0% | 61.2% | 89.6% | 57.2% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.67 | 1.52 | 1.98 | 1.32 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.97 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| R&D / revenue | — | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | — | — |
| SG&A / revenue | 13.7% | 12.7% | 12.6% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 22.0% | 16.4% | 15.9% | 18.1% | 17.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 18.3 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 13.0 | 47.8 | 18.4 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 139.5 | 132.1 | 144.7 | 114.3 | 96.1 | 317.5 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 11.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 452.8 | 450.2 | 444.2 | 397.2 | 382.7 | 1,177.5 | 50.1 | 41.4 | 36.0 | 33.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -295.1 | -301.9 | -284.2 | -267.3 | -273.6 | -812.3 | -18.0 | -15.5 | -13.2 | -11.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 19.97 | 22.51 | 23.83 | 23.40 | 28.01 | 7.64 | 19.89 | 27.34 | 31.93 | 35.25 |
| Payables turnover | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.31 | 7.29 | 8.83 | 10.13 | 10.99 |
| Inventory turnover | 2.62 | 2.76 | 2.52 | 3.19 | 3.80 | 1.15 | 26.57 | 29.19 | 32.01 | 33.29 |
| Asset turnover | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.58 | 0.18 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.56 |
| Average receivables | $83.3M | $76.6M | $72.4M | $74.0M | $53.7M | $56.5M | $70.3M | $50.2M | $39.6M | $38.1M |
| Average payables | $158.2M | $162.1M | $160.3M | $147.1M | $119.8M | $118.4M | $125.8M | $110.3M | $94.1M | $90.7M |
| Average inventory | $48.7M | $47.5M | $52.2M | $42.3M | $30.1M | $31.9M | $34.5M | $33.4M | $29.8M | $29.9M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 9.8% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 22.1% |
Computed from PRKS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 3, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
PRKS valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), United Parks & Resorts traded at 11.9 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 14.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 12.9 and the forward P/E is 10.7. United Parks & Resorts earned a return on invested capital of 15.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $2.4 billion of debt and $99.8 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $2.3 billion. It returned $16.8 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $16.8 million in share buybacks, 6% of free cash flow. The share count fell 35.2% from 84.9M to 55.0M over 9 years.
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PRKS key metrics FAQ
What is United Parks & Resorts's P/E ratio?
United Parks & Resorts's trailing P/E ratio is 12.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 10.7. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 11.9, compared with a 10-year median of 14.8.
What is United Parks & Resorts's EV/EBITDA?
United Parks & Resorts's enterprise value was 7.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $4.3 billion, EBITDA $535.2 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 7.9.
What is United Parks & Resorts's ROIC?
United Parks & Resorts's return on invested capital was 15.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does United Parks & Resorts have?
United Parks & Resorts had total debt of $2.4 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 and $2.3 billion of net debt (4.21 times EBITDA).
Does United Parks & Resorts buy back its shares?
Yes. United Parks & Resorts spent $16.8 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −8.4% over the year, to 55.0M..
What is United Parks & Resorts's free cash flow yield?
United Parks & Resorts generated $263.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 13.2% on its market value at year-end ($2.0 billion).
What is United Parks & Resorts's current ratio?
United Parks & Resorts's current ratio was 0.74 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.74 times current liabilities.