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United Parks & Resorts Inc.

Ticker PRKSORLANDO, FLFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $-11.18Diluted shares 47.7M

United Parks & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: PRKS) owns and operates theme parks offering rides, animal encounters, educational presentations, shows, dining and special events to families, thrill seekers and other guests. Its portfolio includes 13 parks, with 12 owned parks in the United States and a licensed SeaWorld-branded… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, United Parks & Resorts Inc. reported revenue of $1.64B, down 1.9% from a year earlier, and net income of $124.23M. Its operating margin was 18.6%, and operations generated $408.40M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $1.66B, down 3.6% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $168.35M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$1.66BFY2025
−3.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.64B
21.98%FY2025
−4.9 percentage points
Last 12 mo 18.62%
$168.35MFY2025
−26.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $124.23M
-38.63%FY2025
+10.7 percentage points
Last 12 mo -23.31%
Cash & financing
$380.08MFY2025
−20.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $408.40M
$162.60MFY2025
−29.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $150.22M
-5.12FY2025
Was -4.86× a year earlier
Last 12 mo -4.25
55.0MFY2025
−8.4% year over year
Last 12 mo 47.7M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What United Parks & Resorts Inc. does

In the company’s own words

United Parks & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: PRKS) owns and operates theme parks offering rides, animal encounters, educational presentations, shows, dining and special events to families, thrill seekers and other guests. Its portfolio includes 13 parks, with 12 owned parks in the United States and a licensed SeaWorld-branded park in the United Arab Emirates. The parks are organized around brands including SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Aquatica, Discovery Cove and Sesame Place, alongside Water Country USA and Adventure Island. Revenue comes primarily from park admissions and guest purchases of food, merchandise and other items. SeaWorld parks feature marine-life attractions and animal experiences; Busch Gardens combines rides, entertainment and zoological offerings; Aquatica and the other water parks focus on aquatic attractions; Discovery Cove offers a reservation-only, all-inclusive experience; and Sesame Place is themed to Sesame Street. The company also provides animal care and operates marine-animal rescue programs. Its history dates to the opening of its first Busch Gardens park in Tampa in 1959, and it changed its name from SeaWorld Entertainment in February 2024. Its parks offered 209 rides and 75 animal habitats in 2025. Its website is www.unitedparks.com.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry (SIC)
Services
Headquarters
ORLANDO, FL
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1564902
SIC
7990

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2012–2025 · USD
$-516.68M$96.39M$709.46M$1.32B$1.94B20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns United Parks & Resorts Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

205
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$398.73M
held by funds, at market
20.4%
of shares held by funds
1
bond issues held by funds

Largest fund holders · United Parks & Resorts Inc.’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.06%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.03%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
—of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

United Parks & Resorts Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 1 issues of United Parks & Resorts Inc.’s debt, $351.68M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 5.25%, maturing 2029 to 2029.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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