United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

For the quarter ended June 2025, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) reported revenue of $490.21 million, down 1.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.45, compared to $1.50 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $497.5 million, representing a surprise of -1.46%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -17.61%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.76.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how United Parks & Resorts performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Total revenue per capita: $78.64 versus $80.17 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Attendance: 6,200 versus 6,233 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Admissions per capita: $41.03 compared to the $42.13 average estimate based on three analysts.
• In-Park per capita spending: $37.61 versus $38.08 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Food, merchandise and other: $234.47 million compared to the $239.46 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.4% year over year.
• Admissions: $255.74 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $264.92 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.1%.

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Shares of United Parks & Resorts have returned -5.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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