For the quarter ended December 2025, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) reported revenue of $650.09 million, down 5.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.91, compared to $0.14 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +6.49% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $610.48 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.31, the EPS surprise was -193.55%.
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 Six Flags Entertainment Corporation performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Attendance: 9.27 million versus 9.54 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net revenues- Admissions: $327.45 million compared to the $317.77 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.2% year over year.
- Net revenues- Accommodations, extra-charge products and other: $116.97 million versus $102.9 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.4% change.
- Net revenues- Food, merchandise and games: $205.67 million versus $202.56 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.2% change.
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Shares of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation have returned -6.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% 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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