United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

For the quarter ended December 2025, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) reported revenue of $373.55 million, down 2.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.28, compared to $0.53 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $378.07 million, representing a surprise of -1.2%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -38.81%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.46.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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:

• Admissions per capita: $42.67 compared to the $42.23 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Attendance: 4,760 compared to the 4,869 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Total revenue per capita: $78.56 versus $77.53 estimated by three analysts on average.
• In-Park per capita spending: $35.89 versus $35.29 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Net revenues- Food, merchandise and other: $170.67 million compared to the $173.13 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.5% year over year.
• Net revenues- Admissions: $202.88 million versus $208.23 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.7% change.

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Shares of United Parks & Resorts have returned -9.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% 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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