FUN vs DIS vs PRKS Stock Comparison

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, Walt Disney and United Parks & Resorts Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.41 +4.0% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$191.81B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, United Parks & Resorts 4, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFUNDISPRKSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $781.29M $191.81B $1.47B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x 22.3x 11.0x PRKS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.0x 11.1x PRKS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +4.6% -3.5% DIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -57.3% 8.7% 8.1% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.5% -18.0% 13.8% PRKS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.5x -1.2x 4.5x FUN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -72.7% -1.1% -38.3% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.5%/yr -8.2%/yr -13.3%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.8% 27.3% 52.4% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 58/100 63/100 PRKS

Percentile Scorecard

FUNDISPRKS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFUNDISPRKS
Valuation 51 #22 of 44 42 #72 of 124 95 #3 of 44
Growth 29 #31 of 43 61 #43 of 108 14 #37 of 43
Profitability 20 #33 of 41 39 #65 of 106 93 #4 of 41
Financial Health 4 #45 of 47 63 #49 of 132 13 #41 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 82 #14 of 74 100 #1 of 28
Overall 26 58 63
  • FUN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • DIS ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • PRKS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFUNDISPRKSSPY
1 month -43.1%+4.0%-7.8% -0.8%
3 months -60.1%+14.2%-31.8% +3.5%
6 months -62.7%+7.9%-10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -54.3%-3.0%-15.5% +12.2%
1 year -72.7%-1.1%-38.3% +13.0%
3 years -79.6%+39.2%-25.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -41.2%+11.7%-9.3% +23.1%
5 years -84.9%-34.9%-51.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -31.5%-8.2%-13.3% +11.0%
10 years -87.7%+18.1%+116.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -18.9%+1.7%+8.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFUNDISPRKSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.8%27.3%52.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.9%27.7%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.680.621.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.04-0.73 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.0%-55.2%-60.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.8%-5.3%-40.9% -1.8%
52-week high $26.74$116.65$51.88 $779.14
52-week low $6.76$92.42$29.73 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFUNDISPRKS
P/E now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 17.1x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 10.7xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 10.9x -6.6xmedian 9.6x 7.3xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 11.4x 23.0xmedian 9.3x 8.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 1.6x -2.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.38median 0.29 -1.02median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFUNDISPRKS
Revenue $3.06B $98.86B $1.65B
Gross profit $2.79B $43.29B –
Operating income -$1.35B -$40.54B $316.70M
Net income -$1.75B $9.24B $133.58M
Free cash flow $150.14M $8.29B $164.77M
EPS (diluted) $-17.21 $4.93 $2.83
Cash & equivalents $134.53M $5.19B $19.08M
Total debt $4.99B $46.04B $2.28B
Shares (diluted) 101.73M 1.74B 47.17M
Enterprise value $368.44M $169.57B $1.14B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFUNDISPRKS
P/E -0.4x 22.3x 10.7x
P/FCF 4.8x 23.0x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.5x 11.2x 3.4x
P/S 0.2x 1.9x 0.8x
P/B 6.3x 1.6x -2.3x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 1.8x -1.8x
EV/EBITDA -6.3x -6.6x 7.3x
EV/EBIT -4.1x -5.7x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.3x 2.2x
EV/FCF 37.1x 27.9x 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 13.6x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.38 -1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFUNDISPRKS
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 4.6% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% -6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2,117% -18.3% -27.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% -13.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -270.5% -26.4% -36.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.3% -19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -266.6% -22.9% -25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 58.8% -10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.2% -11.3% -7.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.8% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.1% -28.2% -34.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.8% -13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFUNDISPRKS
Gross margin 91.4% 43.8% –
EBITDA margin -29.0% -35.4% 30.5%
Operating margin -44.2% -41.0% 19.2%
Pretax margin -57.1% 12.9% 11.1%
Net margin -57.3% 8.7% 8.1%
FCF margin 4.9% 8.4% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 17.2% 24.9%
Return on equity -863.6% 8.0% –
Return on assets -22.5% 4.5% 5.1%
Return on invested capital -24.5% -18.0% 13.8%
Return on capital employed -21.6% -23.9% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.8x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.5% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFUNDISPRKS
Debt / assets 67.1% 22.5% 86.2%
Debt / equity 43.5x 0.4x -3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.5x -1.2x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 33.2x 5.6x 13.8x
Liabilities / assets 98.5% 42.9% 123.4%
Equity / assets 1.5% 57.1% -23.4%
Interest coverage – – 2.4x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -0.67 1.52 1.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFUNDISPRKS
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – 4.3% 26.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.7% 26.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFUNDISPRKS
Forward P/E – 15.0xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.91FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $2.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.5%FY2026 -9.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.6% +35.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $1.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.2%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +14.2% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFUNDISPRKS
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 313 2,940 234
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.8% +1.8% -7.0%
Institutions buying 154 1,209 105
Institutions selling 78 1,369 88
Buyers to sellers 1.97 0.88 1.19

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FUNDISPRKS
FUN 1.00 0.24 0.61
DIS 0.24 1.00 0.37
PRKS 0.61 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FUN, DIS and PRKS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) $781.29M, Walt Disney (DIS) $191.81B, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) $1.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, FUN, DIS and PRKS?

United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -0.4x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.0x, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Walt Disney (DIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -3.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -57.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) leads (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -24.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 13.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -72.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.1%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) -38.3%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -31.5%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.2%/yr, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) -13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 0.00%. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) and United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) 69.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 52.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FUN, DIS and PRKS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Walt Disney (DIS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.