FUN vs PRKS vs MSC Stock Comparison

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, United Parks & Resorts and Studio City International Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

9 decided of 12

United Parks & Resorts leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Parks & Resorts 6, Studio City International Holdings 2, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFUNPRKSMSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $781.29M $1.47B $154.46M PRKS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x 11.0x -3.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% -3.5% +0.7% MSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -57.3% 8.1% -6.5% PRKS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.5% 13.8% 8.8% PRKS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.5x 4.5x 0.7x FUN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -72.7% -38.3% -81.4% PRKS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.5%/yr -13.3%/yr -38.0%/yr PRKS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.8% 52.4% 108.9% PRKS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 63/100 63/100 MSC

Percentile Scorecard

FUNPRKSMSC

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

AxisFUNPRKSMSC
Valuation 51 #22 of 44 95 #3 of 44 79 #7 of 29
Growth 29 #31 of 43 14 #37 of 43 68 #9 of 26
Profitability 20 #33 of 41 93 #4 of 41 36 #17 of 26
Financial Health 4 #45 of 47 13 #41 of 47 70 #10 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 28 –
Overall 26 63 63
  • FUN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PRKS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MSC ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFUNPRKSMSCSPY
1 month -43.1%-7.8%-23.8% -0.8%
3 months -60.1%-31.8%-56.0% +3.5%
6 months -62.7%-10.5%-69.4% +7.0%
Year to date -54.3%-15.5%-78.3% +12.2%
1 year -72.7%-38.3%-81.4% +13.0%
3 years -79.6%-25.5%-84.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -41.2%-9.3%-46.1% +23.1%
5 years -84.9%-51.0%-90.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -31.5%-13.3%-38.0% +11.0%
10 years -87.7%+116.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -18.9%+8.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFUNPRKSMSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.8%52.4%108.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.9%57.8%124.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.681.38-1.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.73-0.75 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.0%-60.1%-91.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.8%-40.9%-82.3% -1.8%
52-week high $26.74$51.88$4.36 $779.14
52-week low $6.76$29.73$0.77 $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.

MultipleFUNPRKSMSC
P/E now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 17.1x 10.7xmedian 17.1x -3.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 10.9x 7.3xmedian 10.9x -0.4xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 11.4x 8.4xmedian 11.4x 1.2xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.5x -2.3xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 -1.02median 0.57 -0.07median 0.38

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 monthsFUNPRKSMSC
Revenue $3.06B $1.65B $684.09M
Gross profit $2.79B – $596.35M
Operating income -$1.35B $316.70M $76.15M
Net income -$1.75B $133.58M -$55.45M
Free cash flow $150.14M $164.77M $124.87M
EPS (diluted) $-17.21 $2.83 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $134.53M $19.08M $106.14M
Total debt $4.99B $2.28B $14.51M
Shares (diluted) 101.73M 47.17M 192.59M
Enterprise value $368.44M $1.14B -$223.95M

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
MetricFUNPRKSMSC
P/E -0.4x 10.7x -3.3x
P/FCF 4.8x 8.4x 1.2x
P/Operating cash flow 1.5x 3.4x 0.7x
P/S 0.2x 0.8x 0.2x
P/B 6.3x -2.3x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -1.3x -1.8x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA -6.3x 7.3x -0.4x
EV/EBIT -4.1x 11.5x 0.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.2x 0.1x
EV/FCF 37.1x 22.1x 0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 8.9x 0.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.02 -0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFUNPRKSMSC
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% -3.5% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% 57.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% – 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 90.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2,117% -27.0% 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -13.3% 34.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -270.5% -36.9% 22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -19.3% 42.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -266.6% -25.8% 32.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -10.5% 45.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.2% -7.3% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.4% 53.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.1% -34.2% -1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.5% 75.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFUNPRKSMSC
Gross margin 91.4% – 87.2%
EBITDA margin -29.0% 30.5% -19.0%
Operating margin -44.2% 19.2% 11.1%
Pretax margin -57.1% 11.1% -7.0%
Net margin -57.3% 8.1% -6.5%
FCF margin 4.9% 10.0% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 24.9% 31.2%
Return on equity -863.6% – -10.1%
Return on assets -22.5% 5.1% -2.0%
Return on invested capital -24.5% 13.8% 8.8%
Return on capital employed -21.6% 15.0% 3.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 3.1x -3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFUNPRKSMSC
Debt / assets 67.1% 86.2% 0.5%
Debt / equity 43.5x -3.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.5x 4.5x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 33.2x 13.8x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 98.5% 123.4% 80.1%
Equity / assets 1.5% -23.4% 19.9%
Interest coverage – 2.4x 0.6x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -0.67 1.60 -0.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFUNPRKSMSC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 26.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 26.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusFUNPRKSMSC
Forward P/E – 11.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.91FY2026 $2.76FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -9.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +35.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82BFY2026 $1.59BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.2%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +11.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFUNPRKSMSC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 22.7%
Institutions holding 313 234 12
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.8% -7.0% 0.0%
Institutions buying 154 105 2
Institutions selling 78 88 2
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.19 1.00

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.

FUNPRKSMSC
FUN 1.00 0.61 -0.05
PRKS 0.61 1.00 -0.03
MSC -0.05 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FUN, PRKS and MSC?

United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) $781.29M, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) $1.47B, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $154.46M.

Which company is growing faster?

Studio City International Holdings (MSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -3.5%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) -3.5%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) has the highest net margin (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -57.3%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 8.1%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%). On return on invested capital, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) leads (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -24.5%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 13.8%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) returned the most: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -72.7%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) -38.3%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -81.4%. Over five years, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) compounded fastest (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -31.5%/yr, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) -13.3%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -38.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) has been the steadiest (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) 69.8%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 52.4%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 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.