FUN vs PRKS vs PRKA Stock Comparison

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, United Parks & Resorts and Parks America Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PRKA Parks America, Inc
$40.11 +2.6% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.07M
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.11M
Div. yield
–
Theme Parks Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Parks America leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Parks America 6, United Parks & Resorts 3, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFUNPRKSPRKALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $781.29M $1.47B $30.07M PRKS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x 11.0x 21.1x PRKS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% -3.5% +12.7% PRKA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -57.3% 8.1% 12.8% PRKA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.5% 13.8% 8.2% PRKS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.5x 4.5x -0.5x FUN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -72.7% -38.3% +2.2% PRKA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.5%/yr -13.3%/yr -8.6%/yr PRKA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.8% 52.4% 26.3% PRKA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 63/100 86/100 PRKA

Percentile Scorecard

FUNPRKSPRKA

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

AxisFUNPRKSPRKA
Valuation 51 #22 of 44 95 #3 of 44 79 #10 of 44
Growth 29 #31 of 43 14 #37 of 43 95 #3 of 43
Profitability 20 #33 of 41 93 #4 of 41 80 #9 of 41
Financial Health 4 #45 of 47 13 #41 of 47 91 #5 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 28 –
Overall 26 63 86
  • FUN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PRKS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PRKA 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

PeriodFUNPRKSPRKASPY
1 month -43.1%-7.8%+2.6% -0.8%
3 months -60.1%-31.8%+2.8% +3.5%
6 months -62.7%-10.5%+13.9% +7.0%
Year to date -54.3%-15.5%+1.4% +12.2%
1 year -72.7%-38.3%+2.2% +13.0%
3 years -79.6%-25.5%+25.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -41.2%-9.3%+7.8% +23.1%
5 years -84.9%-51.0%-36.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -31.5%-13.3%-8.6% +11.0%
10 years -87.7%+116.2%+301.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -18.9%+8.0%+14.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFUNPRKSPRKASPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.8%52.4%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.9%57.8%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.681.38-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.730.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.0%-60.1%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.8%-40.9%-6.7% -1.8%
52-week high $26.74$51.88$42.99 $779.14
52-week low $6.76$29.73$35.10 $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.

MultipleFUNPRKSPRKA
P/E now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 17.1x 10.7xmedian 17.1x 21.1xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 10.9x 7.3xmedian 10.9x 10.2xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 11.4x 8.4xmedian 11.4x 14.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.5x -2.3xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 -1.02median 0.57 0.01median 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 monthsFUNPRKSPRKA
Revenue $3.06B $1.65B $11.11M
Gross profit $2.79B – –
Operating income -$1.35B $316.70M $1.92M
Net income -$1.75B $133.58M $1.42M
Free cash flow $150.14M $164.77M $2.06M
EPS (diluted) $-17.21 $2.83 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $134.53M $19.08M $4.34M
Total debt $4.99B $2.28B $2.88M
Shares (diluted) 101.73M 47.17M 750.00K
Enterprise value $368.44M $1.14B $14.95M

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
MetricFUNPRKSPRKA
P/E -0.4x 10.7x 21.1x
P/FCF 4.8x 8.4x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 1.5x 3.4x 11.1x
P/S 0.2x 0.8x 2.7x
P/B 6.3x -2.3x 1.9x
P/Tangible book -1.3x -1.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA -6.3x 7.3x 10.2x
EV/EBIT -4.1x 11.5x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.2x 2.6x
EV/FCF 37.1x 22.1x 13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 8.9x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.02 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFUNPRKSPRKA
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% -3.5% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2,117% -27.0% 32.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -13.3% 154.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -270.5% -36.9% 45.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -19.3% 575.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -266.6% -25.8% 46.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -10.5% 3,034%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.2% -7.3% 54.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.4% 127.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.1% -34.2% 525.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.5% 48.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFUNPRKSPRKA
Gross margin 91.4% – –
EBITDA margin -29.0% 30.5% 25.2%
Operating margin -44.2% 19.2% 17.3%
Pretax margin -57.1% 11.1% 16.3%
Net margin -57.3% 8.1% 12.8%
FCF margin 4.9% 10.0% 18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 24.9% 24.3%
Return on equity -863.6% – 9.2%
Return on assets -22.5% 5.1% 7.3%
Return on invested capital -24.5% 13.8% 8.2%
Return on capital employed -21.6% 15.0% 10.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 3.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFUNPRKSPRKA
Debt / assets 67.1% 86.2% 14.5%
Debt / equity 43.5x -3.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.5x 4.5x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 33.2x 13.8x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 98.5% 123.4% 20.5%
Equity / assets 1.5% -23.4% 79.5%
Interest coverage – 2.4x 9.9x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.5x 4.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 4.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 4.3x
Altman Z-score -0.67 1.60 6.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFUNPRKSPRKA
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.

ConsensusFUNPRKSPRKA
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 –
Revenue growth, next FY -9.2%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +11.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFUNPRKSPRKA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 313 234 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.8% -7.0% –
Institutions buying 154 105 –
Institutions selling 78 88 –
Buyers to sellers 1.97 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.

FUNPRKSPRKA
FUN 1.00 0.61 -0.07
PRKS 0.61 1.00 -0.07
PRKA -0.07 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FUN, PRKS and PRKA?

United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) $781.29M, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) $1.47B, Parks America (PRKA) $30.07M.

Which stock is cheaper, FUN, PRKS and PRKA?

United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -0.4x, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 11.0x, Parks America (PRKA) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Parks America (PRKA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -3.5%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) -3.5%, Parks America (PRKA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parks America (PRKA) has the highest net margin (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -57.3%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 8.1%, Parks America (PRKA) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) leads (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -24.5%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 13.8%, Parks America (PRKA) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Parks America (PRKA) returned the most: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -72.7%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) -38.3%, Parks America (PRKA) +2.2%. Over five years, Parks America (PRKA) compounded fastest (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) -31.5%/yr, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) -13.3%/yr, Parks America (PRKA) -8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parks America (PRKA) has been the steadiest (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) 69.8%, United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) 52.4%, Parks America (PRKA) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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