United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) Earnings: Q3 2026 Results

The quarter ended September 30, 2026 and United Parks & Resorts published the results on November 5, 2026. Revenue and diluted EPS are shown against Q3 2025, the same quarter a year earlier, which takes seasonal swings out of the comparison.

• United Parks & Resorts' diluted EPS rose while net income fell, because buybacks cut diluted weighted shares to 45,969 thousand from 55,473 thousand a year earlier.
• United Parks & Resorts reports no adjusted EPS; its non-GAAP measures are Adjusted EBITDA, Covenant Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow.

Source: United Parks & Resorts Q3 2026 results, November 5, 2026. Also in the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Figures as reported; checked against the release on November 10, 2026.

How United Parks & Resorts splits revenue in its own release, under its own labels, for Q3 2026 against Q3 2025. Indented lines are parts of the line above them.

• United Parks & Resorts's Admissions revenue was $265 million in Q3 2026, down 2% from $269 million in Q3 2025, 52% of total revenue.
• United Parks & Resorts's Food, merchandise and other revenue was $242 million in Q3 2026, down 1% from $243 million in Q3 2025, 48% of total revenue.

Segment lines are the figures writers cite most often, because they show where the growth in a quarter came from. Companies redraw their segments from time to time and restate the prior year to match, so a year-ago figure here can differ from the one printed a year ago. When that has happened, the note above says so.

Revenue and diluted EPS for the last 5 quarters. Each date links to that quarter's release.

GAAP total revenues and diluted EPS, each as first reported in that quarter's release. The business is seasonal: Q1 is the smallest quarter and Q3 the largest.

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• Q3 2026 (this page), reported Nov 5, 2026

United Parks & Resorts' Q3 2026 total revenue was $506.5 million, down $5.4 million or 1.1% from a year earlier. Admissions brought in $264.6 million (down 1.5%) and food, merchandise and other $241.8 million (down 0.6%). The company owns and operates 12 theme parks under brands including SeaWorld and Busch Gardens. (United Parks & Resorts Q3 2026 release (EX-99.1), Nov 5, 2026; United Parks & Resorts Form 10-K, 2025, Mar 3, 2026)

At United Parks & Resorts attendance fell about 320,000 to 6.5 million guests, down 4.7%, while total revenue per capita rose 3.8% to $78.29. Admission per capita rose 3.4% to $40.90 on higher realized pricing and product mix, and in-park per capita spending rose 4.4% to a record $37.39 on higher penetration and pricing initiatives. (United Parks & Resorts Q3 2026 release (EX-99.1), Nov 5, 2026)

United Parks & Resorts blamed the attendance decline mainly on unfavorable weather, calendar shifts and lower international visitation, which CEO Marc Swanson put at about 325,000 visits combined. A planned cut in promotional admission products cost more than 100,000 further visits. The 10-K notes that a significant portion of revenue has historically come from Florida, California and Virginia. (United Parks & Resorts Q3 2026 release (EX-99.1), Nov 5, 2026; United Parks & Resorts Form 10-K, 2025, Mar 3, 2026)

Pass sales in the quarter were up almost 8%, and the release says the total paid pass base was positive as of October 31, with the 2027-specific pass base up over 15%. Deferred revenue, which mostly reflects passes and tickets sold for future visits, was $152.4 million at September 30, 2026, against $143.3 million at the end of 2025. (United Parks & Resorts Q3 2026 release (EX-99.1), Nov 5, 2026; United Parks & Resorts Form 10-Q, Q3 2026, Nov 6, 2026)

United Parks & Resorts' diluted EPS rose 8.1% to $1.74 even though net income fell 10.5% to $80.0 million. Diluted weighted shares fell to 45,969 thousand from 55,473 thousand, after repurchases of 5,880,832 shares for about $217.7 million in the first nine months of 2026; the company had $129.9 million left under its 2025 repurchase program at September 30. (United Parks & Resorts Q3 2026 release (EX-99.1), Nov 5, 2026; United Parks & Resorts Form 10-Q, Q3 2026, Nov 6, 2026)

Operating income fell 7.3% to $140.6 million. Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 13.1% to $68.6 million, while operating expenses fell 1.9% to $210.3 million. The effective tax rate rose to 26.6% from 24.5%, on non-deductible compensation and state taxes, and interest expense eased to $32.1 million from $33.5 million. (United Parks & Resorts Q3 2026 release (EX-99.1), Nov 5, 2026; United Parks & Resorts Form 10-Q, Q3 2026, Nov 6, 2026)

United Parks & Resorts does not report an adjusted EPS. Adjusted EBITDA was $205.1 million, down 5.1%, after adding back items including $8.5 million of business optimization, development and strategic initiative costs. (United Parks & Resorts Q3 2026 release (EX-99.1), Nov 5, 2026)

Diluted EPS divides net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding in the quarter, plus the shares that options and other equity awards could add. Buybacks shrink that count and lift EPS for the same profit; share issuance and stock awards enlarge it.

United Parks & Resorts does not publish a numeric revenue or earnings outlook in its release. Instead it gave forward indicators: projected total revenue for October was up, 2027 forward bookings for Discovery Cove and for group business were running up double-digit percentages, and the 2027 pass base was up over 15% as of October 31. (United Parks & Resorts Q3 2026 release (EX-99.1), Nov 5, 2026)

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