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United Parks & Resorts Misses Q3 2026 Estimates as Revenue Falls 1.1% to $506.5M

Revenue of $506.5M vs. $511.0M expected and adjusted EPS of $1.74 vs. $1.88; revenue down 1.1% from a year earlier.

Published Nov 5, 2026 · 6:31 AM ET · 2 min read

United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) missed estimates for the third quarter of 2026 on both revenue and adjusted EPS. Revenue was $506.5 million, down 1.1% from a year earlier, below the $511.0 million estimate, and adjusted EPS was $1.74, up 8.1% from a year earlier, below the $1.88 estimate.

$1.74
Adjusted EPS, up 8.1% YoY vs. $1.88 estimate
$506.5M
Revenue, down 1.1% YoY vs. $511.0M estimate
0 of 8
EPS beats in the last 8 reports

Q3 2026 scorecard

ParametersExpectedActualBeat/Miss
Adjusted EPS$1.88$1.74Miss by 7.4%
Revenue$511.0M$506.5MMiss by 0.9%
ChangeYoYQoQ
Adjusted EPS▲ 8.1%▲ 30%
Revenue▼ 1.1%▲ 4.8%

By our calculation, revenue was $4.6 million below the estimate and adjusted EPS was $0.14 below it. The QoQ column compares with the previous quarter's revenue of $483.3 million and adjusted EPS of $1.34. The YoY column compares with $511.9 million and $1.61 in the same quarter a year earlier.

Track record

  • EPS record. Adjusted EPS beat the estimate in 0 of the last 8 reports, including this one.
  • Revenue record. Revenue beat the estimate in 2 of the last 8 reports.
  • Revenue trend. Revenue over the last 5 reports, oldest first: $511.9 million, $373.5 million, $278.3 million, $483.3 million and $506.5 million.

What to watch

  • Next-quarter estimates. Consensus calls for EPS of $0.46 and revenue of $381.0 million next quarter, based on 3 analysts.
  • Revenue growth. Whether revenue stabilizes after this quarter's 1.1% decline from a year earlier to $506.5 million.
  • Estimate record. Whether United Parks & Resorts returns to beating EPS estimates, which it did in 0 of its last 8 reports.
  • Related coverage. See our reports on Planet Fitness, Becton, Dickinson and, GEO and Advance Auto Parts.

Sources: Results are from United Parks & Resorts's Nov. 5, 2026 quarterly report. Estimates are consensus figures. The prior-quarter and year-ago comparison figures are from United Parks & Resorts's earlier quarterly reports. Items labeled by our calculation are our own arithmetic. This article is informational only and is not investment advice.

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