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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-004847"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRKS"
cik: "0001564902"
company_name: "United Parks & Resorts Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T22:05:06.375559+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SeaWorld posts record FY2022 revenue $1.73B, net income $291.2M; repurchased 12.4M shares

## Summary
- Q4 revenue record $390.5M (+5.3% YoY); Adjusted EBITDA record $153.7M (+0.9M YoY).
- FY2022 revenue record $1,731.2M (+15.1% YoY); net income record $291.2M (+13.5% YoY).
- Total revenue per capita record $78.91 for FY2022 (+6.0% YoY); admission per capita $44.00, in-park $34.91.
- Repurchased 12.4M shares (~16% of outstanding) for ~$693.6M during FY2022.
- Weather impacts (Hurricane Ian, Nicole, holiday storms) reduced Q4 attendance by ~249,000 guest visits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-004847
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRKS
- cik: 0001564902
- company_name: United Parks & Resorts Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000095017023004847/0000950170-23-004847-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000095017023004847/seas-20230228.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  United Parks & Resorts Inc. reported quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $390.5 million (Q4 2022) and $1,731.2 million (fiscal 2022), net income $49.0 million (Q4 2022) and $291.2 million (fiscal 2022).
  - Period: quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $390.5 million (Q4 2022) and $1,731.2 million (fiscal 2022)
  - Net income: $49.0 million (Q4 2022) and $291.2 million (fiscal 2022)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SEAS), a leading theme park and entertainment company, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000095017023004847/0000950170-23-004847-index.htm

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