---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-215684"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRKS"
cik: "0001564902"
company_name: "United Parks & Resorts Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T18:36:34.159075+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# United Parks & Resorts Q1 net loss $34.1M, revenue $278.3M, attendance down 171K

## Summary
- Net loss of $34.1M vs $16.2M loss year ago; Adjusted EBITDA $58.0M, down $9.5M.
- Revenue $278.3M, down $8.7M (-3%); in-park per capita record $40.62 (+5.3%).
- Attendance 3.2M guests, down ~171K; ~140K weather impact, ~80K international decline.
- Repurchased 2.6M shares for ~$92.7M in Q1; additional 1.8M for ~$64.8M after quarter.
- Paid pass sales up ~10% in Q1 and ~12% through April; Discovery Cove bookings up double-digits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-215684
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRKS
- cik: 0001564902
- company_name: United Parks & Resorts Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000119312526215684/0001193125-26-215684-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000119312526215684/prks-20260511.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 4cb7ed987a9be43bc5a96c00882f41596b827bcd
  claim: United Parks & Resorts Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $278.3 million, net income net loss was $34.1 million.
  evidence_excerpt: United Parks & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: PRKS), a leading theme park and entertainment company, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2026. First Quarter 2026 Highlights • Attendance was 3.2 million guests, a decrease of approximately 171,000 guests from the first quarter of 2025. • Total revenue was $278.3 million, a decrease of $8.7 million from the first quarter of 2025. • Net loss was $34.1 million, a decrease of $17.9 million from the first quarter of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000119312526215684/0001193125-26-215684-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.