F
Ford Motor Company
F has the edge over PRKS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
PRKS
United Parks & Resorts Inc.
PRKS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
PRKS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
PRKS's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PRKS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $40.16 | — |
| Cheap | 12x | $32.45 | -19% |
| Fair | 14x | $37.08 | -7.7% |
| Current | 15x | $40.16 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $47.84 | +19% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PRKS's PE is in its expensive range at 15x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 11x, in its cheap range.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
F has the edge over PRKS on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
PRKS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PRKS's profitability to weaken, with its earnings and revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
PRKS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.65 | +36% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.68 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.55 | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.66 | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.06 | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.19 | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.66 | -4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.67 | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.79 | +4.4% |
PRKS has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F has the edge over PRKS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
PRKS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $506.5M | -1.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $483.3M | -1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $278.3M | -3% |
| Q4 2025 | $373.5M | -2.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $511.9M | -6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $490.2M | -1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $286.9M | -3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $384.4M | -1.2% |
PRKS's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $506M last quarter, down 1.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -4.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3% | -8.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -7.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | -4.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.9% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | -3.2 points |
PRKS has the edge over F on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F has the edge over PRKS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PRKS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.5M | -38% |
| Q2 2026 | $101.5M | -21% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.8M | +$28.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $28.1M | -67% |
| Q3 2025 | $38M | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $127.6M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.2M | -$15.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $86.2M | +141% |
PRKS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $150M over the past year.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
PRKS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.5% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -17% | -9.5M shares |
| 3 years | -29% | -18.4M shares |
| 5 years | -43% | -34M shares |
| Available history | -43% | -35.1M shares |
PRKS has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $126.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $93.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $144.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $37.7M |
PRKS spent $364M buying back its own shares over the past year, about seven times what it spent the year before.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over PRKS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PRKS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
PRKS's net debt is about 4.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.7 years a year ago.
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
PRKS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 39.7 | Neutral |
PRKS's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 40 (neutral).
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PRKS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PRKS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 18x | 17% below |
| PE % | 73 | 47 | 26 pts above |
PRKS is trading at 15x earnings, a 17% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
PRKS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $34.0 | 18% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.5 | 1.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $37.9 | 5.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $43.1 | 6.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $48.1 | 16% below |
PRKS has the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F's yearly returns have swung widely, from +129% in 2021 to −44% in 2022. It's down 11% so far in 2026.
PRKS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.2 | $30.6 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | $30.6 | $66.9 | +119% |
| 2022 | $66.9 | $54.3 | -19% |
| 2023 | $54.3 | $52.8 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | $52.8 | $55.4 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | $55.4 | $36.0 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.0 | $40.2 | +12% |
PRKS has the edge over F on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.