FUN
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
FUN offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the edge over FUN overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
FUN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
FUN's cash flow is currently healthy, but its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
NKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
NKE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
FUN PE Valuation
FUN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $37.76 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $47.70 | +26% |
| Forward | 30x | $37.76 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $68.16 | +80% |
| Expensive | 47x | $97.86 | +159% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NKE's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 30x, in its fair range.
FUN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
FUN has the edge over NKE on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
NKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NKE's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
FUN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | -$0.65 | -123% |
| Q2 2024 | $2.46 | -46% |
| Q1 2024 | $2.42 | -45% |
| Q4 2023 | $2.44 | -55% |
| Q3 2023 | $2.88 | -39% |
| Q2 2023 | $4.53 | +212% |
| Q1 2023 | $4.38 | +$4.86 |
| Q4 2022 | $5.43 | +$6.30 |
NKE has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 1,509% for FUN versus NKE up 7.2%.
NKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.27 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.51 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.01 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.24 | -5.3% |
NKE's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.09 over the past year, against $3.82 in late 2021.
FUN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | -11% |
| Q2 2026 | $864.9M | -7% |
| Q1 2026 | $225.6M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $650.1M | -5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | -2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $930.4M | +63% |
| Q1 2025 | $202.1M | +99% |
| Q4 2024 | $687.3M | +85% |
FUN has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -26% | +58 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -138% | +21 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.8% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -84% | -103 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8% | -14 points |
| Q1 2025 | -159% | -35 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.4% | -0.3 points |
FUN's operating margin was −26% last quarter, up 58 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.2B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $11B | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4B | -7.7% |
NKE's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $11.2B last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.9 points |
NKE has the edge over FUN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FUN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $254M | -0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $140.3M | +645% |
| Q1 2026 | -$137.1M | +$180.8M |
| Q4 2025 | -$109.3M | +$16.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $256.2M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | -$318M | -$150.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$125.8M | -$70.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $227.7M | -16% |
FUN has the edge over NKE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$64M | -527% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +313% |
| Q1 2026 | $284M | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $386M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $15M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | $363M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $920M | -65% |
NKE usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$64M, but it generated $2.1B over the past year.
FUN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +137K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +984K shares |
| 3 years | +98% | +50.5M shares |
| 5 years | +80% | +45.2M shares |
| Available history | +80% | +45.2M shares |
FUN has 102M diluted shares, up 1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $2.7M |
| Q3 2023 | $12M |
| Q2 2023 | $7.6M |
| Q1 2023 | $54.9M |
| Q4 2022 | $120.7M |
| Q3 2022 | $63.9M |
| Q2 2022 | $12,000 |
NKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -59.1M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -135M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -110M shares |
NKE has the edge over FUN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $20M |
| Q3 2025 | $126M |
| Q2 2025 | $199M |
| Q1 2025 | $506M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
NKE has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
FUN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 9.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 9.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 7.8x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 8.9x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.7x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 5.3x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 4.9x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 4.6x | High |
FUN's net debt is about 9.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.7 years a year ago.
NKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NKE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
FUN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.9 | Neutral |
FUN's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
NKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
NKE's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
FUN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | FUN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
FUN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE is trading at 18x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
FUN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.86 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.9 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $16.5 | 32% below |
| 100 week MA | $24.3 | 54% below |
| 200 week MA | $33.2 | 66% below |
FUN has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 66% below its 200-week average.
NKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.7 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 3.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $58.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $79.2 | 52% below |
NKE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 52% below its 200-week average.
FUN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $55.7 | $39.1 | -30% |
| 2021 | $39.1 | $50.0 | +28% |
| 2022 | $50.0 | $39.9 | -20% |
| 2023 | $39.9 | $39.8 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | $39.8 | $49.1 | +23% |
| 2025 | $49.1 | $14.9 | -70% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.9 | $11.2 | -25% |
FUN has the edge over NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.6 | $141.6 | +39% |
| 2021 | $141.6 | $165.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $165.7 | $116.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $116.3 | $108.6 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $108.6 | $76.4 | -30% |
| 2025 | $76.4 | $60.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.9 | $37.8 | -38% |
NKE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 38% so far in 2026.