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Six Flags Entertainment

NYQ:FUN · US83001C1080
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureLarge

360

5
EV / EBIT24
Price / Owner Earnings72
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales65
EV / Gross Profit26
Price/Book20
Return on Capital12
Cash Return on Capital1
Return on Equity1
EBIT Margin33
Gross Profitability22
Accruals97
Owner Earnings Margin1
Sales growth10
Profit Growth1
Long-Term EPS Growth18
Reinvestment31
Price momentum22
Debt load34
Refinancing17
Debt Payback1
Liquidity28
Analyst ratings51
Opinion Changes59
Price Target Upside32
Market mood53
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Six Flags Entertainment doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1987
Employees987
Websitesixflags.com
ISINUS83001C1080
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Entertainment SystemsLeisureLifestyleMedia and Entertainment

Description

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (‘Six Flags’) operates amusement parks and resort properties in North America. The company has 26 amusement parks, 15 separately gated water parks, and nine resort properties. Of the 41 amusement and water parks,…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation scores below average on quality and is priced accordingly, a low-conviction position in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
29
2023202420252026

All-time high

60

Jan 2025

All-time low

26

Mar 2026

Average rank

38

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
65
47
53
58
Price/Earnings
95
61
90
70
Price/Book
20
62
81
85
Dividend Yield
1
82
90
93
Value (overall)
50
87
94
97

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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